Heap alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Heap in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Heap actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Heap. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Heap's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Heap?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Preseen | The AI forecasting company for global macro events. | Summer 2025 | 1 | Active |
| Lantern | User behavior monitoring for modern product teams | Summer 2019 | 4 | Inactive |
| Scuba | Analytics for impatient people. | Winter 2013 | 51 | Acquired |
| Lotas | AI for quantitative trading | Summer 2025 | 2 | Active |
| Shape | Get data insights without writing SQL | Summer 2021 | 4 | Active |
| Datafold | Automating manual and repetitive data engineering tasks with AI | Summer 2020 | 30 | Active |
| Evidence | Business intelligence as code | Summer 2021 | 6 | Active |
| Pleom | Agentic Business Intelligence | Summer 2025 | — | Active |
| ilumadata | Confidently ship analytics code faster with fewer errors | Summer 2022 | 2 | Inactive |
| Segment | Software and APIs to collect, clean, and control customer data. | Summer 2011 | 550 | Acquired |
Is Heap still active?
Heap has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Heap. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Heap's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.