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Hotjar VS Mixpanel_

As of 4 November 2026, Mixpanel is named by 867 companies and Hotjar by 406; Hotjar skews to companies under 200 people (56% vs 60%), Mixpanel to companies over 1,000 (14% vs 16%).

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: Hotjar's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Mixpanel rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Hotjar: 2–200 employees
56%
Mixpanel: 2–200 employees
60%
Hotjar: 1,000+ employees
16%
Mixpanel: 1,000+ employees
14%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.9 · 1.5
Website or DNS footprint
235,593 · 1,378
406companies name Hotjar
867companies name Mixpanel
127name both
1,160 · 1,336postings in 90 days, Hotjar · Mixpanel
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
SegmentHotjarshareMixpanelshareLeans
Self-employed174%486%even
2-10 employees379%11213%Mixpanel
11-50 employees8621%18221%even
51-200 employees10325%22226%even
201-500 employees6115%12214%even
501-1000 employees369%607%even
1001-5000 employees389%8610%even
5001-10000 employees82%131%even
10,001+ employees205%223%Hotjar
By industry
SegmentHotjarshareMixpanelshareLeans
Technology & software14435%42549%Mixpanel
Business & finance services11729%18922%Hotjar
Commerce & trade4110%314%Hotjar
Consumer services & leisure225%415%even
Manufacturing & industry215%263%Hotjar
Media & content164%728%Mixpanel
Hospitality & travel102%142%even
Public, community & associations92%91%even
Health care82%273%even
Transport, logistics & rental61%––outside top 12
Property & construction51%71%even
Automotive41%71%even
Utilities & infrastructure––111%outside top 12
By country
SegmentHotjarshareMixpanelshareLeans
United States16942%50558%Mixpanel
Germany246%233%Hotjar
United Kingdom246%647%even
France236%202%Hotjar
Netherlands184%––outside top 12
Poland164%––outside top 12
Italy154%––outside top 12
Brazil123%223%even
Spain102%111%even
Belgium92%––outside top 12
India82%405%Mixpanel
Canada72%162%even
Australia––172%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––91%outside top 12
Singapore––91%outside top 12
ID––81%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentHotjarshareMixpanelshareLeans
Design & UX65846%1126%Hotjar
Marketing & communications29821%39922%even
Software engineering1148%19211%Mixpanel
Product, program & project management544%45225%Mixpanel
Data & AI151%30917%Mixpanel
hospitality and food service141%––outside top 12
Unclassified121%30%even
Engineering (non-software)111%60%even
construction and civil101%––outside top 12
Customer service & success50%362%even
Sales50%623%Mixpanel
General management & consulting40%40%even
skilled trades and field service40%––outside top 12
social care and community40%10%even
Business development & strategy20%90%even
healthcare clinical20%––outside top 12
IT operations & business systems20%372%even
logistics warehouse and transport20%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production20%20%even
Retail & store operations20%––outside top 12
Administration & office10%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting10%70%even
healthcare support and caregiving10%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment10%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––40%outside top 12
Education & training––30%outside top 12
Human resources––30%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––10%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––10%outside top 12
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Mixpanel is named by 867 companies in job postings and Hotjar by 406; 127 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/hotjar-vs-mixpanel)
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

Hotjar vs Mixpanel: questions

Which is more used, Hotjar or Mixpanel?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Mixpanel (867) over Hotjar (406). By website-and-DNS footprint, Hotjar (235,593 vs 1,378), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Hotjar?

56% of Hotjar companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 60% for Mixpanel. 16% of Hotjar companies have over 1,000 employees, against 14% for Mixpanel.

Do companies run both?

127 companies name both in their postings, usually Hotjar in marketing and Mixpanel 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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