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Amplitude vs Heap comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Amplitude
Ranking in Web Analytics
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Analysis (1st), Mobile Marketing and Advertising (2nd), User Activity Monitoring (5th), AI Data Analysis (9th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (9th)
Heap
Ranking in Web Analytics
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Web Analytics category, the mindshare of Amplitude is 13.8%, down from 16.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Heap is 5.5%, up from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Analytics Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amplitude13.8%
Heap5.5%
Other80.7%
Web Analytics
 

Featured Reviews

Saurav Bhattacharjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Analyst at Arcteryx
Empowers teams to build visualization-rich reports and make faster decisions using historical user behavior data
I think areas for Amplitude's improvement include data retention. The maximum data I have worked with, the clickstream data on Amplitude, is two years, whereas we rely on Tableau for historical data of at least two years. I am not sure whether it was my organization paying for lower retention or not, but having historical data would take away the reliance on Tableau. Secondly, reconciling clickstream data with Databricks or other AWS systems could help analysts spend less time verifying the accuracy of both sources, which would be really helpful. Lastly, a more focused approach on error logs is necessary. I have found that, at least with Intuit, we used Splunk more for error logs than Amplitude. Although Amplitude had the capability, developers seemed to prefer Splunk, so if that could be improved, it would be good.
JF
Engagement Manager at TheMathCompany
Provides actionable user behavior insights and improves feature prioritization decisions
I didn't encounter many components that were annoying. One main area of frustration was finding data. When wanting to find data about clicks on a specific UI feature, element, or button, sometimes the objects were not named in a descriptive way. That was our problem on the implementation side, not Heap's. I also found that the analytics dashboards in Heap couldn't be customized as much as desired. I couldn't adjust the charts in the widgets or the settings on each widget to the level wanted in either data granularity or physical size of the widget on the dashboard page. Additional flexibility in dashboard building and widget building would be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Thanks to the Amplitude dashboard, we could access all the proper data, and regardless of which team or which part, all teams' decision-making became based on the data extracted by Amplitude, which contributed to a positive data-driven cultural movement."
"Amplitude is a perfect product that will always fulfill all the data-related needs that your company has, and I would suggest anyone to go for it."
"Having accessible data which can be easily customized and manipulated by even business stakeholders with less technical knowledge is one of the best things."
"Amplitude has provided almost instant value to our dev team when they are deploying new trackable events and seeing how those events line up before they go out to production."
"We can create charts and bar charts for visualization purposes and check real-time data with the solution."
"I loved using Amplitude because it allowed me to dive deep into product usage and analyze different customer segments."
"Amplitude has positively impacted my organization as it allows us to make decisions based on data and iterate faster."
"Amplitude offers flexibility in real-time data analysis, allowing users to make immediate decisions."
"What I like best about it is the session replay feature. It saves a lot of time. I don't need to go and debug or replicate issues multiple times. We can go to the session replay for a few minutes. We can ask when the issue occurred, go to that time in the replay, and see whether the user made a mistake or if there's an app caching issue. That has been very helpful."
"You can track customer behavior with your project, such as how the customer envisions, navigates, uses CPA, and every touch point on the website. You can plan to optimize the phases and the customer behavior of the journey."
"The reporting has helped improve investor relations and let us quantify our growth and progress with ease."
"Heap has improved data-driven decisions, enabled faster issue discovery, increased conversions, and delivered overall better user experiences, which has impacted my organization and our product goals."
"Heap enables one to easily track how customers use one's applications on both the web and mobile."
"After using Heap, I started understanding the complete user journey because of its great feature, the auto-capture, which captures everything from seeing the ad to closing the deal."
"Heap has positively impacted my organization by improving patient experiences through different portals and applications, enabling patients to understand their surgeries and doctor prescriptions better."
"With its ability to easily define user events, one can easily detect how one can better optimize one's product to drive better retention and feature use."
 

Cons

"I give it a nine because it is close to a perfect ten for me, but it is only useful in one layer of the project, not the other, which the tool is supposed to do."
"Setting up reports in Amplitude was challenging for me as a newer user."
"Regarding how Amplitude can be improved, I think that dashboards and charts are ephemeral; people often create dashboards but rarely revisit them, so while a handful of dashboards might survive, the real value lies in the insight derived from them."
"The visualization of the properties can also be enhanced. Basically, the visualization could be better, and the real-time analytics can be enhanced."
"I think areas for Amplitude's improvement include data retention. The maximum data I have worked with, the clickstream data on Amplitude, is two years, whereas we rely on Tableau for historical data of at least two years."
"We attempted to use their screen recording and session recording capabilities as a replacement for a previous vendor, and we found that the functionality they offered did not stack up to the previous vendor."
"There was a little bit of a problem with pricing since the price of Amplitude was really expensive, and although its features and functionality are powerful, making it worth it, it could be a huge obstacle for startups or those not making lots of money."
"We have seen tagging issues with Amplitude in rare scenarios, which can be improved."
"I would rate Heap's scalability around 6 out of 10 because we are still not completely familiar with it."
"It's pretty costly, and they use the common model of impressions."
"Based on my experience, there's some room for improvement. The application is a bit slow. Also, I must read through old documentation when I need to check for new features. It's not very user-friendly. Once you're in the application, it's easy because it has many features. But for first-time users, you have to go through all the documents, which can be challenging."
"The product could benefit from more advanced UI features."
"Their analytics could be more user-friendly."
"I would like to see improvements in Heap including more dashboard customization, better predictive analysis, mobile support, more AI insights, and greater reporting flexibility."
"It's more expensive."
"I also found that the analytics dashboards in Heap couldn't be customized as much as desired."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is a little on the higher end, especially when considering scalability."
"Heap's pricing can be heavy according to the usage and requirements for control billing."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
12%
Construction Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Insurance Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amplitude?
Amplitude and all SaaS software nowadays need to improve their AI feature to keep up with competitors, and my experience with the demo showed it looks cool but needs enhancement.
What is your primary use case for Amplitude?
As a growth marketer, product analytics tools like Amplitude are a powerful weapon for marketers, allowing us to see all user funnels from acquisition to churn and retention. It was really easy to ...
What advice do you have for others considering Amplitude?
There are currently really good product analytics tools, and some are free, but if you want to analyze and see really proper data, especially as a CEO wanting to encounter the truth of your own dat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Heap?
Regarding my experience with pricing, I am not entirely certain as another team manages that aspect, but I believe Heap provides a good licensing model. It has valid licensing for users across orga...
What needs improvement with Heap?
Heap can be improved, especially considering data privacy concerns, as patient data is sometimes shared with different staff members, and sensitive information should be protected. There must be an...
What advice do you have for others considering Heap?
I would rate Heap eight out of ten. I chose eight out of ten for Heap because, while it offers a different way of handling data, I compared it to one of the tools I used earlier called Amplitude, w...
 

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