Tango: The Best UserGuiding Alternative

UserGuiding focuses on product onboarding. Tango helps teams capture processes and guide people through them, right where the work happens. See why teams that onboard new hires, write SOPs, and answer everyone's questions choose Tango instead.

See why teams that onboard new hires, write SOPs, and answer everyone's questions choose Tango instead.

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Tango and UserGuiding strengths

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Automatically capture every step as you work, generating a polished step-by-step guide

Walk users through every click with interactive in-app guidance

Capture multiple paths and decision points within a single workflow

Turn any workflow into an embeddable video that automatically updates when the workflow does

Pin guides, tips, and links directly inside the software, right where people need them

Automate repetitive steps across web-based tools without APIs or integrations

Track process adoption and see where users complete, drop off, or get stuck

Build interactive product tours to onboard new users

Add tooltips, hotspots, and in-app guidance inside your product

Create onboarding checklists to guide users through setup

Segment users to personalize onboarding experiences

Track onboarding engagement and feature adoption within your product

Provide self-service support with in-app resource centers

Tango Testimonials

See how Jasco Manufacturing cut 90% of errors from their quote-to-cash process

Laramie Newborn
Business Process Analyst
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“We improved access to knowledge by 20%”

“In six months with Tango, we improved access to knowledge by 20% and employee satisfaction by 25%.”

Emily
Senior Product Development Manager

“No one wants to spend 15 minutes reading”

“No one wants to spend 15 minutes reading about a process when they could use that time to actually do the process.”

Tom
Learning & Development Manager

“I love how you literally just have to... do the process!”

“I've been using Tango across 2 companies now and this has been one of my favorite tools...if you want to invest in documenting processes, Tango is the way to go.”

Candice C.
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Why choose Tango?

You want process knowledge people can follow while they work.

Turn captured workflows into interactive walkthroughs that highlight what to do next, right inside the tools where employees work.

Pin guidance directly to buttons, fields, and screens so answers show up right where questions happen.

Automate repetitive browser work like data entry, cross-tab clicking, and form-filling, while your team stays in charge of the decisions.

Why choose UserGuiding?

You want to onboard customers and drive adoption in your product.

Create interactive product tours

Guide new users through your product with walkthroughs, tooltips, and onboarding flows.

Provide feedback and support in-app

Run surveys, announce new features, and give users access to self-service support.

Key Differences

Tango and UserGuiding both help guide people through software. Here's how they differ.

Click through your workflow, and Tango automatically captures each step to create a structured guide with screenshots, highlights, and descriptions.

Build your guide one step at a time, selecting UI elements and adding the instructions users will see.

Walk your team through entire workflows, click by click, so they can complete the process without leaving the software they’re using.

Guide customers through your product with interactive tours designed to introduce features and help them learn how the product works.

Share workflows by link, embed them in your existing tools, or export them as PDF, Markdown, and HTML.

Publish guides as interactive experiences on web pages, where users access them through in-app triggers or direct links.

What do Tango and UserGuiding have in common?

Capturing Documentation

Tango
UserGuiding

Create step-by-step guidance for repeatable processes

Create guidance across web-based applications

Editing Tools

Customize documentation to follow your brand guidelines

Advanced editing—update steps, annotate screenshots, and add tips and alerts

Sharing

Invite others to collaborate in a shared workspace

Deliver interactive, step-by-step in-app walkthroughs

Surface relevant guidance where people work

Share knowledge via direct link

Integrate your guides with other tools (Salesforce, Hubspot, etc.)

Security & administration

Manage team access with roles and permissions

Access analytics to track engagement and see where users drop off

Streamline your end user experience with single sign-on (SSO)

Protect your data with SOC 2 Type II compliance

FAQ

Tango is built for capturing process knowledge and guiding employees through workflows across the tools they use for work. UserGuiding is primarily built for onboarding customers and driving adoption with in-app product experiences.

Tango is better for capturing step-by-step process documentation as you work. Perform the workflow once, and Tango automatically creates a structured guide with screenshots, highlights, and descriptions. With UserGuiding, creators build interactive Guides step by step by selecting interface elements and adding instructions.

Tango is built for capturing process knowledge and guiding people through workflows across the tools they use for work. UserGuiding is primarily built for onboarding customers and driving adoption with in-app product experiences.

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