Hotjar alternatives for Shopify
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The most used Hotjar alternative on Shopify is Lucky Orange (6,897 stores). We rank 1 analytics tools by how many live Shopify stores run them, out of 22,272 installs we detect.
What are the best Hotjar alternatives for Shopify stores?
Lucky Orange is the most used Hotjar alternative on Shopify, installed on 6,897 active stores, 31% of all analytics installs we detect. For comparison, Hotjar itself runs on 15,375 stores, 69% of the category, about 2.2 times as many as Lucky Orange. We rank alternatives by how many live Shopify stores actually use them (October 2026), measured across 22,272 analytics installs, rather than by features or affiliate deals. Fewer than 5% of Hotjar stores also run any single one of these tools, so they are true substitutes rather than add-ons. Market leadership also varies by country: Lucky Orange is strongest in Japan (1.6% of stores). Notable stores still on Hotjar include Flying Tiger Copenhagen, BloomChic, TEVEO Official Store | Sportbekleidung.
Hotjar alternatives ranked by number of Shopify stores
| # | Alternative | Stores | Share of category | Also use Hotjar | Strongest market | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Orange | 6,897 | 31% | 2.5% | Japan (1.6%) | Compare |
"Also use Hotjar" = share of Hotjar stores that run the alternative at the same time. "Strongest market" = country (100+ stores) with the highest adoption.
Lucky Orange
Lucky Orange runs on 6,897 active Shopify stores (1.1% of all stores we track), 31% of analytics installs. Its largest market is United States with 2,423 stores. 377 stores run it together with Hotjar (2.5% of Hotjar stores). It is installed on more stores than Hotjar in Japan (272 vs 54), Serbia (16 vs 9), Iceland (8 vs 6), Kenya (8 vs 2). Stores using Lucky Orange instead of Hotjar include Audionic, COMMENSE, Aventon Bikes, Wraith Esports. See the top stores using Lucky Orange or compare Hotjar vs Lucky Orange.
Rankings count live Shopify stores where each tool is detected in homepage code, from our crawl of every Shopify store with real traffic. They measure adoption, not quality or price. Methodology.