Aurora Heatmap vs ExtraWatch
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| Feature | Aurora Heatmap v1.7.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | ExtraWatch v4.0.53 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid · ★ 3.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 100+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 | February 3, 2021 |
| Editions | Aurora Heatmap · Aurora Heatmap premium version ($) | ExtraWatch |
| Pros | Click heatmaps for desktop and mobile; Data stays in the site's own database; No account or setup needed | Real-time visitor view with a map; Visitor paths and traffic sources; Dashboard runs in the vendor cloud, not on your server |
| Cons | Click data only, no scroll or session replay; Cache plugins may need changes to record clicks | Visitor data is stored on the vendor's servers; Few recent updates to the plugin; Needs PHP cURL and an external account |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Click heatmap collected by ajax, Click reporting for visitors who are not logged in, Daily cron job for data upkeep, Unread content detection ($), Weekly email report ($) | Real-time visitor tracking script on front-end pages, Link to the vendor cloud dashboard in wp-admin, Project creation and login through the vendor API |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | ExtraWatch cloud service |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 3.2. |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.6 |
| Phones home | No | Yes |
| External services | — | app.extrawatch.com, agent.extrawatch.com |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |