Aurora Heatmap vs Mouseflow
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| Feature | Aurora Heatmap v1.7.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Mouseflow v5.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid · ★ 3.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 7,000+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 | September 26, 2023 |
| Editions | Aurora Heatmap · Aurora Heatmap premium version ($) | Mouseflow for WordPress |
| Pros | Click heatmaps for desktop and mobile; Data stays in the site's own database; No account or setup needed | Adds Mouseflow tracking without editing theme files; Dashboard page shows Mouseflow reports inside wp-admin; No paid tier in the plugin itself |
| Cons | Click data only, no scroll or session replay; Cache plugins may need changes to record clicks | Needs a separate Mouseflow account; Injects a third-party script into every front-end page; Plugin is a thin wrapper with little else to configure |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Click heatmap collected by ajax, Click reporting for visitors who are not logged in, Daily cron job for data upkeep, Unread content detection ($), Weekly email report ($) | Tracking code output in the site footer, Admin page to paste and view the tracking code, Mouseflow dashboard embedded in wp-admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Mouseflow |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 4.5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | app.mouseflow.com |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |