Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
Heap is named by 67% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
Several product analytics tools offer free trials or free plans. The best options to consider in 2026 are: Tool Free access Best for ------------------------ Heap Free trial Automatic event tracking and user behavior Pendo 30-day free trial Product analytics and in-app guidance Mixpanel Free forever, 1M events/month Funnels, retention and user analytics Amplitude Free forever, 2M events/month Advanced product analytics My recommendations
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: LogRocket, Userpilot, PostHog
- LogRocket — LogRocket offers a 14-day free trial with no free plan afterward.
- Userpilot — Other product analytics tools offering trials include Userpilot (14 days), Countly, Pendo (30 days), UXCam (14 days), and Plausible (30 days).
- Countly — Other product analytics tools offering trials include Userpilot (14 days), Countly, Pendo (30 days), UXCam (14 days), and Plausible (30 days). ↑ 1 vs last week
- Pendo — Other product analytics tools offering trials include Userpilot (14 days), Countly, Pendo (30 days), UXCam (14 days), and Plausible (30 days). ↑ 6 vs last week
- UXCam — Other product analytics tools offering trials include Userpilot (14 days), Countly, Pendo (30 days), UXCam (14 days), and Plausible (30 days). ↓ 2 vs last week
- Plausible — Other product analytics tools offering trials include Userpilot (14 days), Countly, Pendo (30 days), UXCam (14 days), and Plausible (30 days). New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Matomo, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, PostHog, FullStory
- Mixpanel — Several top product analytics platforms offer permanent free tiers or free access rather than a temporary time-bound trial, allowing you to use the core platform without entering a credit… ↑ 1 vs last week
- Amplitude — Several top product analytics platforms offer permanent free tiers or free access rather than a temporary time-bound trial, allowing you to use the core platform without entering a credit… ↓ 1 vs last week
- Heap — Several top product analytics platforms offer permanent free tiers or free access rather than a temporary time-bound trial, allowing you to use the core platform without entering a credit… New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: PostHog, Hotjar, Lucky Orange
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| mixpanel.com | Brand site · Mixpanel | 3 | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode |
| amplitude.com | Brand site · Amplitude | 2 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| heap.io | Brand site · Heap | 2 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| affonso.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| dimensionlabs.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| getapp.com | Review site | 1 | Perplexity |
| getpulsesignal.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| pendo.io | Brand site · Pendo | 1 | ChatGPT |
| rankite.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| softwarecompare.net | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| spotsaas.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| startupperks.co | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| surveysparrow.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |