Aurora Heatmap vs Lucky Orange
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| Feature | Aurora Heatmap v1.7.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Lucky Orange v2.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 | August 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Aurora Heatmap · Aurora Heatmap premium version ($) | Lucky Orange |
| Pros | Click heatmaps for desktop and mobile; Data stays in the site's own database; No account or setup needed | Heatmaps and session recordings from one install; Dashboard embedded in the WordPress admin; One-click connection through the service; Free plan available at the service |
| Cons | Click data only, no scroll or session replay; Cache plugins may need changes to record clicks | Visitor sessions are recorded by an external service; Admin dashboard sends site and admin user email to the vendor; Uninstall notifies the vendor with the site URL |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Click heatmap collected by ajax, Click reporting for visitors who are not logged in, Daily cron job for data upkeep, Unread content detection ($), Weekly email report ($) | Tracking script on every front-end page, Site ID setting for the tracking script, Service dashboard embedded in the admin, Redirect to setup page after install |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Lucky Orange |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 2.0.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api-preview.luckyorange.com, d10lpsik1i8c69.cloudfront.net, tools.luckyorange.com |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |