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Both show where visitors get stuck with heatmaps and session replay. Cuttl also runs your A/B tests from the same snippet and plan. Contentsquare sells analytics, surveys and testing as separate products and tiers.
Cuttl and Contentsquare both offer heatmaps, session replay, funnels and frustration signals. The main difference is testing. Cuttl includes A/B, split URL and multivariate tests on its one plan, for unlimited sites. At Contentsquare, A/B testing is an add-on on Pro and included on Enterprise, and Hotjar is now part of Contentsquare.
Hotjar is now part of Contentsquare. Contentsquare bought Hotjar in 2021 and moved its tools into the Contentsquare platform. You can no longer create a Hotjar account; new users go to Contentsquare’s free plan. If you’re reviewing your plan after the move, this page compares the two tools on the things that usually decide it.
What happened to Hotjar? Read the full guide| Feature | Cuttl | Contentsquare |
|---|---|---|
| Heatmaps (click, scroll, movement) | Yes, on every page, using all of your traffic | Yes. Zone-based heatmaps on Growth |
| Session replay | Yes. Visits with frustration, errors, feedback or a conversion are always kept | Yes. Capture is 5% of sessions on Free (max 10k), 15% on Growth, up to 100% on Pro and Enterprise |
| Rage, dead and error clicks | Yes, grouped into ranked issues | Yes |
| Funnels and form analytics | Yes | Funnels on every plan. Journey analysis from Growth |
| A/B, split URL and multivariate tests | Included | Add-on on Pro, included on Enterprise |
| Before-and-after analysis without a test (Change Impact) | Yes | Not listed |
| Fixes checked automatically | Yes. Issues are marked fixed once clean visits can’t be chance, and reopened if the problem returns | Not listed |
| Surveys and feedback | Feedback, NPS and exit surveys, linked to the visit’s recording | Voice of Customer is a separate product (free tier, then from $79/month) |
| Error and speed monitoring | JavaScript errors, failed requests, Core Web Vitals and uptime | JavaScript errors on all plans. Error analysis and real user monitoring on Pro |
| AI assistants (MCP) | MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code. Changes need a person’s approval | MCP on every plan, with monthly or yearly tool-call limits by tier |
| Sites or projects | Unlimited sites | 1 project on Free, 3 on Growth, up to 6 on Pro, unlimited on Enterprise |
| Pricing | One paid plan with every feature | Free, Growth ($49/month, or $39/month billed yearly), Pro and Enterprise (custom) |
| Free plan | No | Yes, up to 200k sessions a month |
| Native mobile app analytics | No (websites) | Yes |
Contentsquare details are from contentsquare.com, October 2026. Check their site for current plans.
When Cuttl finds a problem, such as rage clicks on a coupon button, it becomes a test idea with the recordings and heatmap attached. One click drafts the A/B test, and each variant gets its own heatmaps and recordings, so you can see why the winner won.
Web Experiments
There are no tiers to compare and no separate products for testing or feedback. Agencies and teams with several sites pay for one plan.
Pricing
A/B tests need traffic. When a test would take too long, Cuttl’s pre-test planner says so, and Change Impact compares changed pages against the rest of the site before and after.
How to measure a change without an A/B test
Cuttl’s MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code read your heatmaps and recordings and draft tests from real page elements. Nothing goes live until a person approves it.
MCPAdd the Cuttl snippet to your site’s <head> (or through Google Tag Manager) next to your current tool.
Run both for a week or two and compare the numbers.
Recreate your key funnels and goals in Cuttl. Heatmaps and recordings start filling in from the first visit.
Export any old recordings or survey answers you want to keep, then remove the old snippet.
Yes. Cuttl covers what most teams used Hotjar for (heatmaps, session recordings, feedback surveys and funnels) and adds A/B, split URL and multivariate testing on the same plan.
Yes. Contentsquare bought Hotjar in 2021 and moved Hotjar’s tools into its own platform. New Hotjar accounts can’t be created; new users are sent to Contentsquare’s free plan.
According to Contentsquare’s pricing page (October 2026), A/B testing is an add-on on the Pro plan and included on Enterprise. It isn’t listed on the Free or Growth plans.
Contentsquare’s Experience Analytics plans are Free, Growth ($49 a month, or $39 a month billed yearly), Pro and Enterprise (custom pricing). Voice of Customer and Product Analytics are priced separately.
Cuttl is a paid, fully hosted service with one plan that includes every Journey Insights and Web Experiments feature for unlimited sites. Email [email protected] for current pricing.
No. Cuttl is paid only. If you need a free tool, Contentsquare’s free plan or Microsoft Clarity are options. Neither includes A/B testing.
Recordings and heatmaps can’t be transferred between tools, because each tool records visits in its own format. Run both tools side by side for a week or two, and export anything you need from the old account before you close it.
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