Hotjar alternatives for Shopify
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The most used Hotjar alternative on Shopify is Lucky Orange (8,349 stores). We rank 1 analytics tools by how many live Shopify stores run them, out of 26,220 installs we detect.
What are the best Hotjar alternatives for Shopify stores?
Lucky Orange is the most used Hotjar alternative on Shopify, installed on 8,349 active stores, 31.8% of all analytics installs we detect. For comparison, Hotjar itself runs on 17,871 stores, 68.2% of the category, about 2.1 times as many as Lucky Orange. We rank alternatives by how many live Shopify stores actually use them (October 2026), measured across 26,220 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 | 8,349 | 31.8% | 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 8,349 active Shopify stores (1.1% of all stores we track), 31.8% of analytics installs. Its largest market is United States with 3,001 stores. 445 stores run it together with Hotjar (2.5% of Hotjar stores). It is installed on more stores than Hotjar in Japan (297 vs 69), Serbia (19 vs 10), Kenya (8 vs 3), Nigeria (5 vs 4). Stores using Lucky Orange instead of Hotjar include COMMENSE, Aventon Bikes, Wraith Esports, Clive Shoes. 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.