Side-by-side comparison
Sell more with Buy Buttons. Create fast and easy checkout links to promote products or collections.
Hotjar’s visual insights tell you how users behave so you can make the changes that matter.
| Metric | Buy Button channel | Hotjar Install |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.8 ★ | ★ 4.3 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 192 | 90 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Pricing tiers | — | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | ★ 5 | 4 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
On the measured data here, Buy Button channel leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick Hotjar Install if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: Buy Button channel audit • Hotjar Install audit
| Field | Buy Button channel | Hotjar Install |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 80/100 listing audit | 85/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms |
| Languages | 21 supported | 9 supported |
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| Listed since | Jan 2012 | Jul 2018 |
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| Keyword | Buy Button channel | Hotjar Install |
|---|---|---|
| button | #2 | Not ranked |
| bnpl messaging and installments | Not ranked | #5 |
| orders buy labels | #6 | Not ranked |
| sync orders buy | #6 | Not ranked |
| installment payment options | Not ranked | #12 |
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Buy Button channel is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and Hotjar Install doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Hotjar Install has the higher average rating (4.3★ from 90 reviews) compared to Buy Button channel (3.8★ from 192 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Hotjar Install holds the higher average rating (4.3★ vs 3.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Buy Button channel has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (192 vs 90).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Buy Button channel has 192 published reviews; Hotjar Install has 90 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Buy Button channel and Hotjar Install both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Hotjar Install" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.