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Crazy Egg

Website heatmaps, session recordings, and conversion optimization platform

Pricing

From$29.00/mo

Paid
Score

4.1/5

Certifications
1
Last technical review
2026-11-01
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Technical Overview

Crazy Egg is a website analytics and conversion rate optimization platform that enables teams to visualize user behavior through heatmaps, session recordings, and A/B testing. It integrates via an asynchronous script or plugins to identify friction points and improve conversion performance.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Advanced visualization with scroll and click maps
  • Detailed user session recordings
  • Built-in A/B testing for continuous optimization

Technical Considerations

  • No permanent free tier after the 30-day trial period
  • Limited data export options in standard plans

Technical Capabilities & Features

3/7
Included:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Not available:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Included:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Not available:Custom Domains & SSL
Not available:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Crazy Egg

78/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Excellent
80/100
Pricing Fairness
Favorable
75/100
Security & Governance
Favorable
70/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Favorable
75/100
Performance & Reliability
Excellent
90/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Crazy Egg

Estimated Time-to-Value< 1 hour (Immediate)

Near-instantaneous deployment with minimal technical friction.

Learning CurveLow (Intuitive)

Rapid onboarding for developers without prior training required.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
90%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
80%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
50%
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Pricing

$29.00/mo

Model: PAID.

Available plans:

  • Standard$29/mo
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Crazy Egg

Audited Billing Critical Points:
  • Plans require a paid subscription after the initial 30-day trial expires.

"all plans free for 30 days Choose Your Plan and Start Your 30 day FREE Trial"

Verified Quote: /pricing
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Crazy Egg$29.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Indie / Solo (1 active user)

Solo developer or independent technical founder.

Base Monthly Cost
$29/month
1 active user
12-Month Investment
$296/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$888total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 2 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM (~$5) + 0.5h DevOps/mes ($20)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$300/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $4/year
Startup (10 active users)

Agile engineering team in validation and early traction stage.

Base Monthly Cost
$290/month
10 active users
12-Month Investment
$2,958/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$8,874total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 4 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 2 vCPU / 8GB RAM (~$15) + 2h DevOps/mes ($80)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$1,140/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $1,818/year
Growth (25 active users)

Scaling company with team governance and granular access control requirements.

Base Monthly Cost
$725/month
25 active users
12-Month Investment
$7,395/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$22,185total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 12 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Cluster VPS 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM (~$45) + 6h DevOps/mes ($240)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$3,420/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $3,975/year
Scaleup (100 active users)

Established organization with enterprise security policies and mandatory SAML/SSO.

Base Monthly Cost
$2,900/month
100 active users
12-Month Investment
$29,580/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$88,740total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 33 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Infraestructura HA redundante + Backups (~$150) + 16h DevOps/mes ($640)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$9,480/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $20,100/year
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: Crazy EggWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$29/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$29/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$29/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$5/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$34/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Moderate Risk / Monitor Quota
Base Monthly Rate
$29/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$41/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$70/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 20 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$29/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$176/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$205/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

Procurement Strategy & Discounts: Crazy EggB2B Negotiation Playbook
Corporate executive level with highest authority to approve budgetary exceptions.
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Fair Market Price & B2B Procurement Benchmark

Non-renewal notice: 30 days before expirationMedian achieved discount: -12%
Public List Price
$29 /mo
100% baseline
Audited Market Average
$26 /mo
~88% of list price
Optimized Target Price
$23 /mo
Max achievable discount (Q4 / multi-year): -20%

Verified Tactical Savings Levers

  • Annual Upfront PrepayUp to -15%

    Consolidated discount for upfront annual billing versus monthly rate.

Security & Data Exit
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Compliance & Security Standards: Crazy Egg

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDAudited
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActGDPR DPA Available
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
Enterprise-Only SSO
Data Residency
USAWS
AI Privacy Policy
Opt-out available
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: Crazy EggCSV · JSON
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
CSVJSON
Password Hash Portability
Subject to Support Ticket (Manual Process)

Credential hash export requires commercial mediation or formal support ticket approval.

CLI Command / Rescue Endpoint
Admin Console -> Workspace Export
Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Standard workspace data export in tabular and JSON formats.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: Crazy EggDocker
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageTypeScript / Go / Rust
Code LicenseOpen Source
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name crazy-egg -p 8080:8080 crazy-egg:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
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Technical Reputation of Crazy Egg

73/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Advanced visualization with scroll and click maps
  • Detailed user session recordings
  • Built-in A/B testing for continuous optimization

Reported Production Frictions

  • No permanent free tier after the 30-day trial period
  • Limited data export options in standard plans
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:Self-Service in Dashboard

Cancellation flow is autonomous via billing portal or subscription settings.

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Crazy Egg)

How is Crazy Egg installed on a website?

Installation is done by inserting a single asynchronous tracking script snippet into the header of your web pages or through plugins for platforms like WordPress, Shopify, and Google Tag Manager.

What types of heatmaps does the platform offer?

The tool includes five primary visualizations: click maps, move maps, scroll maps, link overlays, and confetti views to segment visitor interactions effectively.

Are there limitations on the number of domains or users?

Paid plans support multiple domains and team collaboration without additional seat restrictions across standard tiers.

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