Hootmaps vs Plerdy
Hootmaps
hootmaps.com
Plerdy
plerdy.comSide by side
| Figure | Hootmaps | Plerdy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $8/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 13 |
| Spec score · Heatmap and session replay tools | 6.4 (#63) | 9.1 (#7) |
| Session replay | Session recordings show a video representation of a visitor’s journey, with private details automatically hidden. | Session Replay records real visits so users can review clicks, scrolling, navigation, and friction points. |
Plans
Plerdy
- FreeFree
- Startup$32 a month
- Scale$64 a month
- Thrive$108 a month
- Enterprise 1$149 a month
- Enterprise 2$248 a month
- Enterprise 3$390 a month
- SEO AI Analyzer 1 Report$5, paid once
- UX AI Analyzer 1 Report$5, paid once
- SERP Checker +50 keywords$8 a month
In their own words
Plerdy
Plerdy is a CRO and SEO platform for website owners, marketers, and UX, CRO, and SEO specialists. Its tools include dynamic heatmaps, historical click data, detailed filters, exports, session recordings, pop-ups, e-commerce tracking, conversion tracking, error monitoring, SERP checking, and A/B testing. Recordings can be viewed as session videos and shared as clips with developers. Tracking can be installed through JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Shopify, or a WordPress plugin, and Plerdy integrates with Google Analytics 4. The free plan lists 100 daily heatmaps, 500 video sessions, 5,000 SEO audits, 100 pop-ups, and one month of storage, among other limits. Paid plans start at $21/mo when billed annually. A 14-day trial does not require a credit card; afterward, data is adjusted to the Free package for one month. Each package covers one site, though domains, subdomains, and cross-domain sites can share account usage limits. Plerdy says its server is in Germany and describes privacy and security controls including pseudonymization, encryption, and SSL/TLS protection.