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Amplitude VS Hotjar_

As of 4 November 2026, Hotjar is named by 406 companies and Amplitude by 952; Amplitude skews to companies under 200 people (51% vs 56%), Hotjar to companies over 1,000 (16% vs 18%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Amplitude's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Hotjar rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Amplitude: 2–200 employees
51%
Hotjar: 2–200 employees
56%
Amplitude: 1,000+ employees
18%
Hotjar: 1,000+ employees
16%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.6 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 235,593
952companies name Amplitude
406companies name Hotjar
53name both
1,499 · 1,160postings in 90 days, Amplitude · Hotjar
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAmplitudeshareHotjarshareLeans
Self-employed525%174%even
2-10 employees10511%379%even
11-50 employees16517%8621%Hotjar
51-200 employees22023%10325%Hotjar
201-500 employees13514%6115%even
501-1000 employees9910%369%even
1001-5000 employees10911%389%Amplitude
5001-10000 employees222%82%even
10,001+ employees455%205%even
By industry
SegmentAmplitudeshareHotjarshareLeans
Technology & software45748%14435%Amplitude
Business & finance services18920%11729%Hotjar
Media & content9510%164%Amplitude
Commerce & trade455%4110%Hotjar
Consumer services & leisure364%225%even
Manufacturing & industry344%215%even
Health care323%82%even
Hospitality & travel212%102%even
Utilities & infrastructure111%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental101%61%even
Public, community & associations91%92%even
Automotive81%41%even
Property & construction––51%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAmplitudeshareHotjarshareLeans
United States57560%16942%Amplitude
United Kingdom768%246%Amplitude
Brazil283%123%even
Canada283%72%even
Germany243%246%Hotjar
India232%82%even
France212%236%Hotjar
Australia121%––outside top 12
Sweden101%––outside top 12
Singapore101%––outside top 12
Spain81%102%even
Poland81%164%Hotjar
Netherlands––184%outside top 12
Italy––154%outside top 12
Belgium––92%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmplitudeshareHotjarshareLeans
Product, program & project management50124%544%Amplitude
Marketing & communications42521%29821%even
Data & AI41320%151%Amplitude
Software engineering1658%1148%even
Design & UX1166%65846%Hotjar
Sales372%50%even
Customer service & success362%50%even
IT operations & business systems271%20%even
Business development & strategy151%20%even
Engineering (non-software)141%111%even
Finance & accounting111%10%even
Unclassified100%121%even
Education & training80%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport70%20%even
healthcare clinical60%20%even
hospitality and food service60%141%even
procurement and purchasing60%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment40%––outside top 12
General management & consulting40%40%even
Quality, safety & environment40%10%even
social care and community40%40%even
arts media and entertainment30%––outside top 12
construction and civil30%101%even
Legal, compliance & risk30%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production30%20%even
Retail & store operations30%20%even
skilled trades and field service30%40%even
Travel, leisure & events30%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security20%––outside top 12
research and science20%––outside top 12
Administration & office––10%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––10%outside top 12
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Hotjar is named by 406 companies in job postings and Amplitude by 952; 53 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amplitude-vs-hotjar)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Amplitude vs Hotjar: questions

Which is more used, Amplitude or Hotjar?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Amplitude (952) over Hotjar (406). By website-and-DNS footprint, Hotjar (235,593 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Amplitude?

51% of Amplitude companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 56% for Hotjar. 18% of Amplitude companies have over 1,000 employees, against 16% for Hotjar.

Do companies run both?

53 companies name both in their postings, usually Amplitude in marketing and Hotjar in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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