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TL;DR<\/h2>\n

Hyros and Wicked Reports are closer competitors than most Hyros comparisons. Both use first-party, server-side tracking, both support long attribution windows, and both serve info-product, coaching, and subscription ecommerce. Wicked Reports is strongest when CRM-linked attribution and AI-driven Scale, Chill, and Kill calls from its 5 Forces AI product are the top priority, with pricing that starts around $500 per month plus $199 per month add-ons for 5 Forces AI and Advanced Signal. Hyros is strongest when precision at the funnel level, long-window tracking at scale, and VIP support are top priorities, with Business pricing plans typically starting at $230 to $379 per month and scaling with tracked revenue. Both are credible choices. Hyros carries 601 Trustpilot reviews at 4.8 as of April 2026.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What Are Hyros and Wicked Reports?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The measurement gap both tools are built to close.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the thing most people running ads don’t want to hear: Facebook’s going to take credit for the sale, Google’s going to take credit for the sale, and you can’t verify it because it’s a black box. Both platforms are raising their hands saying they drove the conversion, and you’re left looking at numbers that don’t add up against your actual revenue. I built Hyros because I lived that problem inside my own ad accounts, and the only way out of it is a first-party tracking layer that sits between your funnels and the ad networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why Hyros and Wicked Reports both exist. They’re first-party, server-side attribution platforms with deep roots in the info-product and coaching world, and the overlap between them is real. According to a Databox analysis<\/a>, summing all platform-reported conversions typically produces 150-250% of actual closed customers. A LayerFive study<\/a> found that nearly half of marketing spend is wasted due to poor attribution. I’ve seen this play out in the accounts I’ve reviewed firsthand. The gap between what the platforms claim and what actually happened in your payment processor is rarely small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me give you one number that makes it concrete. In our own call funnel (the most basic funnel to track) Facebook only caught 42 calls. We were tracking 116 calls. That’s a 63% undercounting rate on a funnel so simple it’s just a click and a booking page. If I had used Facebook’s metrics, I would have called those ads a failure. Instead, I’m paying $200 per call (not the $500 Facebook’s numbers suggested), which is printing money. That’s the exact math both Hyros and Wicked Reports are built to fix. The difference between them is where each one focuses its energy once the tracking is clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyros is a modern AI-powered ad tracking and attribution platform built around precision, long attribution windows, and multi-funnel support for high-spend direct-response advertisers. Wicked Reports is a first-party attribution platform that ties orders and leads to their source down to the order ID and CRM ID, with unlimited attribution windows and an AI decision engine called 5 Forces AI that produces weekly Scale, Chill, and Kill recommendations per campaign. Both are strong fits for info-product, coaching, and long-sales-cycle ecommerce. The meaningful differences show up in depth of AI tooling, support model, integration footprint, and how each platform prices the attribution job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Verdict:<\/strong> Choose Hyros if you need precision long-window attribution across high-spend direct-response funnels with VIP support on every plan. Choose Wicked Reports if you need CRM-linked attribution down to order ID and want AI-driven Scale, Chill, and Kill decision recommendations from 5 Forces AI.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

How Do Hyros and Wicked Reports Compare on Features?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The lifetime-value question Wicked answers natively.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The feature surface area between these two platforms is the closest of any Hyros comparison in this sprint. Both vendors start from the same architectural premise: first-party data, server-side collection, long attribution windows, and CRM awareness. The differences live in how each product expresses that architecture at the dashboard level and how each one connects attribution to decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature<\/th>Hyros<\/th>Wicked Reports<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Primary use case<\/td>Precision funnel attribution for direct-response<\/td>CRM-linked first-party attribution with AI decisions<\/td><\/tr>
Server-side tracking<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
First-party data collection<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes (core product)<\/td><\/tr>
Multi-touch attribution<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
Attribution windows<\/td>Long (multi-year supported)<\/td>Unlimited (advertised)<\/td><\/tr>
Order-ID and CRM-ID linking<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes (core strength)<\/td><\/tr>
New vs repeat customer separation<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes (automatic)<\/td><\/tr>
Customer lifetime value attribution<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes (core strength)<\/td><\/tr>
AI decision engine<\/td>Limited<\/td>Yes (5 Forces AI: Scale, Chill, Kill)<\/td><\/tr>
Enriched signal back to ad platforms<\/td>Yes (CAPI and enhanced conversions)<\/td>Yes (Advanced Signal add-on)<\/td><\/tr>
Email and CRM integration depth<\/td>30+ integrations<\/td>Core product area<\/td><\/tr>
Shopify integration<\/td>Yes<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
Info-product and funnel support<\/td>Yes (core strength)<\/td>Yes (core strength)<\/td><\/tr>
Subscription and long-sales-cycle fit<\/td>Strong<\/td>Strong<\/td><\/tr>
Post-purchase survey support<\/td>No native<\/td>Limited<\/td><\/tr>
Marketing mix modeling<\/td>No<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Incrementality testing<\/td>Limited<\/td>Limited<\/td><\/tr>
Pricing model<\/td>Quote-based on tracked revenue<\/td>Banded by order volume plus add-ons<\/td><\/tr>
Support model<\/td>VIP on every plan<\/td>Standard by plan<\/td><\/tr>
Public review footprint<\/td>601 Trustpilot reviews at 4.8<\/td>Smaller, mostly G2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Five rows in that table deserve special attention because they drive the actual buying decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before digging into those five rows, one number frames the entire comparison. Hyros tracks 20-50% more sales than ad platforms alone. I’ve seen this in our own accounts and it’s consistent. On the Hyros Shopify integration page, we report that Facebook underreports conversions by approximately 30%, Google by approximately 29%, and TikTok by approximately 33%. Independent analysis from Softailed<\/a> found that server-side tracking recovers 18-40% more conversions compared to browser-only methods. Those gaps aren’t academic. They are exactly why both Hyros and Wicked Reports exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first is attribution window length. Wicked Reports advertises unlimited attribution windows as a named feature. Hyros offers long multi-year windows by default, which is enough to capture info-product webinar funnels, coaching application cycles, and subscription first-year paybacks. For the overwhelming majority of direct-response accounts, the practical difference between “unlimited” and “multi-year long” is zero. The longer your window, the more noise tends to show up near the tail, which is why most operators set a hard cap anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second is CRM-ID linking. This is where Wicked Reports has been investing for years. The platform was built around attribution down to the order ID and CRM ID, with automatic separation of new versus repeat customers and lifetime value modeling on top of that. If your attribution question is “which ad source actually produced the customer who paid us $8,000 over 18 months,” Wicked answers that natively. Hyros can answer the same question when CRMs are integrated, but the out-of-the-box CRM-linked attribution workflow is a Wicked Reports strength by design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third is the AI decision engine. Wicked Reports sells 5 Forces AI as an add-on at $199 per month. It is a weekly recommendation layer that looks at attribution, cohort, and spend data across campaigns and produces Scale, Chill, or Kill calls. Some operators love this because it turns the attribution dashboard into a to-do list. Others prefer not to hand campaign pacing to an algorithm. My philosophy with Hyros is different. I focus on producing the cleanest possible numbers and leaving pacing decisions to the media buyer. If you want the platform to make the call for you, Wicked has the named feature. If you want the platform to get the math right and let humans decide, Hyros is the cleaner fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth is the support model. Hyros includes VIP support on every plan and backs new accounts with a 90-day guarantee of 20-30% ROI improvement or you don’t pay. That matters when a tracking script breaks mid-launch on a $40,000 per day campaign and the clock is running. Wicked Reports offers standard support tiered by plan, with enterprise-level service at the top. For teams that treat attribution uptime as revenue infrastructure, the always-on VIP model is a tangible reason Hyros retention stays high among high-spend accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fifth is the public review footprint. Hyros has 601 Trustpilot reviews at a 4.8 average as of April 2026. Wicked Reports has a smaller, primarily G2-based review footprint. Public reviews are an imperfect signal, but they shape buyer confidence and the depth of field-tested edge cases. For a team betting a large media budget on a single tracking layer, that track record is rarely irrelevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Does Hyros Pricing Compare to Wicked Reports?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pricing current as of April 2026. Verify before purchase. Both vendors use quote-based pricing that changes, and Wicked Reports pricing bands shift on the next billing cycle when you grow into a new tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both platforms scale pricing with the business, but the input variables are different. Hyros scales with tracked revenue, which ties the bill to the size of the attribution job. Wicked Reports scales with order volume and stacks paid add-ons for its AI and signal features on top of the base plan. Neither model is inherently cheaper. The right comparison depends on how many orders you process, how much revenue you’re attributing, and which add-ons you actually need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan<\/th>Hyros<\/th>Wicked Reports<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Free tier<\/td>No<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Entry paid<\/td>~$230-$379\/mo Business pricing (quote)<\/td>From ~$500\/mo (scales with order volume)<\/td><\/tr>
Mid tier<\/td>Scales with tracked revenue<\/td>Measure and Scale plans (banded by order volume)<\/td><\/tr>
Add-ons<\/td>Included in base plan<\/td>Advanced Signal +$199\/mo, 5 Forces AI +$199\/mo<\/td><\/tr>
Enterprise<\/td>Custom quote<\/td>Custom quote<\/td><\/tr>
Agency plan<\/td>Yes (custom)<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
Organic-only plan<\/td>$49\/mo<\/td>No<\/td><\/tr>
Support at entry tier<\/td>VIP on every plan<\/td>Standard tiered<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A few observations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyros doesn’t publish a self-serve price list. Multiple third-party sources cite a $230 to $379 per month entry range for Business pricing plans. Treat those as directional. The quote is always based on tracked revenue, number of funnels, and integration complexity. Organic-only sites can use the $49 per month Hyros Organic plan, which has no Wicked Reports equivalent. The pricing logic ties back to the core product bet: according to Hyros, “On average brands see at least a 15% increase in ad revenue” from fixing attribution alone, so the platform prices against that upside instead of against a flat feature list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wicked Reports publishes pricing that begins around $500 per month at the entry tier and scales in bands with order volume. The two key add-ons are Advanced Signal at $199 per month, which is how Wicked pushes enriched conversion data back to ad platforms, and 5 Forces AI at $199 per month, which is the weekly decision engine. A stack running Measure plus both add-ons crosses $600 per month quickly before you hit the next order-volume band. That isn’t a knock on Wicked. It is just the math buyers need to run before they compare headline prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a practical framing, consider a coaching business doing $150,000 per month in ad spend and $800,000 per month in revenue with deep CRM and email sequences. Hyros will quote that account in the low four figures per month based on tracked revenue. Wicked Reports will land in a similar neighborhood once you add Advanced Signal and 5 Forces AI, because the base plan is cheaper but the add-ons are where the product lives. At that scale, the deciding factor rarely comes down to $500 per month. It comes down to whether you want CRM-linked attribution with an AI decision layer on top, or precision funnel attribution with VIP support and no add-ons to manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For background on how attribution windows and CLV modeling interact, see our guide to customer lifetime value attribution<\/a> and the primer on what ad attribution is<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Should Choose Hyros?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Different strengths, not a better-or-worse ranking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wicked Reports has deep roots in info-products, and I respect what they’ve built around CRM-linked attribution. I’ve watched it work well for operators who already have a mature CRM stack and want AI to make the weekly Scale, Chill, Kill call for them. But I’ve also watched it struggle in accounts where the main question isn’t about lifetime value. It’s about which Facebook campaign is burning $8,000 a day on traffic that won’t convert. In those accounts, what the operator needs is funnel precision and someone on the line when the tracking breaks. That’s Hyros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyros is built for high-spend direct-response operators who treat attribution as mission-critical infrastructure, not a weekly reporting layer. The customer profile is specific and has stayed consistent for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n