Side-by-side comparison
Lucky Orange vs Glew.io
Compare Lucky Orange and Glew.io across pricing, features, and fit for your e-commerce stack.
Lucky Orange
Heatmaps, session recordings, and live chat in one conversion toolkit
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About
Lucky Orange
Lucky Orange combines the visual behaviour analytics of Hotjar with a built-in live chat tool, so you can watch a visitor struggle with a page and intervene in real time from the same platform. Heatmaps, session recordings, and conversion funnels are all present, and the live chat widget means you can answer a question at exactly the moment a visitor is most likely to need it. Pricing is lower than Hotjar at comparable session recording volumes, which makes it more accessible for early-stage stores. The trade-off is that each individual feature is slightly less refined than a dedicated specialist. Hotjar's heatmap rendering is better at high traffic volumes, and dedicated live chat tools offer a more complete agent workflow. Lucky Orange is the stronger value choice when you want both capabilities but cannot yet justify two separate subscriptions.
Glew.io
Glew positions itself as a business intelligence layer rather than a point analytics tool. It connects to Shopify, advertising platforms, email providers, and inventory tools, then surfaces data in pre-built dashboards covering cohort analysis, customer LTV, repeat purchase rate, and product margin. The cohort reporting is particularly strong: you can see how customers acquired in a specific month or via a specific channel perform over 12 months in terms of repeat purchase and revenue without needing to configure a custom data warehouse. For operators who rely on spreadsheets or fragmented platform dashboards to piece together performance data, Glew represents a meaningful consolidation. The pricing scales with order volume, which keeps entry affordable for mid-size brands while becoming expensive at high volumes where a dedicated BI setup becomes more cost-effective.
Key Features
Lucky Orange
Heatmaps and Click Maps
Visual aggregation of click, scroll, and cursor movement data. Highlights which page elements drive engagement and which are overlooked, across desktop and mobile views separately.
Session Recordings
Video replays of individual visitor sessions with rage-click detection and form analytics. Filter recordings by device, source, or page to focus on high-value sessions.
Built-In Live Chat
Live chat widget included in all plans. Trigger proactive messages based on visitor behaviour and respond from the same dashboard you use to watch session recordings.
Real-Time Visitor Tracker
Live view of every visitor currently on your store including their location, pages visited, and referring source. Identify high-intent visitors for proactive chat outreach.
Glew.io
Customer Cohort Analysis
Groups customers by acquisition date, channel, or product first purchased and tracks their repeat purchase behaviour over time. Identifies which acquisition sources produce the highest lifetime value.
Product Performance Reporting
Breaks down revenue, margin, return rate, and repeat purchase rate by SKU, product category, and variant. Surfaces which products are driving LTV versus one-time buyers.
Multi-Channel Data Aggregation
Connects to Shopify, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Klaviyo, and inventory tools. Presents unified performance data across all channels without manual export and reconciliation.
LTV and Repeat Purchase Metrics
Calculates customer LTV by cohort, tracks repeat purchase rate trends, and forecasts average order frequency. Directly informs acquisition spend decisions and retention strategy.
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