Live Chat & Chatbots · head to head
Bold360 vs Heap
Bold360
Live Chat & Chatbots
AI-powered customer engagement and service platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Only Heap has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Bold360 bold360 as a standalone product is discontinued: the vendor's own domain bold360.com now 302-redirects (captured 8 January 2024) to genesys.com/capabilities/live-chat-software, and the live domain no longer resolves at all.; Heap no built-in A/B testing or feature flags; requires integration with separate tools for experimentation
- They diverge on capability: Bold360 covers Live chat messaging, Heap covers Autocapture.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bold360 and Heap actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Bold360
- Live chat messaging
- AI chatbots
- Email support
- Knowledge base
- IBM Watson
- API
- Webhooks
- Web support
Only in Heap
- Autocapture
- Retroactive analytics
- Session replay
- Funnel analysis
- User segmentation
- Path analysis
- Data science
- Virtual events
Both cover
- Salesforce
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bold360
- Customer engagementnot Heap
- Lead generationnot Heap
- Customer supportnot Heap
- Sales automationnot Heap
Heap
- User behavior analysisnot Bold360
- Conversion optimizationnot Bold360
- Product adoptionnot Bold360
- Customer journey mappingnot Bold360
- A/B testing analysisnot Bold360
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bold360
- Bold360 as a standalone product is discontinued: the vendor's own domain bold360.com now 302-redirects (captured 8 January 2024) to genesys.com/capabilities/live-chat-software, and the live domain no longer resolves at all.
Heap
- No built-in A/B testing or feature flags; requires integration with separate tools for experimentation
- Group analytics and advanced features require a sales conversation, not self-serve
- Cloud-only deployment; no self-hosted option for data security or compliance requirements
- Session replay lacks developer debugging tools compared to PostHog
- Pricing for Growth and Pro plans requires direct sales contact; no transparency on how pricing scales
Pricing, plan by plan
Bold360
On request- Starter$75/month
- Live chat
- Basic AI
- Chatbot
- Professional$150/month
- Advanced AI
- Omnichannel
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom solutions
- Dedicated support
Heap
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 10,000 monthly sessions
- Basic charts
- 6 months data history
- Growth$undefined/custom
- Custom session pricing
- Sense AI assistant
- 12 months data history
- Pro$undefined/custom
- Custom session pricing
- Account analytics
- Engagement matrix
- Premier$undefined/custom
- Custom session pricing
- Data warehouse integration
- Unlimited projects
Which should you pick?
Choose Bold360 if
- You need live chat messaging.
- You work on Web, Mobile app, IOS, Android.
- You also want ai chatbots.
Choose Heap if
- You need autocapture.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want retroactive analytics.
Questions people ask
- Is Bold360 or Heap better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bold360 starts at On request and Heap at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bold360 or Heap?
- Heap has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Bold360 and Free for Heap.
- Does Bold360 or Heap run on more platforms?
- Bold360 runs on Web, Mobile app, IOS, Android. Heap runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Heap for free?
- Yes. Heap has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Bold360 starts at On request.
- What is Bold360 best used for?
- Bold360 is most often used for customer engagement, lead generation, customer support, sales automation. Of those, customer engagement and lead generation are not what Heap is typically brought in for.
- What can Bold360 do that Heap cannot?
- Bold360 covers Live chat messaging, AI chatbots, Email support, Knowledge base. Heap covers Autocapture, Retroactive analytics, Session replay, Funnel analysis. Both handle Salesforce.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Heap: What does Heap's autocapture feature do?
Heap's autocapture is a single code snippet that automatically captures every click, swipe, tap, pageview, and form fill on your website and apps without requiring manual event setup. Once installed, Heap captures the entire digital experience of every user on every platform with no ongoing engineering maintenance needed.
SourceHeap: What are Heap's pricing plans and how much do they cost?
Heap offers a Free plan for up to 10,000 monthly sessions. Growth, Pro, and Premier plans use custom session-based pricing that requires contacting sales for a quote. Free includes basic charts and 6 months data history. Growth adds the Sense AI assistant. Pro adds account analytics. Premier adds data warehouse integration and dedicated customer success management.
SourceHeap: Does Heap include session replay and A/B testing?
Heap includes integrated session replay showing exactly what users did on your site. However, Heap does not include built-in A/B testing or feature flags. Teams requiring these capabilities must use separate tools or integrate with third-party platforms.
SourceHeap: What integrations does Heap support?
Heap supports over 100 integrations connecting to business tools including marketing platforms, CRMs, and data warehouses. This allows insights to reach relevant teams and ensures data flows to other business systems automatically.
SourceHeap: Does Heap offer self-hosting or is it cloud-only?
Heap is cloud-only and does not offer self-hosted options. Organizations requiring on-premises deployment should consider alternatives like PostHog which supports self-hosting alongside its cloud product.
SourceHeap: What is Sense and how does it help with analytics?
Sense Chat is Heap's AI assistant that enables users to access analytics without extensive technical knowledge. It allows teams to ask questions about user behavior and get answers directly without lengthy onboarding or technical expertise, making insights more accessible to non-technical stakeholders.
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