Bytes Route vs. Stonly

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bytes Route
Score 9.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Bytes Route is a codeless tool that enables non-tech people to provide in-app guides and tooltips for a smooth onboarding experience. It is designed to be straightforward so that it doesn’t require a developer or a consultant to use. It aims to enable the user to publish a first product tour in less than 2 minutes. *The initial set-up requires a one-time code snippet insertion in a web domain (near the end of the pages, right before the closing tag) to make the connection…
$0
per month team
Stonly
Score 4.6 out of 10
N/A
When users need to explain how a product works to customers, share knowledge with a team, describe workflows for projects, or onboard new employees, Stonly, headquartered in Paris, offers interactive guides.N/A
Pricing
Bytes RouteStonly
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month team
Startup
$19
per month team
Growth
$29
per month team
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bytes RouteStonly
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Bytes RouteStonly
Considered Both Products
Bytes Route
Chose Bytes Route
Bytes Route is simpler to use than the above competitors. It also has a cheaper price. It provides the bare minimum to create a tour, but this is sometimes better than having a bloated menu full of options that are confusing to understand how to use. It also helps that it …
Stonly
Chose Stonly
Intercom and Gist are more focused on Live chat, but the knowledge base is part of their offerings. I love that Stonly is really fleshed out and offers deep features built around the customer education experience.
Chose Stonly
Stonly is the only tool we have used for onboarding guides. We also use Zendesk to help create guides, but I don't think that is a good comparison. Stonly is much more focused on being within the application, whereas Zendesk is more documentation driven.
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User Ratings
Bytes RouteStonly
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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User Testimonials
Bytes RouteStonly
Likelihood to Recommend
Bytes Route is very well suited for startups or small companies that want to provide their customers with a quick onboarding session that gets them acquainted with their app. It can also be used to provide on-demand tours for users that want to learn how to perform some specific actions, such as changing an account setting or changing something in their profile/dashboard, things that might be buried within multiple menus
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Stonly seems to be very well positioned to handle both the initial customer onboarding and then the help channels for further education.
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Pros
  • onboarding tours
  • new user guides
  • onboarding experiences
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  • knowledge bases
  • company wikis
  • onboarding
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Cons
  • no support for images
  • no support for more modals
  • no segmentation yet
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  • More features around tracking and understanding our users.
  • Sometimes run into issues with development and connecting with existing components, which may require rework on our end to get up and running.
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Alternatives Considered
Bytes Route is simpler to use than the above competitors. It also has a cheaper price. It provides the bare minimum to create a tour, but this is sometimes better than having a bloated menu full of options that are confusing to understand how to use. It also helps that it provides an extensive documentation
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Stonly is the only tool we have used for onboarding guides. We also use Zendesk to help create guides, but I don't think that is a good comparison. Stonly is much more focused on being within the application, whereas Zendesk is more documentation driven.
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Return on Investment
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  • Improved time to market for supporting documents.
  • Provided a way for our content team to be autonomous.
  • Helped us think more outside the box on how we tell user's about our new features.
  • Helped migrate outdated users to our new applications.
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ScreenShots

Bytes Route Screenshots

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