Produktly is a simpler and more affordable alternative to Appcues. Designed to improve onboarding, boost adoption and increase retention.
Compare the pricing structures of both platforms to make an informed decision.
Appcues
Starting price, typically requires annual commitment
Produktly
Flexible plans, monthly or annual billing
Produktly price starts at just 19€/month, and even the most expensive plan costs just 199€/month. So Produktly offers much better value than Appcues
Save up to 94% by choosing Produktly
Appcues starts at $300/month, but most teams need the $879/month Growth plan to unlock checklists, NPS, and surveys. Produktly includes all of that for 19€/month, around 16x cheaper at the entry tier.
Cheap should not mean missing features. Produktly is a complete adoption platform at the price of an Appcues seat add-on.
A detailed breakdown of what each platform offers.
Appcues
Significant overlap with features, Appcues offers some other features Produktly doesn't (yet) support like NPS widgets and announcements
Appcues does support some features that Produktly doesn't, for example announcements and micro surveys. If price isn't an issue and these features are important for you, you might want to consider AppCues.
Produktly
Significant overlap with features, Produktly offers other features like roadmaps and changelogs
Produktly on the other hand also offers roadmaps and changelogs, which Appcues doesn't. Produktly is building a more holistical full digital adoption suite, which will continue growing, to include things like announcements and nps widgets. Produktly also offers much better value for money
Appcues and Produktly have very similar features. Both have contextual product tours that can automatically advance based on user input, no-code editors, image/video embedding, advanced analytics, user segmentation etc. etc. Both have onboarding checklists. Both have feedback widgets.
| Feature | Appcues | Produktly |
|---|---|---|
| Product Tours | ||
| Onboarding Checklists | ||
| User Segmentation | Advanced | Basic |
| Analytics | ||
| NPS & Surveys | ||
| Roadmaps | ||
| Changelogs | ||
| User Feedback | ||
| Video Embedding | ||
| API Access | Full | Basic |
| No-Code Editor | ||
| Mobile Support | Limited | |
| Custom CSS | ||
| Starting Price | $300/month | 19€/month |
How each product handles new user onboarding for SaaS applications.
Appcues provides robust onboarding flows with advanced segmentation, but comes at a premium price.
Produktly offers simple yet effective onboarding flows at a fraction of the cost, with built-in checklists.
Both tools excel at onboarding, but Produktly offers better value while Appcues has more advanced segmentation.
Helping users discover and adopt new features in your application.
Appcues offers comprehensive feature announcement and education tools with detailed analytics.
Produktly combines product tours with roadmaps and changelogs for a full feature adoption workflow.
Produktly's integrated approach with roadmaps gives it an edge for feature adoption use cases.
Gathering feedback from users within the application.
Appcues provides in-depth survey capability with NPS and multiple question types.
Produktly offers simple feedback widgets that integrate well with its roadmap features.
For advanced feedback collection, Appcues currently has more capabilities.
"We've been seeing increased engagement on the areas where we use product tours. With feedback widgets we were able to eliminate one other tool and unlock cost savings."
Jean T.
Founder, Computer Software
"All the nice-to-haves that our developers never found time for and that are much more expensive from other providers. Issues were resolved on the very same day."
Rosie W.
CEO, Non-Profit
"The platform offers a lot of great features, yet everything is simple and intuitive to use. I truly believe this product will soon compete with the big players."
Rafael C.
Founder, Internet
"I started using Produktly when it only offered product tours, but over time it got certainly better with many other useful tools for starting SaaS companies."
Verified reviewer
CEO & Co-founder
Appcues and Produktly are quite similar and both support a wide range of use-cases. In the end, the choice comes down to three questions:
What's your budget?
If your budget is small, Produktly is the no-brainer choice. Appcues is notoriously expensive, when competitor's like Produktly offer similar experience and features for a fraction of the price.
Do you need exclusive features from Appcues?
If you absolutely need announcements and nps widgets, you might want to consider Appcues.
Do you want to more holistically support your users?
If you are looking for a full digital adoption suite, or find other features useful such as checklists, feedback widgets, roadmaps or changelogs, you should seriously consider Produktly. Produktly offers a full suite of tools that are known to significantly boost adoption, improve retention and onboarding.