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Userpilot vs Heap: Analytics you can act on in one all-in-one platform.

Heap is a well-known analytics tool - but it can't build in-app guides or survey users, so you bolt on separate tools. Userpilot is all-in-one: analytics with autocapture, session replay, surveys, in-app guidance, and email - with predictable MAU-based pricing and 3-year data retention.

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Why Switch

Why teams choose Userpilot over Heap

Heap's analytics, autocapture, and heatmaps are strong, but it has no in-app guidance or surveys - so you integrate separate tools, and its session-based pricing is unpredictable. Userpilot pairs analytics and session replay with in-app guidance, surveys, and email - all in one tool, with predictable MAU pricing.

Act on Insights, In-App

Heap shows you the data - but it can't build in-app guides. Userpilot lets you act on insights with no-code flows, tooltips, and checklists, in the same tool.

Surveys Built In

Heap has no surveys - you integrate a separate tool. Userpilot has NPS, CES, CSAT, and custom surveys built in, tied to product usage.

Predictable MAU Pricing

Heap's session-based pricing is unpredictable and adds up as you scale. Userpilot is MAU-based: predictable and cost-effective.

3-Year Data Retention

Heap keeps 1 year on its Growth plan (more is an add-on). Userpilot includes 3 years of data retention on Growth.

One Tool, Not Many

Heap needs separate onboarding and survey tools. Userpilot is all-in-one: analytics, session replay, surveys, in-app guidance, and email.

AI That Reads Your Whole Product

Lia analyzes almost all of your workspace data, auto-triggers analysis skills, and surfaces what matters - so you spend less time digging through dashboards.

Side by side

Heap vs Userpilot

A plain-language comparison for teams evaluating both - straight from our battle card.

Heap
Userpilot
Product Analytics + Autocapture
Heap Funnels, trends, paths, retention, and autocapture.
Userpilot The same analytics, with autocapture built in.
Heatmaps
Heap Included.
Userpilot Not offered today - Userpilot focuses on analytics, replay, and engagement.
Session Replay
Heap Included.
Userpilot Included.
In-App Guidance
Heap Not available - integrate a separate onboarding tool.
Userpilot Build onboarding tours and announce features, no code.
Surveys
Heap Not available - integrate a separate survey tool.
Userpilot NPS, CES, CSAT, and fully custom surveys.
Email Engagement
Heap Not available.
Userpilot Real-time behaviour-triggered emails.
Resource Center
Heap Not available.
Userpilot Reduce support tickets by letting users find info in your product.
Data Retention
Heap 1 year (additional years are an add-on).
Userpilot 3 years on the Growth plan.
Devices Supported
Heap Web, native Android & iOS apps.
Userpilot Web, native Android & iOS apps.
Pricing
Heap Session-based - unpredictable, not publicly disclosed, and climbs as you scale.
Userpilot MAU-based from $12k/year - predictable, with onboarding and surveys included.
Feature by feature

Everything Heap measures. Plus the power to act on it.

Match Heap On Product Analytics

Userpilot gives you the same funnels, trends, paths, and retention - with autocapture - and lets you act on them in the same tool, no integration required.

  • Funnels, trends, paths, and retention out of the box
  • Autocapture events with no code
  • 3 years of data retention on the Growth plan
  • Custom dashboards for Product, CS, and Growth teams
  • Ask Lia to analyze activation, adoption, or any segment instantly
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Userpilot Product Analytics - Heap Alternative
The AI advantage

AI that does the analysis for you. Meet Lia.

Heap can hand you dashboards, but you still do the digging. Userpilot's Lia is an AI product analyst that reads almost everything in your workspace, surfaces what matters before you ask, and turns it into action.

Available now

Lia Chat - your AI product analyst

Ask questions across almost all of your workspace data. Built-in skills auto-trigger by intent - analyze activation, product health, feature adoption, or compare segments - and Lia can generate reports, surveys, and checklists on command.

Rolling out in 2026

Discover - proactive intelligence

Lia runs continuously in the background across Activation, Adoption, Monetisation, and Retention. Six detection engines flag anomalies, UX friction, account risk, and opportunities - delivered as a daily brief and a weekly signed thesis, with every signal promotable to action in one click.

Rolling out in 2026

AI code instrumentation + MCP

Lia connects to your product repo and builds a live map of pages, components, actions, and flows. No manual event tagging, no analytics going stale - and any coding agent can act on a Lia recommendation grounded in the real file.

Onboarding tools show users what to do. Lia shows you what's working - across your analytics, your engagement, and your codebase.

Results from teams running on Userpilot

99%
Reduction in 1:1 training hours - RecruitNow
75%
Increase in feature usage - Cleeng
25%
Fewer support requests - Osano
Already on Heap?

We'll handle the whole migration - free.

A dedicated specialist will move your tours and content over so you're not starting from zero. And you get full Userpilot access while you're still paying for Heap.

  • Import your existing tours and content
  • Recreate all Heap experiences in Userpilot 1:1
  • Onboard every team for confidence and day-one readiness
  • Free and full access to Userpilot until your Heap contract expires
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Customer Stories

Teams that wanted onboarding and data chose Userpilot

Anna Sobiak
Anna Sobiak
Product Designer, Cleeng
★★★★★

"Userpilot helps us learn where to focus and understand what our users are doing - track behavior as they interact with our product, and link that back to upgrading from free to paid."

Bouwe Metz
Bouwe Metz
Senior Customer Success Manager, RecruitNow
★★★★★

"We significantly streamlined customer training to just 4 hours a month. Previously, we had two team members handling an overwhelming number of training sessions daily."

Leyre Iniguez
Leyre Iniguez
Customer Experience Lead, Cuvama
★★★★★

"I use Userpilot for 3 areas: flows, analytics, and resource center - I like that it is a complete solution! And I really like that I now have access to what my users are doing without needing to ask the engineering team."

Industry recognition

G2 badges 2026

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