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Heap vs Optimizely 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

Heap
Ranking in Web Analytics
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Optimizely
Ranking in Web Analytics
13th
Average Rating
9.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (16th), Feature Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Web Analytics category, the mindshare of Heap is 5.5%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Optimizely is 4.3%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Analytics Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Heap5.5%
Optimizely4.3%
Other90.2%
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Featured Reviews

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.
it_user623373 - PeerSpot reviewer
AB Testing and Web Optimization Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It's given us a powerful tool that's doesn't limit our test ideas by the confines of code we can or cannot use.
Ease of building the test via HTML, Java, and CSS. It's given us a powerful tool that's doesn't limit our test ideas by the confines of code we can or cannot use The thoroughness of results has helped our company make better decisions for our website. Decisions that help our customers with their…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"Heap has positively impacted my organization by giving our team visibility into how users interact with our application, allowing us to move from guessing to real-time information."
"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."
"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."
"Discerning application and UX weak points, driving better user retention."
"Heap eliminates the guesswork of funnels, directly resulting in higher conversion rates and revenue."
"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."
"Optimizely is a great product that has inspired a great community and is the standard for A/B testing."
"Customer service is the best in the testing industry; transparent support along with a very strong community."
"Customer service is wonderful."
"Dead simple A/B testing with no code knoweldge needed."
"ROI: Infinite! (Got 3X conversion improvement using suggestions given by the product during the free evaluation period)"
"Customer service is excellent!"
"Optimizely can work for a lot more things than only testing; it is a pretty easy yet powerful tool."
 

Cons

"The product could benefit from more advanced UI features."
"It's more expensive."
"I also found that the analytics dashboards in Heap couldn't be customized as much as desired."
"I would rate Heap's scalability around 6 out of 10 because we are still not completely familiar with it."
"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 pretty costly, and they use the common model of impressions."
"Their analytics could be more user-friendly."
"Data privacy is crucial, as my organization has experienced real-time examples where thousands of patients' sensitive data have been compromised."
"There were previously issues with experiments saving as expected in Classic."
"Better communication with 3rd party implementation"
"Does not allow multipage variants (i.e. allows only variants in elements inside one page)."
"Verifying goals could be easier."
"Exporting statistics provide more statistical data."
"When testing images or anything involving JavaScript or more than text, they can really slow down the load performance of a page."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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
Insurance Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

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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