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Google Analytics vs Heap comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Google Analytics
Ranking in Web Analytics
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Cross-Channel Attribution Providers (1st)
Heap
Ranking in Web Analytics
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Web Analytics category, the mindshare of Google Analytics is 11.5%, up from 10.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Heap is 5.9%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Analytics Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Google Analytics11.5%
Heap5.9%
Other82.6%
Web Analytics
 

Featured Reviews

Navcharan Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistent Seo Manager at RTDS
Have improved decision-making with effective reporting
Several positive aspects about the product stand out as advantages. Valuable insights can be gained from the unsampled reports available in the product. The cloud type needs to be specified whether it's public, private, or hybrid. The overall rating for Google Analytics 360 is 9 out of 10, where 10 represents the best product.
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

"It allows us to understand where our traffic is coming from, where traffic is dropping off and how our AdWords campaigns are performing."
"Google Analytics definitely provided a lot of data that is now available to everyone, and the easy to use interface and the ability to add custom segments allows everyone to carry out their own analysis and come up with insights."
"The User Explorer is a definite favorite because it allows us to pinpoint a user and check their entire journey through our website including all the events triggered and the pages visited."
"I previously used WebTrends, but Google Analytics was more appealing because it was easy to setup, and it was available online for free."
"As an SEO and digital marketing professional, the two features I have found the most valuable about Google Analytics are the Acquisition tracking and the Goal tracking."
"The customizable reporting feature is important in general, and it helps with making data-driven decisions."
"Our organization has improved because we have solid data that we can use to analyze the impact of our public policies."
"Once you get the hang of GA, you can really use it to your advantage."
"The reporting has helped improve investor relations and let us quantify our growth and progress with ease."
"An immensely useful feature is the retention graphs with the ability to generate retention data for individual features."
"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."
"Discerning application and UX weak points, driving better user retention."
"Heap eliminates the guesswork of funnels, directly resulting in higher conversion rates and revenue."
"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 initial setup process was straightforward."
"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."
 

Cons

"Beginner users access the live help section a lot, because of how confusing it is, so it would not be bad if the function was located within the administration section."
"One area that Analytics falls short is in creating a report archive."
"Beginner users access the live help section a lot, because of how confusing it is, so it would not be bad if the function was located within the administration section."
"Google stripped out search rankings with “not provided.” It upsets many who want to understand how well they are doing in searches."
"There is a time lag of 4 hours for the tracking to get updated in the system."
"Sometimes, the statistics are not updated in real-time and it takes a little time. There are pages where it updates faster than others."
"They can improve their Android app."
"Some spam data is messing up the analytics report; Google should remove spam data."
"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 also found that the analytics dashboards in Heap couldn't be customized as much as desired."
"It's more expensive."
"Their analytics could be more user-friendly."
"My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has a problem because when you are collecting more and more data, it becomes more and more expensive, and the ten thousand free sessions can be burned really fast, after which it became expensive."
"I would rate Heap's scalability around 6 out of 10 because we are still not completely familiar with it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The installation cost is really low and does not require a team with a super performance to run."
"The solution is expensive."
"Heap's pricing can be heavy according to the usage and requirements for control billing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Insurance Company
13%
Real Estate/Law Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Google Analytics?
My general rating for Google Analytics 360 is nine out of ten, where ten is the best. This is the most important question regarding room for improvement. They could add new features or enhance exis...
What is your primary use case for Google Analytics?
For Google Analytics 360, I can describe a few use cases and their purposes.
What advice do you have for others considering Google Analytics?
Several positive aspects about the product stand out as advantages. Valuable insights can be gained from the unsampled reports available in the product. The cloud type needs to be specified whether...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Heap?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has a problem because when you are collecting more and more data, it becomes more and more expensive, and the ten thousand free sessions can be...
What needs improvement with Heap?
Heap can be improved because when you are collecting more and more data, it becomes dirty, and in the end, you receive dirty data that requires a lot of time to analyze and sort. I suggest implemen...
What advice do you have for others considering Heap?
My advice for others looking into using Heap is to try to use it out of the box and see what further customization you can apply. I would rate this review as a nine out of ten.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Google Attribution 360, Google Analytics 360, GA4
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Air Show Buzz, AlfaStrakhovanie, Amari, Global Tech LED, Klarna, La Tienda, Nissan Motor Company, Rasmussen College, Shoes of Prey, Twiddy
Zendesk, Marketo, Ernst & Young, Salesforce
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