HEART Framework (for SaaS)

The HEART framework, originally by Google, is a comprehensive analytics model for measuring user experience. In SaaS, it is adapted to focus on:

  • Health (NPS & satisfaction)
  • Engagement (session duration, frequency)
  • Adoption (goal & feature usage, new users)
  • Retention (stickiness, returning users)
  • Task Success (core feature completion)

This framework helps SaaS teams:

  • Track user happiness and loyalty
  • Understand feature and product adoption
  • Identify friction and optimize user journeys
  • Drive product-led growth with actionable metrics