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Google Analytics (GA4) vs Heap comparison

Compare pricing, deployment, product fit, integrations, and capabilities side by side.

Which platform fits your needs?

Choose Google Analytics (GA4) if

All website owners, from small businesses to enterprises

Capabilities only listed for Google Analytics (GA4)

Important considerations: GA4 has a steep reporting and consent-configuration learning curve; Analytics 360 pricing is not public and standard properties have lower limits.

Choose Heap if

Product teams and marketers who want automatic tracking and user behavior insights

Capabilities only listed for Heap

Important considerations: Session replay, heatmaps, and error analysis are add-ons on Pro and Premier; pricing above Growth is custom.

Attribute Google Analytics (GA4) Heap
Overview Google's mainstream analytics platform for web and app measurement, built around GA4 events, attribution, advertising integrations, and BigQuery-connected reporting for larger deployments.An automatic product analytics platform, now part of Contentsquare, that focuses on low-code event capture, funnels, journeys, enrichment, and enterprise-ready data governance.
Pricing GA4 standard is free; Google Analytics 360 is enterprise-priced via Google salesFree up to 10K monthly sessions; Growth is self-serve; Pro and Premier are custom-priced, with replay and heatmaps sold as add-ons
Deployment Vendor-hosted cloudVendor-hosted cloud
Best for All website owners, from small businesses to enterprisesProduct teams and marketers who want automatic tracking and user behavior insights
Operator Google LLC
Subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
Heap Inc.
Subsidiary of Content Square SAS
Company base Mountain View, United States · United StatesSan Francisco, United States · United States
Organization scale 190,820 employees · parent company, as of 31 Dec 2025No comparable official organization-size figure was publicly disclosed.
Recent direction marketing attribution
Recent official evidence shows a focus on marketing attribution.
suite consolidation
Recent official evidence shows a focus on suite consolidation.
Key features
  • Web and app event analytics
  • Real-time reports
  • E-commerce measurement
  • Advertising attribution
  • Audience building
  • Explorations and funnels
  • BigQuery export
  • Google Ads integration
  • Automatic event capture
  • Funnels and journeys
  • Retention analysis
  • Session replay
  • Heatmaps
  • Error analysis
  • Data enrichment
  • Warehouse connections
Important considerations GA4 has a steep reporting and consent-configuration learning curve; Analytics 360 pricing is not public and standard properties have lower limits.Session replay, heatmaps, and error analysis are add-ons on Pro and Premier; pricing above Growth is custom.
Integrations Google Ads, BigQuery, ShopifySegment, Salesforce
Fact check We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08. We checked this information against official vendor sources on 2026-08-08.

Capability matrix

This matrix shows capabilities recorded in our catalog. Not listed means we have not confirmed the capability here. Check the linked vendor sources for plan, deployment, and usage limits.

AttributeGoogle Analytics (GA4)Heap
A/B testing Not listed Listed
AI insights Listed Listed
App analytics Listed Listed
Audience insights Listed Listed
Behavior analytics Listed Listed
CCPA compliant Not listed Listed
Cohort analysis Listed Listed
Cross-device tracking Listed Listed
Custom reports Listed Listed
Data export Listed Listed
E-commerce tracking Listed Listed
Enterprise Listed Not listed
Event tracking Listed Listed
Free plan Listed Listed
Funnels Listed Listed
GDPR compliant Not listed Listed
Goals Listed Listed
Heatmaps Not listed Listed
Integrations Listed Listed
Real-time data Listed Listed
Retention analytics Listed Listed
Revenue tracking Listed Listed
Session recordings Not listed Listed
User segments Listed Listed
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