Heat Maps without Kernal Density Tool

[Emilyvangorden3]

Any advice on how to make heat maps without using kernel density tool? I do not have the licensing for it. 

[DanPatterson]

outside of Pro there are other options, for example

Annotated heatmap — Matplotlib 3.10.3 documentation

[Robert_LeClair]

If you're working with a point feature class, you can use the Heat Map Symbology option documented here - Heat map symbology—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation