Contentsquare vs Ptengine (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Contentsquare grades higher than Ptengine: 2.8 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Contentsquare grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
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
Ptengine
Heatmaps, web analytics, A/B tests and pop-ups 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 Ptengine if
- Fits if you run a small site and want to see where people click
- Makes sense if you want heatmaps and A/B tests from one vendor
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your site has over 3,000 pageviews a month, as free tracking stops at the limit
- Pricey if you want more, as Growth is $49 for 3,000 pageviews
- Watch out: Insight and Experience are priced separately, and we only read the Insight prices
- Watch out: free keeps data 1 month and Growth 6 months
- Watch out: unlimited events and API connections need the custom Premium plan
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAContentsquareGood | 2.2GPAPtengineFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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$49 a month billed annually for 3,000 pageviews sits between the middle ($32) and the dearer quarter ($150); the free plan is small. |
| 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. | CFree for 3,000 pageviews with 1 heatmap, 100 events and 1 month of data, plus a 14-day Growth trial. You will hit the caps. |
| 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. | BHeatmaps, reports, funnels, no-code A/B tests, pop-ups and personalisation. The listing names no gap in the core work. |
| 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 tag and build heatmaps, events and experiences. |
| 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. | CWeb only, and the listing names no integrations. |
| Best for | heatmaps and replays of a marketing site | heatmaps with a small free plan |
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 Ptengine. 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. Ptengine starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
Contentsquare scores higher and starts $10 a month lower. Of the other website and product analytics tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Contentsquare for less, and 26 score higher than Ptengine 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
- Contentsquare also covers session replay.
- Ptengine also covers a/B testing and popups.
At a glance
| Contentsquare | Ptengine | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $39 per month for up to 7k sessions, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly) | $49 per month for 3,000 pageviews, billed annually |
| 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. | Free forever for 3,000 pageviews a month: 1 heatmap, 100 events, 3 conversions and 20+ insight reports. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of Growth; the free version stays usable afterward |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Contentsquare | Ptmind |
| Price read from | contentsquare.com | ptengine.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
Ptengine
- Insight and Experience are priced separately; only the Insight prices were read, and a Bundle tab also exists.
- The monthly-billed price was shown as 59/month with no currency symbol, so the $49 annual figure is the one recorded.
- The price is per project and depends on monthly pageviews; when the limit is hit, tracking stops until the period resets.
- The Free plan keeps data for 1 month; Growth keeps it for 6 months.
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.
Ptengine
- Heatmaps and insight reports
- Heatmaps with historical comparison, sharing and 20+ insight reports, plus conversion funnels on the Growth plan.
- No-code A/B testing
- Experiments are built in a page editor without code; the free Experience plan includes 2 experiences and 3,000 experience views.
- Pop-ups, sticky bars and forms
- Engagement tools for exit surveys, lead capture, NPS feedback and promotions, with triggers and conditions.
- Personalization and segments
- Experiences can be shown to user segments, such as first views for ad or search traffic.
- Codeless event tracking
- Events and conversions can be defined without code; Growth tracks events for up to 10% of pageviews.
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.
Ptengine
Free$0
3,000 pageviews, 1 heatmap, 100 events, 3 conversions, 3 collaborators, 1 month of data storage.
Growth$49
per month for 3,000 pageviews, billed annually
Insight plan: unlimited heatmaps, funnels, 20 conversions, chat and email support. Tiers run from 3,000 to 500,000 pageviews.
PremiumCustom
Unlimited events, API data connections, third-party A/B testing integrations and a dedicated customer success manager.
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.
Ptengine
- Annual discount
Lower monthly price when billed annually
The comparison table lists Growth from 49 a month paid annually against 59 a month paid monthly; the page notes monthly prices assume annual payment.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Contentsquare or Ptengine?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Contentsquare is cheaper to start with: $39 a month, against $49 a month for Ptengine. Contentsquare starts at $39 per month for up to 7k sessions, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly), and Ptengine starts at $49 per month for 3,000 pageviews, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Contentsquare or Ptengine?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Contentsquare and Ptengine have a free plan.
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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.