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Amplitude vs Heap comparison

 

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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

Amplitude
Ranking in Web Analytics
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Analysis (1st), Mobile Marketing and Advertising (1st), User Activity Monitoring (7th)
Heap
Ranking in Web Analytics
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Web Analytics category, the mindshare of Amplitude is 14.7%, up from 11.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Heap is 6.3%, up from 6.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Suraj Chandak - PeerSpot reviewer
Used for reporting and monitoring purposes and to check the business KPIs
We take real-time decisions based on the solution's charts. We get an automated email from the solution in our mailbox so that we can particularly only check those error reports into Amplitude. If an end user gets an error while trying to do a transaction, we get alerts from the solution. I would recommend the solution to other users. Amplitude is a very easy-to-use and user-friendly tool. It allows us to create charts, demonstrate data, and view it effectively. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Anil Kumar Shrestha - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to debug issues quickly
We've been using Heap for some time, mainly to understand how users interact with our application and identify the most important features. Our product owner finds it valuable for this purpose. As a QA team, we use Heap's session replay and event capture features to debug issues our customer support team reported. When a support ticket comes in about a bug or issue, we review the session replay and event logs to see how the user encountered the problem and where the error occurred. This has been helpful for us. 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. I can describe how data visualization tools have impacted our decision-making process from a QA perspective. These tools have helped show us how users are interacting with our product. This allows us to focus on creating more user-centric test cases. We can see which features are used most and focus our testing efforts there. However, for more detailed information about data-centric decision-making, it would be best to contact our product owner. We're primarily using these tools for test case development and to guide our development process. Before using the tool, we faced challenges when clients reported bugs. It was hard to replicate issues because clients didn't share exactly how they used our application. It would take us one or two days to replicate the problem four or five times. This was frustrating for us. After integrating the solution's analytics, we bought their session review feature. This was very helpful for debugging. We could check exactly what the client did, making it much easier to reproduce and fix issues. It significantly improved our ability to respond to bug reports.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I loved using Amplitude because it allowed me to dive deep into product usage and analyze different customer segments."
"We can create charts and bar charts for visualization purposes and check real-time data with the solution."
"Amplitude offers flexibility in real-time data analysis, allowing users to make immediate decisions."
"Other areas like cohort analysis, defining key events, and user properties were also well-suited for Amplitude. It is an easy tool to use."
"Heap enables one to easily track how customers use one's applications on both the web and mobile."
"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."
"An immensely useful feature is the retention graphs with the ability to generate retention data for individual features."
"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."
"Discerning application and UX weak points, driving better user retention."
"The reporting has helped improve investor relations and let us quantify our growth and progress with ease."
"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

"The visualization of the properties can also be enhanced. Basically, the visualization could be better, and the real-time analytics can be enhanced."
"We have seen tagging issues with Amplitude in rare scenarios, which can be improved."
"Setting up reports in Amplitude was challenging for me as a newer user."
"The free features in Amplitude Analytics need enhancement."
"The product could benefit from more advanced UI features."
"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."
"Their analytics could be more user-friendly."
"It's more expensive."
 

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
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Insurance Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amplitude?
I loved using Amplitude because it allowed me to dive deep into product usage and analyze different customer segments.
What needs improvement with Amplitude?
The free features in Amplitude Analytics need enhancement. The limitations, such as not being able to use the splitting method for certain events, restrict reporting capabilities. This contrasts wi...
What is your primary use case for Amplitude?
I have been working with Amplitude Analytics for around one year, mainly using it alongside GMP products like Google Analytics Four and Google Tag Manager. We recently started using Amplitude Analy...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Heap?
It's pretty costly, and they use the common model of impressions. It's impression-based pricing, which can be costly for websites with high traffic.
What needs improvement with Heap?
From a user perspective, customizing the interface could offer more flexibility. Customizing and branding the visuals a little bit better would take them to the next level.
What advice do you have for others considering Heap?
Heap is quite user-friendly, featuring a primarily no-code interface for primary stakeholders. Some technical skills are required for administrators. However, based on my experience, Heap's design ...
 

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