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Userback vs UserGuiding

Userback and UserGuiding are both customer feedback & roadmaps tools. Userback is aimed at developers and small businesses, while UserGuiding is aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Userback costs less, from $39/mo versus $249/mo for UserGuiding. Only Userback has a free plan.

Userback

Visual bug reporting and user feedback widget for web apps

UserGuiding

No-code product onboarding and in-app guides

PricingFreemium · $39Paid · $249
Starting price$39/mo$249/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial—14 days
Built forDevelopers, Small businesses, AgenciesSmall businesses, Enterprise
Platformswebweb
CountryAUTR · 2017
Rating——

Choose Userback if

Web agencies, QA teams and SaaS product teams that need visual bug reports with technical context.

  • Bug reports arrive with full technical context
  • Non-technical clients can report issues easily
  • Broad project management integrations

Look elsewhere if: Teams that mainly want feature voting boards (Canny, Featurebase) or broad behaviour analytics and heatmaps (Hotjar).

Choose UserGuiding if

SMB and mid-market SaaS teams that want onboarding flows without engineering time.

  • Cheaper than Appcues and Pendo
  • Fast to build without engineers
  • Good template library

Look elsewhere if: Mobile apps or enterprises needing deep product analytics.

Userback vs UserGuiding pricing

Userback

  • Free$02 seats, 2 sites; feedback visible for 7 days
  • Team$39/mo$29/mo billed annually; 5 seats, 5 sites, Jira and ClickUp sync
  • Business$99/mo$79/mo billed annually; unlimited seats, 25 sites, replay, surveys
  • Business Plus$199/mo$159/mo billed annually; 50 sites, mobile SDK, API, webhooks
  • Feature Portal add-on$39/mo$31/mo billed annually; ideas, voting and public roadmap

UserGuiding

  • Starter$249/moBilled yearly ($2,988/yr); 2,000 MAU, 15 guides
  • Growth$499/moBilled yearly ($5,988/yr); 2,000 MAU, session replay
  • EnterpriseCustomCustom MAU, SSO, SLA; billed yearly

Userback · Key features

  • Feedback widget with annotated screenshots and screen recordings
  • Automatic capture of browser, device and console logs
  • Session replay attached to each feedback report
  • In-app surveys and NPS prompts
  • Feature Portal with idea voting and public roadmap
  • AI summaries and insights across feedback items

Cons

  • Free plan hides feedback after seven days
  • Session replay and surveys require Business or higher
  • Feature Portal is a paid add-on on every paid plan

UserGuiding · Key features

  • Interactive guides and product tours via Chrome extension
  • Onboarding checklists and hotspots
  • Announcements, banners and modals
  • NPS and in-app surveys
  • Resource center widget
  • Segmentation and analytics on guide performance

Cons

  • Web only, no mobile SDK
  • Analytics lighter than Pendo or Userpilot
  • MAU-based pricing grows with usage

Userback vs UserGuiding: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Userback or UserGuiding?

Userback starts at $39/mo and UserGuiding at $249/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Userback and UserGuiding have a free plan?

Userback has a free plan. UserGuiding has no free plan, a 14-day free trial.

Not sure yet?