Contentsquare vs Hotjar: which slows a Shopify store more?
Hotjar is usually the lighter of the two. On the typical store it was light, while Contentsquare was heavy.
Both are heatmap and session recording apps. We measured Contentsquare on 20 Shopify ecommerce stores and Hotjar on 103.
Heatmaps and session recording
Side by side
| App | Typical processing time | Stores measured |
|---|---|---|
| Contentsquare | Heavy (300 ms to 1 second) | 20 |
| Hotjar | Light (under 100 ms) | 103 |
Contentsquare was heavy on 30% of the stores it was measured on. Hotjar was light on 61% of the stores it was measured on.
On stores that run both
Only 3 of the stores we checked load both, too few for a fair head-to-head. Stores often pick one of the two.
Each band is an app's typical processing time across the stores it was measured on. Those stores differ from app to app. That makes the result on stores that run both the fairer test. Apps found on fewer than 20 stores aren't listed yet. The list grows as more stores are checked.
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