Appcues vs. Userlane

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Appcues
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
Appcues is online software for creating in-product experiences such as user onboarding, feature announcements, etc. without writing any code. (The vendor believes it's the non-technical people who oftentimes have the best information about a software user's needs and desires.) The goal of using Appcues is to improve product engagement within the user's own customer base.
$299
per month/billed monthly
Userlane
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
The technology developed by Userlane is designed to guide users through software like a GPS turn-by-turn navigation system. The vendor says this allows every user to operate even complex software on a professional level without any learning curve. Userlane includes interactive step-by-step guides, which can be implemented on top of every existing web-based software or e-commerce website. These interactive guides lead every user through all processes and show them live within the…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Essentials
$299
per month/billed monthly
Growth
$879
per month/billed annually
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsThe pricing is heavily dependent on your requirements therefore we ask you to contact us directly.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Appcues
Chose Appcues
It has a much, much better user interface, better customer care, and of course better pricing. This along with the fact that they were very accommodating for our use case ensured we went ahead with Appcues.
Chose Appcues
Most of these tools all promise the same thing and have similar directions. I think that Appcues is great if the budget is there and not going to be a problem. Where it really shines is it's customization and easy-to-use interface that truly makes the experience very smooth. …
Chose Appcues
We took a demo for Whatfix but thought them nowhere to be close to Appcue's functionalities. Even though I want more theming options in Appcues, it still has more variety than Whatfix. Also, to make changes to flows, Appcues is more nimble, and you can preview the resultant …
Chose Appcues
One of the things we really loved about Appcues that ultimately led us to go with them is that it has a two-way integration with Heap Analytics. We are big fans of Heap, so being able to create user segments in Heap and push them over to Appcues to show modals to was a huge …
Chose Appcues
We looked at WalkMe a while back when we started looking for a solution, but Appcues at that time made it significantly easier to use and implement. I haven't evaluated WalkMe recently, but I'm sure they've come a long way, just as Appcues has.
Chose Appcues
Appcues is much more affordable than Walkme and Pendo from our research. We were previously using Intercom, however Intercom was designed more for purely in-app messaging rather than actually providing flows and cues guiding users throughout an app. We also received lots of …
Userlane
Chose Userlane
Walkme
Very comprehensive platform with lots of functionality but too complicated to actually get things done. Looked like a lot of effort to maintain and their team has not been super helpful
Chose Userlane
I haven't used any other to much extent.
Chose Userlane
We have selected Userlane because of features and personalized real time training, Lower training cost. Its easy to use and easy to integrate.Also they provide good analytics report. Also we have selected because we have employees in different countries.According to current …
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
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Usability
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9.1
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
[Appcues] is a great service for self learning a software to train people a software and to beta test software applications. I see lots of possibilities for training that people who are not great with technology using Appcues but still the pricing is not the best in the other services in the digital adoption space
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It is well suit[ed] because of professional virtual assistants. Also quality is a great concern with well developed strategy from implementation till execution. Customer support needs improvement in addressing individual customer needs. User level analytics should be incorporated. These concerns would be really helpful if taken into consideration. Otherwise, it's a great platform.
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Pros
  • Appcues makes the setup process extremely simple. Rather than having to build all of the cues and flows into our app, we simply installed the Appcues code which essentially lays over top our app and allows us to build any new flows we'd like and push them live without having to consult our engineers.
  • Appcues provides a variety of cue options to display to users. There are tooltips, slide outs and full modals. This allows us to target users on different pages without being too invasive.
  • Their targeting and reporting is also superb. We're able to show flows to certain users based on URL paths and other actions they've taken within our app. We can also see some great reports of users who have completed our flows and metrics on where they stopped if they did not complete a flow.
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  • Easy to implement, started within a day on our live stage.
  • Superior user onboarding.
  • Excellent customer support.
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Cons
  • There are certain limitations of where tooltips can be placed, depending on the application is built.
  • The way 'appcues' are organized in the management console can be a little more user-friendly.
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  • Currently only for web-based applications.
  • Some vendors have a lower price point.
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Usability
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  • Easy to use content editor, no specific knowledge needed
  • Super fast to create interactive guides, went live within days
  • Clean and actionable analytics, not too bloated
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Alternatives Considered
We took a demo for Whatfix but thought them nowhere to be close to Appcue's functionalities. Even though I want more theming options in Appcues, it still has more variety than Whatfix. Also, to make changes to flows, Appcues is more nimble, and you can preview the resultant changes in seconds.
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WalkMe Very comprehensive platform with lots of functionality but too complicated to actually get things done. Looked like a lot of effort to maintain and their team has not been super helpful Whatfix Good price and has many features but not a very robust platform. Encountered several bugs and our infosec team had privacy/security concerns Pendo Really strong analytics suite. Guidance and tooltips were not as easy to use. Probably good for software companies to see how their own apps perform, but not recommended when working with 3rd party software, therefore no fit for our use case to make life easier for our employees
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Return on Investment
  • Helped us increase user engagement within our product.
  • Has helped us increase the number of users actually reading important information vs. us emailing them.
  • Has helped us increase conversions of our trials to sign ups by helping our users see the value of our product more quickly.
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  • It save a lot of money in Training
  • It save a lot of expenses in Travel expenses for physical Training and support
  • Easy to use,It helps to increase the productivity of employees.So you save lot of money
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