Hotjar starts at $39/mo and prices per session — the moment you go viral, your analytics tool becomes your biggest bill. Clickmap drops one script tag on your site and stores everything in your own SQLite file on your own box. $49, once, unlimited sessions.
If you've searched for a Hotjar alternative, Clickmap is the pay-once option worth putting at the top of the list: Clickmap is $49, one time, and covers the same core job Hotjar charges $39/mo for.
What makes Clickmap the pick for 2026
- One-tag install — Drop a single defer script tag with your site key and start collecting.
- Click heatmaps — Click density on a proportional page canvas, per URL, filterable by device and date range, with a most-clicked elements list.
- Scroll-depth chart — See what percentage of visitors reach each 10% fold of the page.
- Session recordings — Lightweight click/cursor/scroll event stream with a replay player: play/pause, scrubbing, 0.5-4x speed.
- Rage-click detection — Three-plus clicks in the same spot within a second auto-flags the session; filter recordings to rage sessions only.
Clickmap vs Hotjar, at a glance
| Clickmap | Hotjar | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49 once | $39/mo |
| Sessions | Unlimited (your disk is the limit) | Plan-capped |
| Data location | Your server | Their cloud |
| Click heatmaps + scroll depth | Yes | Yes |
| Session replay | Yes (cursor/click/scroll stream) | Yes (full DOM replay) |
| Rage-click filter | Yes | Yes |
| Surveys, feedback widgets, funnels | No | Yes |
| Input recording risk | Impossible by construction | Masked by config |
Two months of Hotjar buys Clickmap outright, and it never prices you by the session again.
Common questions
Is it really free on GitHub?
Yes — Clickmap is MIT-licensed at github.com/bensblueprints/heatmap-session-recorder-mvp. The $49 buys the packaged Windows installer and updates; building from source is free.
Does it record what my users type?
No. The tracker has no code path that reads input values, textarea content or keystrokes — only element positions and short CSS selectors. It is physically incapable of recording typed input.
Is this a subscription in disguise?
No. $49 once, no renewal, no per-session pricing. Data never leaves your server, so you stay the sole controller.
The bottom line
Clickmap won't out-feature Hotjar on every axis — no subscription tool with a bigger team and a bigger roadmap loses on everything. But for the core job, $49 once against $39/mo forever is a trade most people should at least look at. Clickmap is part of OneTimeSuite, a catalog of pay-once apps that replace subscription SaaS.
Try Clickmap — $49, once
Self-hosted click heatmaps, scroll depth and session recordings, all in your own SQLite file.