Heap is a product analytics platform that auto-captures every user event — funnels, session replay, and retroactive analysis for in-app behaviour. PageGuard monitors your website’s public-facing health — WCAG accessibility, Core Web Vitals, SEO, and ADA compliance — with zero JS snippet required.
ADA Title II Deadline: April 24, 2026
State and local government websites must meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Heap auto-captures in-app events but provides no accessibility auditing or ADA compliance monitoring. PageGuard monitors accessibility continuously — alerting you before violations occur.
| Feature | PageGuard | Heap |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ✓ Free + from $9/mo (automated website health monitoring) | Free tier limited; Growth/Enterprise plans typically $3,600+/year; quote-based |
| Who is it for? | Small businesses, designers, agencies — frontend health, ADA compliance & SEO | Product teams wanting auto-captured event analytics, funnels & session replay |
| Accessibility audit (WCAG / ADA) | ✓ Yes — WCAG 2.1 AA scored 0–100 with specific issue list | No — no accessibility scoring or WCAG compliance checks |
| Technical SEO audit | ✓ Yes — meta tags, headings, canonical, structured data, robots.txt | No — no SEO auditing capabilities |
| Performance scoring (Core Web Vitals) | ✓ Yes — LCP, CLS, FCP scored 0–100 with fix recommendations | No — no Core Web Vitals scoring or front-end performance auditing |
| Auto-captured event analytics | No — scans public HTML health, not in-app user events | ✓ Yes — auto-captures every click, pageview, and interaction without manual tagging |
| Session replay | No — focuses on technical health monitoring, not recordings | ✓ Yes — session replay to watch individual user sessions |
| Requires JS snippet installation | ✓ No — zero setup, scan any public URL instantly | Yes — requires Heap.js snippet on every page to capture events |
| ADA Title II compliance monitoring | ✓ Yes — WCAG audit + automated email alert on accessibility regression | No — no ADA compliance features or alerts |
| Continuous automated monitoring & alerts | ✓ Yes — weekly or daily scans with email alerts on score drops | No — passive event collection; no proactive website health alerts |
| Best Practices audit (HTTPS, security headers) | ✓ Yes — HTTPS enforcement, security headers, image optimisation | No — no front-end best practices auditing |
| No-signup instant scan | ✓ Yes — scan any URL in ~30 seconds, no account required | No — requires account creation and snippet installation before data flows |
| Retroactive analytics | No — focuses on current page health, not historical events | ✓ Yes — reanalyse all auto-captured historical data without re-tagging |
| AI-generated plain-English report | ✓ Yes — explains technical issues in non-technical language | No — data dashboards require analytics expertise to interpret |
| Multi-site management | ✓ Yes — monitor up to 50 sites from $9/mo | Single product workspace per plan; additional projects via separate accounts |
Unlike Heap, no JS snippet, no account required. Performance + Accessibility + SEO + Best Practices scored in 30 seconds.
Results in ~30 seconds. 4 scores: Performance, Accessibility, SEO, Best Practices.
They solve different problems. Heap auto-captures every in-app event — clicks, pageviews, interactions, session replay, and retroactive analysis. PageGuard monitors your public-facing website health — WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility scoring, Core Web Vitals, technical SEO, and ADA compliance alerts. Many teams use both: Heap for product analytics and user behaviour, PageGuard for ensuring the site is accessible and healthy for all visitors.
No — Heap does not provide WCAG 2.1 AA compliance scoring or ADA accessibility monitoring. It is a product analytics platform focused on auto-capturing in-app user behaviour, not the technical health of public web pages. With the ADA Title II deadline on April 24, 2026, PageGuard provides the accessibility monitoring that Heap cannot.
PageGuard is free for on-demand website health audits — no JS snippet, no account, zero setup. While Heap has a free tier for limited event analytics, it does not monitor website health, accessibility, or SEO. PageGuard lets you scan any public URL and receive a scored report covering Performance, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), SEO, and Best Practices in ~30 seconds. Automated monitoring starts at $9/month — far more affordable than Heap’s Growth plans at $3,600+/year.
Yes — they are complementary tools. Use Heap to understand how users interact with your product (auto-captured events, session replay, retroactive analysis, funnels) and PageGuard to ensure your public-facing pages are technically healthy and accessible (WCAG audit, SEO audit, Core Web Vitals, ADA compliance monitoring). Together: Heap for “what are users doing inside the product”, PageGuard for “is the site healthy and accessible to all visitors”.