How much Hotjar slows a Shopify store
Heatmaps and session recording
We measured Hotjar on 101 Shopify ecommerce stores. This is the processing time it added on the typical store's homepage.
Light (under 100 ms)
Hotjar was light on 61% of the stores it was measured on.
Last measured on September 25, 2026.
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How it varied from store to store
The same app can take more work on one store than on another. It depends on how the app is set up and what else loads with it.
| Light (under 100 ms) | 62 of 101 stores |
| Moderate (100 to 300 ms) | 31 of 101 stores |
| Heavy (300 ms to 1 second) | 8 of 101 stores |
| Very heavy (over 1 second) | 0 of 101 stores |
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