How to Build Your Own Heap
Replace Heap with a custom build. Product analytics that captures every user interaction automatically.
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 42 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 42 features
Analysis(9 features)
Compare your metrics against industry benchmarks.
Compare behavior across different user cohorts.
Detailed analysis of multi-step conversion paths.
Analyze conversion paths and identify where users drop off.
Define and track custom business goals and milestones.
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Data Collection(5 features)
Automatically records all user interactions without manual event setup.
Track users across multiple domains and subdomains.
Send server-side events to supplement autocapture data.
Add custom user and event properties for advanced analysis.
Define custom events retroactively from your autocaptured data.
Compliance(4 features)
Track all user actions and changes within your workspace.
Manage data classifications and sensitive information handling.
Mask or exclude sensitive data from collection.
Tools to manage data privacy and user deletion requests.
Reporting(4 features)
Build tailored dashboards for different teams and stakeholders.
Create custom dashboards to track key metrics and KPIs.
View live updates of key metrics as they happen.
Automatically generate and email reports on a schedule.
AI Features(3 features)
AI-powered assistant that answers questions about your product data.
AI-powered predictions for churn, conversion, and user lifetime value.
AI suggests important events to track based on your data.
Integration(3 features)
Programmatic access to data and analytics functionality.
Export analysis results and raw data in multiple formats.
Export raw events to your data warehouse for custom analysis.
Administration(2 features)
Manage team permissions with granular access controls.
Enterprise single sign-on with SAML 2.0 support.
Experimentation(2 features)
Run experiments to test feature changes and measure impact.
Control feature rollout with feature flags and experiments.
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 42 features at very easy complexity.