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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Heap

    Score8.1 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Heap is a web analytics platform captures every user interaction on web iOS with no extra code. The tool allows you to track events and set up funnels to understand user flow and dropoff. It also provides visualization tools to track trends over time.

    $0

    per month

    WebEngage

    Score4.1 out of 10
    N/AWebEngage calls itself a multi-channel user engagement platform. It automates communication across a user's lifecycle and helps companies send messages via these channels: Web Messages In-app Messages Push Notifications Web Push Notification Email Marketing SMS Marketing Facebook Remarketing According to the vendor, cross-device tracking helps keep communication coherent and contextual, making the…N/A
    Pricing
    HeapWebEngage
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Up to 10k sessions/month
    Growth
    Starting at $3,600 annually
    Up to 300k sessions/year
    Pro
    Contact Heap Sales
    Custom sessions per month and unlimited projects
    Premier
    Contact Heap Sales
    Custom sessions per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HeapWebEngage
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsHeap pricing is based on session volume. A session is a period of activity from a single user on your app or website. It can include many pageviews or events.Pricing is customised according to the customer usage and requirement. Contact support@webengage.com to know more about pricing plans.
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    Community Pulse
    HeapWebEngage
    Considered Both Products
    Contentsquare
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    WebEngage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    216 Answers
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    149 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    215 Answers
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    117 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    121 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    HeapWebEngage
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Heap and WebEngage
    Feature
    Heap
    -
    Ratings
    WebEngage
    7.4
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Dynamic content00 Ratings7.36 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Heap and WebEngage
    Feature
    Heap
    -
    Ratings
    WebEngage
    6.1
    5 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings6.65 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings5.65 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Heap and WebEngage
    Feature
    Heap
    -
    Ratings
    WebEngage
    6.9
    6 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Heap and WebEngage
    Feature
    Heap
    -
    Ratings
    WebEngage
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.76 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Heap and WebEngage
    Feature
    Heap
    -
    Ratings
    WebEngage
    7.1
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    API00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings6.85 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
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    HeapWebEngage
    Small Businesses
    Mixpanel
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Gainsight PX
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Gainsight PX
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HeapWebEngage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (233 ratings)
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (65 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.4
    (61 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HeapWebEngage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Contentsquare
    Scenarios when Heap was well suited: It is when a user claims that he encountered a bug without giving us the details of the error message. Scenarios where it is less appropriate: Its when we try to capture user interaction in our mobile app
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    WebEngage
    WebEngage can easily reduce turnaround time for product and marketing teams to execute marketing campaigns for specific user segments as well as remove any dependency on internal tech teams for the development and maintenance of automation journeys. Further, A/B tests can be executed to measure the performance of message variants in real-time directly from the panel. But WebEngage lacks a robust Analytics platform. While basic metrics such as open rate and click-through rate for messages being sent can be considered for reporting, attribution is still not the strongest suit in case the marketing team relies on multiple Ad networks for acquisition. Thus, as per experience, it's better to use the automation suite offered by WebEngage with a different data analytics platform.
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    Pros
    Contentsquare
    • Realtime interactions which are captured automatically is a unique feature which no other product offers.
    • Low code implementation is a big plus for marketing teams, as there is less dependency on engineering
    • Detailed customer behaviours can be studied with captured replay sessions
    • Due to all the above points - it helped to improve customer experience
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    WebEngage
    • Ease in creating user journeys.
    • Easy implementation of APIs.
    • Good reporting dashboard and scheduling features.
    • Segmentation of the users is easy.
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    Cons
    Contentsquare
    • I think Heap can improve its onboarding; I would love to see some info that is helpful for someone who isn't in Heap every single day.
    • Sharing dashboards can be tricky, it feels like a huge learning curve that I already have forgotten how to do.
    Incentivized
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    WebEngage
    • Relays
    • Onsite should have more options of templates.
    • Backend support for better reachability of the channels.
    • Cohort studies should be more customizable.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Contentsquare
    It's a great platform. I'm glad that one of our product managers introduced it because it has allowed us to create all kinds of new functionality. We're not only able to create a better product experience from our communications because of Heap, but we're also able to generate all kinds of helpful analysis.
    Incentivized
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    WebEngage
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    Usability
    Contentsquare
    On a scale from 1-10, I find Heap to be incredibly user-friendly and easy to use. I enjoyed the training videos available and was quickly able to pick up how to create events and reports to track user interactions on our product. I would recommend Heap for its usability first and foremost.
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    WebEngage
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Contentsquare
    I've never run into any issues with Heap's availability, Heap is always there when I need it. I haven't run into any issues like application errors or unplanned outages during my 2+ years of using Heap. Each and every time I log in to Heap I have a completely functional experience
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    WebEngage
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Contentsquare
    Heap doesn't affect page load times considerably nor has a large impact [on] our overall score, as far as page loading times inside of the tool its pretty reliable to retrieve data as much as "instant" that it can be the delay seems to be on data getting tracked into the servers to be read but it's not significant.
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    WebEngage
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Contentsquare
    Heap support has allowed us to troubleshoot and test a lot of different items. Their support team is always helpful and friendly, even when we come to them with the most complicated questions. I think this greatly improves the value proposition of the product because their support team is knowledgable and friendly.
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    WebEngage
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Contentsquare
    The implementation was smooth and easy. The Heap team helped us with implementation and it went great! Within a few weeks, we were fully up and running and utilizing the platform to its full capability. This is an additional thing that has made this platform so great and we couldn't recommend it enough.
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    WebEngage
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    Alternatives Considered
    Contentsquare
    Heap offers a ton of functionality on a single platform.It also has an smart data science layer to offers suggestions for next steps in the analysis, allowing us to explore alternative paths we may not think to take. The low-code option for updating data is appealing, and there is a lot of automation with minimal engineering effort.
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    WebEngage
    WebEngage's dashboard is relatively more intuitive and easy to understand. Further in terms of cost as well it is value to money as it delivers excellent ROI. The after-sales support is also better in terms of responsiveness and helps in case of issues with the execution of campaigns. The account managers also ideate and help in the optimization and creation of new user journeys.
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    Scalability
    Contentsquare
    The most challenging part of using Heap in a growing organization is the naming and structure in which reports and dashboards are organized. I work within the marketing department and our Heap leader internally works within the IT/Product department, which makes it challenging because we often don't speak the same language, so the learning curve has been steep without any specific use-case examples to leverage online.
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    WebEngage
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Contentsquare
    • It has helped us make decisions on what products to scope for our MVP based on the usage data.
    • It's allowed us to measure success with our beta product.
    • It's helped us view our conversion rates in an easy and usable manner.
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    WebEngage
    • Helped in lowering cost of marketing.
    • Driving higher volume of Direct Sales.
    • Increasing conversion rate on the website.
    • Increasing lead to sale ratio.
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    ScreenShots

    Heap Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dashboard in Heap (Use to get Product or User Behavior Insights)Screenshot of Effort Analysis provides the first-ever quantitative measurement of user friction, capturing the difficulty users face when moving through every step of every user flow across the digital experience.Screenshot of Heap Illuminate looks for the most common events between two steps in a funnel and generates a Top Events table that displays how well paths including different events convert to the next step so you can understand how that behavior is helping or hurting conversion.Screenshot of From Top Events you can choose an event and use Path Comparison to fork your funnel and see how the selected behavior impacts conversion downstream.

    WebEngage Screenshots

    Screenshot of Webengage dashboard - User AnalyticsScreenshot of Webenagge dashboard - User DetailsScreenshot of Webengage dashboard - Creating Mobile notificationsScreenshot of Webengage dashboard - Creating EmailsScreenshot of Webengage Dashboard - Journey DesignerScreenshot of Webengage Dashboard - Journey Designer (2)