Aurora Heatmap vs Capturly
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| Feature | Aurora Heatmap v1.7.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Capturly v2.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 100+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 | September 29, 2025 |
| Editions | Aurora Heatmap · Aurora Heatmap premium version ($) | Capturly - Optimize your website |
| Pros | Click heatmaps for desktop and mobile; Data stays in the site's own database; No account or setup needed | Adds the tracking script with a site ID, no code edits; Heatmaps, session recordings and funnels on the vendor service; Free plan available on the vendor side |
| Cons | Click data only, no scroll or session replay; Cache plugins may need changes to record clicks | Visitor data is sent to the vendor's servers once connected; Most features depend on the external Capturly account |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Click heatmap collected by ajax, Click reporting for visitors who are not logged in, Daily cron job for data upkeep, Unread content detection ($), Weekly email report ($) | Front-end tracking script with site ID, Website registration against the Capturly API, Capturly sessions admin link |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Capturly |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 3.0.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8.2 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | — | capturly.com, collector.capturly.com |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |