# Shaper vs Smartlook — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/shaper-vs-smartlook
Author: Yash (https://trutool.co/authors/yash)

Compare Shaper and Smartlook by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Shaper
Shaper is an open source, minimal data platform to create analytics dashboards and embed them into your software.
Best fit: People and teams evaluating analytics & product intelligence for a specific workflow.
- Analysis workflows
- Data workflows
Before you choose: Test a representative task, inspect outputs, and confirm integrations, permissions, data handling, licensing, and current costs.
Pricing: https://taleshape.com/shaper/docs/
- [Read Shaper profile](https://trutool.co/tools/shaper): Read Shaper profile

### Smartlook
Product behaviour and session analytics.
Best fit: Product teams and analysts considering Smartlook for this job: Product behaviour and session analytics.
- Product behaviour and session analytics
Before you choose: Test event accuracy, identity handling, consent settings, retention, and query limits in the exact plan you intend to use.
Pricing: https://www.smartlook.com
- [Read Smartlook profile](https://trutool.co/tools/smartlook): Read Smartlook profile
