Hotjar or PlanetScale?
Which saas & b2b tool brand is right for you?
PlanetScalewins 5 of 7 categories
Hotjar
Understand how users behave on your site
4.4/5
|32,000 reviews2
Wins
2014
Founded
mid
Price
WINNER
PlanetScale
The database for developers
4.6/5
|8,000 reviews5
Wins
2018
Founded
mid
Price
Head-to-Head Comparison
82
Features & Functionality
PlanetScale wins
85
92
Ease of Use
Hotjar wins
90
78
Integrations
PlanetScale wins
80
85
Pricing & Value
Hotjar wins
78
75
Customer Support
PlanetScale wins
80
78
Scalability
PlanetScale wins
95
82
Security & Compliance
PlanetScale wins
88
Hotjar excels at
Ease of UsePricing & Value
PlanetScale excels at
Features & FunctionalityIntegrationsCustomer SupportScalabilitySecurity & Compliance
Pros & Cons
Hotjar
Easy to set up
Visual heatmaps
Session recordings
User feedback tools
Limited depth
Sampling on free tier
PlanetScale
Database branching (like Git)
Non-blocking schema changes
Incredible scale (Vitess)
Developer workflow focus
MySQL only
Newer platform
The Bottom Line
Choose Hotjar if you want...
- UX research
- Conversion optimization
- Website feedback
- Visual analytics
Choose PlanetScale if you want...
- Developers
- MySQL users
- Scaling startups
- CI/CD workflows
Our pick: PlanetScale — Better overall scores and stronger performance across key categories. However, Hotjar is the better choice if you prioritize ease of use or pricing & value.
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