Usetiful

YES

Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent.

Product tours and onboarding checklists added to an application without changing its code, using a script and a point-and-click editor.

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Build product tours driven by a JSON file.

STACK
- A small script, a JSON file per tour, one endpoint for progress

A STEP
- A selector, a message, a position, and an advance condition: click, input or next button

SELECTORS, WHICH IS WHERE TOURS DIE
- Require a data-tour attribute on the target. Never use a CSS class or a generated selector
- A tour built on classes breaks on the next redesign and nobody notices until a user complains
- If the attribute is missing, skip the step and log it rather than pointing at nothing

THE OVERLAY
- A cut-out highlight over a dimmed page, a tooltip positioned with the Popover API
- Escape exits, and exiting is remembered

PROGRESS
- Stored server-side per user, not in localStorage, or a tour restarts on every device

Include the tour format, the selector rule and the progress endpoint.

What you lose

An editor that lets a non-developer point at an element and write a step
Selectors that survive a front-end change, which is the fragile part
Progress tracked per user across sessions

If you would rather not build

Intro.js, long-established
A dismissible banner, which is often enough

The escape hatch

open source · no votes, no paid placement

driver.js

A tiny library for highlighting elements and stepping through a tour.

kamranahmedse/driver.jsfree · open source

Shepherd

Guided tours with positioning and a step model already built.

shipshapecode/shepherdfree · open source

Why this verdict

our own opinion · changed only by a person

82/100

Verdict yes at 82. Requiring a data-tour attribute is the whole difference between a tour that lasts and one that breaks on the next deploy.

History

tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten

Interest · last 30 days

Nothing recorded yet. This chart fills in once the page has visitors, votes or prompt copies — it will not draw a flat line to look busy.

Questions about Usetiful

answered from the record above

Is Usetiful free?

No — the plan we track is $39 a month. Plus from around $39/month billed monthly, cheaper annually.

Can you replace Usetiful by building your own?

YES. Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent. Replacement score 82 out of 100, build time one session. Read what you lose before you decide.

How much does Usetiful cost?

$39 a month on Plus — $468 a year. Recorded 10 Aug 2026.

What do you lose by replacing Usetiful?

An editor that lets a non-developer point at an element and write a step; Selectors that survive a front-end change, which is the fragile part; Progress tracked per user across sessions. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Usetiful?

Yes: driver.js, Shepherd. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.

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