Contentsquare vs Lucky Orange (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Contentsquare grades higher than Lucky Orange: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Contentsquare grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Contentsquare
Heatmaps, session replays and surveys, formerly sold as Hotjar
Lucky Orange
Heatmaps, session recordings, surveys and live chat in one tool
Which one is for you
Pick Contentsquare if
- Fits if you're a marketer who wants to see where visitors click and scroll
- Works for small sites that fit in 200k sessions and don't need every visit recorded
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want every visit recorded for free, which Clarity does
- Pricey if you want lots of survey answers, as more than 100 a month is a plan from $79 a month
- Tight if you're on Growth, which records only 15% of sessions and starts at 7k sessions for $39 a month
- Watch out: recording every session, APIs, alerts and form analysis need Pro or Enterprise, priced through sales
- Watch out: the free plan keeps 1 month of data for 1 project, and new Hotjar accounts can't be created
Pick Lucky Orange if
- Fits if you want heatmaps, recordings and a chat widget from one vendor
- Works for an online store that already runs on Shopify or BigCommerce
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 7-day trial
- Tight if your traffic jumps around, since plans follow monthly sessions and a spike can push you up a tier
- Pricey if you run several sites: extra websites are $5 each a month
- Watch out: longer data storage is an upgrade, and the pages disagree on whether Discovery AI is included
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAContentsquareGood | 2.4GPALucky OrangeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$0: the free plan covers up to 200k sessions, so a 10,000-visitor site fits, but it records only 5% of visits. Recording more starts with Growth at $39 a month billed yearly for just 7k sessions, fewer than this site has. Graded against Clarity, which records everything free, that's a B. | C$32 a month for 3,500 sessions billed annually, or $39 monthly. That's the middle of the analytics range, and Grow is $72 for 10,000 sessions. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree forever up to 200k sessions, with heatmaps, funnels, error monitoring and basic surveys, enough for one person to run on. The limits: 5% of sessions recorded, up to 10k, 1 project and 1 month of data. | CNo free plan, only a 7-day trial with every feature. The page doesn't say whether it needs a card. |
| Features | BHeatmaps, attention maps, replays, funnels, journeys, error and Core Web Vitals monitoring, surveys and Sense AI summaries. That's the whole experience analytics job, though Free and Growth record only a share of visits and APIs need Pro. | BDynamic heatmaps, recordings, surveys, live chat, funnels and form analytics. The one oddity is Discovery AI, which the plan table calls an add-on while the trial box says it's included. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. A snippet starts the heatmaps and replays, but Hotjar now sits inside Contentsquare's bigger platform, new users sign up there, and journeys, projects and surveys take some learning. | CNo store rating on record. You install a script and then build your own surveys and funnels. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Analytics, Jira, HubSpot, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Unbounce, Optimizely and AB Tasty, and AI assistants can plug in through MCP on every plan. | BWeb only, but it connects to Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento, HubSpot, Google Analytics, Webflow, Optimizely and Zapier. |
| Best for | heatmaps and replays of a marketing site | heatmaps and recordings with a chat box |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Contentsquare and Lucky Orange. How we grade
Price against what you get
Contentsquare starts at $39 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Lucky Orange starts at $32 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Lucky Orange starts $7 a month lower. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, none scores higher than Contentsquare for less, and none scores higher than Lucky Orange for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Lucky Orange also covers forms and live chat.
At a glance
| Contentsquare | Lucky Orange | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $39 per month for up to 7k sessions, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly) | $32 per month for 3,500 sessions, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free forever: up to 200k sessions a month with replays of 5% of them (max 10k), heatmaps, funnels, error monitoring, basic surveys, 1 project and 1 month of data. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial with access to all features |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Contentsquare | Lucky Orange LLC |
| Price read from | contentsquare.com | luckyorange.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Contentsquare
- New Hotjar accounts can no longer be created; new users sign up for Contentsquare, and existing Hotjar users log in there.
- Free and Growth record only a share of sessions (5% up to 10k, and 15%); recording every session needs Pro or Enterprise.
- Surveys beyond 100 responses a month are a separate Voice of Customer plan starting at $79 a month.
- APIs, alerts, form analysis and Adobe Analytics integration need Pro or Enterprise, priced through sales.
Lucky Orange
- There is no free plan, only a 7-day trial.
- The plan comparison lists Discovery AI as an add-on, while the trial box says it is included.
- Extra websites cost $5 each a month, and longer data storage is an upgrade.
- Plans are tied to monthly sessions, so a traffic spike can push a site up a tier.
Key features
Contentsquare
- Heatmaps and attention maps
- Shows where visitors click, hover and scroll, with attention maps for engagement; zone heatmaps and side-by-side comparisons start on Growth.
- Session replays
- Replays of real visits to spot struggles and errors. Free records 5% of sessions and Growth 15%; Pro and Enterprise can record all of them.
- Funnels and journeys
- Funnels on every plan show where people drop off; Growth links funnels to replays and adds journey analysis and impact estimates.
- Error and performance monitoring
- Catches JavaScript errors and shows Core Web Vitals and how slow pages affect behavior, included on the free plan.
- Sense AI
- AI summaries of heatmaps and replays and a chat for questions about your data on Growth and up; every plan can connect AI assistants through MCP.
- Surveys and feedback
- Feedback widgets and surveys tied to replays, sold as Voice of Customer: 100 responses a month free, more from $79 a month.
Lucky Orange
- Dynamic heatmaps
- Click, scroll and move maps for each page, including elements inside dropdown menus and pop-ups.
- Session recordings
- Replays of individual visits, which can be filtered to the visitors that Discovery AI or a funnel flagged.
- Surveys and live chat
- Unlimited surveys and announcements, plus live chat and a live visitor view, are included on all plans.
- Conversion funnels and form analytics
- Funnels show where visitors drop out, and page and form analytics add detail on individual pages and fields.
- Discovery AI
- An assistant that reads visitor behavior and returns an answer with a link to the evidence, such as a recording.
- Data storage options
- Base storage starts at 60 days, with 90, 180 or 365 days available as an upgrade on every plan.
Plans
Contentsquare
Free$0
Up to 200k monthly sessions, 5% recorded, 1 month of data, 1 project, 7 integrations and an MCP connection for AI assistants.
Growth$39
per month for up to 7k sessions, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly)
13 months of data, 3 projects, zone heatmaps, journeys, Sense AI chat; 15% of sessions recorded. $409 a month at 100k sessions, billed monthly.
ProCustom
Sold through sales: up to 6 projects, up to 100% of sessions recorded, APIs, alerts, form analysis, revenue attribution.
EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales: unlimited projects, real-time error troubleshooting, synthetic monitoring, A/B testing analysis, SLAs.
Lucky Orange
Build$32
per month for 3,500 sessions, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
All features, unlimited team members and 60 days of data storage as a base.
Grow$72
per month for up to 10,000 sessions, billed annually
Same features as every plan, with a higher session cap. Monthly-billing price not shown on the page.
Expand$199
per month for 50,000 sessions, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
Starts at 50,000 monthly sessions; the session count can be raised.
Scale$839
per month for 300k sessions, billed annually ($1,049 billed monthly)
Starts at 300,000 monthly sessions; the session count can be raised.
EnterpriseCustom
Starts at 700,000+ monthly sessions, with custom pricing.
Ways to pay less
Contentsquare
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Paying yearly saves 20%: Growth at 7k sessions is $39 a month instead of $49.
Lucky Orange
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page toggle marks yearly billing as 20% lower than paying monthly; Build is $32 a month billed annually against $39 monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Contentsquare or Lucky Orange?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lucky Orange is cheaper to start with: $32 a month, against $39 a month for Contentsquare. Contentsquare starts at $39 per month for up to 7k sessions, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly), and Lucky Orange starts at $32 per month for 3,500 sessions, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Contentsquare or Lucky Orange?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Contentsquare has a free plan. Lucky Orange does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.