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hotjar.comStatus page: status.hotjar.com (opens in new tab)Now: operational since
550incidents since 2016-08-01
52major or critical
3in the last 90 days
0silently edited or deleted

Pricing

Flat tiers · from $39 per month, cheapest paid plan · 13 plan(s) Free planContact sales

Extracted from the pricing page captured . All Hotjar plans and prices →

Recent notable changes

WhenChangeKind
Critical incident: Some session data not being ingested
Hotjar reported a critical degradation in which some session data was not being ingested, affecting session capture. It started at 2024-06-03 17:24 UTC and was resolved at 2024-06-05 09:22 UTC, lasting 39 h 57 min. Engineers deployed temporary session-capture changes and restored ingestion to regular levels while working with their cloud provider; no root cause was stated.
Major incident
Critical incident: Issues with billing system
Hotjar reported a critical billing-system outage starting 2024-04-02 15:02 UTC, with access to checkout and invoices temporarily disabled during investigation. The incident was resolved at 2024-04-02 17:41 UTC; the recorded duration was 2 h 38 min.
Major incident

Full Hotjar change timeline, with diffs →

Status incident history

Hotjar status incidents per year
020406080100120140↑ incidents201620172018201920202021202220232024202520261520423740849614554116
Grey: all non-maintenance incidents. Orange: major or critical. Years before Oct 2026 come from the vendor’s own status history.
Data table
YearIncidentsMajor/critical
2016150
2017204
2018424
2019378
20204014
20218410
2022964
20231456
2024542
2025110
202660
Incidents per month, last 36 months
By impact as reported by the vendor. Maintenance excluded.
Data table
MonthImpactIncidents
2023-10none13
2023-11none14
2023-12none7
2024-01none10
2024-02none15
2024-03none7
2024-04critical1
2024-04minor1
2024-04none3
2024-05none3
2024-06critical1
2024-06none2
2024-07none1
2024-08none2
2024-09none4
2024-11minor1
2024-11none2
2024-12none1
2025-01none2
2025-02none2
2025-03none1
2025-04none1
2025-08none1
2025-09none3
2025-11minor1
2026-01minor1
2026-01none1
2026-06none1
2026-08none2
2026-09none1

Silent edits

No silent edits or deletions detected for Hotjar yet. We compare every snapshot of each incident (taken every 10 minutes).

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Pricing, trust and legal pages

Page snapshot history
PricingTerms of service26Jul2Aug91623306Sep1320274Oct11182026-10-17 Terms of service: baseline2026-10-17 Pricing: baseline
One dot per archived version. Grey = first archived (baseline), orange = text changed.
Data table
DatePageChange
2026-10-17Terms of servicebaseline
2026-10-17Pricingbaseline
PageURLVersionsLast changedLast fetched OKHistory
Terms of servicehotjar.com/terms (opens in new tab)1none yet
Pricinghotjar.com/pricing (opens in new tab)1none yet

No changes since the first snapshot. Each change links to its diff: the changed passages with a few words of context, never a full copy of the page.

Incident timeline

Latest 100 of 550 incidents. Full list: last 90 days · JSON · Markdown

StartedIncidentImpactDuration
Data collection paused for some customersVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3.7 h
Growth customers not renewed on 12 Aug for one dayVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none0 min
Potentially all hotjar accounts with varying degrees of limited service.Vendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none-4852 min
Missing VOC ResponsesVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none0 min
Potential login issues to HotjarVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none16 h
Surveys not opening in Hotjar applicationVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)minor59 min
Heatmaps: Issues Generating New ScreenshotsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)minor2 d
Hotjar.com DownVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none-60 min
VoC issuesVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none-1278 min
Investigating Issues with Interview Scheduling TimezonesVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none4 d
Error when fetching User AttributesVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none24 h
Survey changes are not saving correctlyVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.5 h
Hotjar.com down for some usersVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none0 min
Hotjar.com did not capture data for some users on free plans between Jan 22-Feb 28Vendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none0 min
Surveys not recording impressions metricVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.1 h
Unable to verify tag installationVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3.9 h
Ask Tools Temporarily UnavailableVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none28 h
Some users can't access the individual survey from the survey list pageVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.4 h
Insights sporadically unavailableVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none36 min
Engage is unavailableVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.1 h
Session ingestion lagVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)minor21 h
Some users are experiencing issues logging in.Vendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.4 h
Survey Templates UnavailableVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none29 min
Reactivation issueVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none20 h
Translation issues in InsightsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none2.5 h
Survey creation errorsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none40 min
Some customers unable to modify their subscriptionVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none50 min
Errors when loading Hotjar InsightsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3.1 h
Bundle Discount applied incorrectly to some accountsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3 d
Some session data not being ingestedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)critical40 h
Ask responses briefly rejectedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none0 min
Some plans not correctly activatedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none8 d
Some upgrades not billed correctlyVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none13 d
Hotjar.com outageVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none0 min
Survey responses with User Attributes containing datetimes are not triggering Zaps in ZapierVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)minor19 h
Sign-up flow leads to Survey creation instead of Overview pageVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3.0 h
Slack integration cannot be enabledVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.9 h
Issues with billing systemVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)critical2.6 h
Some trials have been deactivatedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none25 h
Session capture partially affectedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3.0 h
Heatmaps screenshots not generatingVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.9 h
Some users run into "Something went wrong. please try again later." errorVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.6 h
Elevated latency causing slow performanceVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3.0 h
Delays in sampling calculationsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none2.1 h
'Sign in with Google' is unavailableVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none41 min
Delay in activating Hotjar trialsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none21 min
Custom colors not working for full-screen surveysVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.1 h
Ask screenshots delayed processingVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none41 min
The project creation page in Interviews is not loading properlyVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none48 min
Price preview shows incorrect pricing when moving to yearlyVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.3 h
Abandon Surveys Not AppearingVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none17 h
Some users of Microsoft email not receiving registration emailsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none14 d
Significant drop in error capture eventsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none2.5 h
Ask features unavailable for some usersVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none46 min
Antivirus alerts for the Hotjar scriptVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none20 h
Elevated failure rate in sampling value calculationsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.2 h
Redirect error for anonymous usersVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none20 h
Accounts created in the past 24 hours may not have access to their full list of tools.Vendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none16 h
Hotjar Insights isn't loadingVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3.6 h
Some customers can't access their paid featuresVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none4.5 h
Highlights snippets not being generatedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.6 h
Processing delay in RecordingsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.4 h
Sign-up verification code email not being received or received with delay for some usersVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none2 min
Customer emails aren't reaching our Support teamVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none17 h
Overview page not loadingVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.5 h
Slack integration temporarily unavailableVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.8 h
Errors playing Recordings on Safari 15Vendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none6.2 h
Ask (Feedback and Surveys) screenshots delayedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none38 min
Survey responses not linking to recordingsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3 d
Recordings loading indefinitelyVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.4 h
Zapier Integration Authentication IssueVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none19 h
Dismissing a full screen survey makes the page freezeVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none49 min
Permissions issues for modifying Hotjar settings and loading Insights dataVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.9 h
Highlights and screenshots are experiencing delayed processing, viewing shared recordings may redirect user to login pageVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3.3 h
When switching the status of the survey in the last section of the wizard (summary), the questions will be reset to the default ones.Vendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.7 h
Surveys not saving position settingsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none51 min
Recordings not displaying the correct CSSVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none2.9 h
Share recordings not workingVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none37 min
Sampling not working as expected for some sitesVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none18 h
Processing Survey responses being delayedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none47 min
Engage Dashboard not loadingVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.3 h
Trouble processing session dataVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3 d
Some Recordings don't apply the correct CSSVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none35 min
Engage is currently downVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none12 min
Error Saving 'next if skipped' logic SurveysVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none2.9 h
Some customers experience issues making payments or updating payment detailsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.7 h
Some customers on paid plans cannot access paid featuresVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none2.7 h
Ask AI Sentiment Analysis processing stoppedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none23 h
Ask AI features not workingVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.8 h
Canadian VAT numbers will not validateVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none2.3 h
AI sentiment analysis for surveys isn't working in some casesVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none17 h
Interviews page in Hotjar Insights won't loadVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none2.2 h
Engage is currently downVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none4.2 h
Price preview errorsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.1 h
Session processing is delayedVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none8.5 h
Heatmap screenshots are timing outVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.7 h
User Lookup deletion is not working for Ask ResponsesVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none1.6 h
Some sites are not showing survey responsesVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none3.6 h
Plan changes not reflected in InsightsVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none56 min
Interviews page not loadingVendor status page⁠ (opens in new tab)none29 min