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Digital adoption and onboarding · November 2026 Edition

Userpilot vs UserGuiding

Six of fourteen models named Userpilot first on the direct prompt; one named UserGuiding. Userpilot was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and UserGuiding by thirteen and Userpilot carries 46 labels and UserGuiding 28, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Userpilot

endorsed leader

Named in eight categories this edition.

UserGuiding

accepted challenger

Named in five categories this edition.

First-choice share39%11%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4628A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Userpilot reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Whatfix was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Userpilot vs Whatfix · Userpilot vs Pendo · Userpilot vs Chameleon

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the digital adoption and onboarding page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
UserpilotFirst choices, of fourteen modelsUserGuiding
Direct61
Paraphrase120
Comparative00
Budget-constrained041 against Userpilot · 1 against UserGuiding
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Userpilot · 2 against UserGuiding
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Userpilot and UserGuiding were named in the same answer seventy-two times, of the 265 answers naming Userpilot and the 116 naming UserGuiding. In those answers UserGuiding took the first choice twenty times and Userpilot eleven.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Userpilot and UserGuiding stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Userpilot UserGuiding first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Userpilot on the left and UserGuiding on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Userpilot and UserGuiding stood in it.

Userpilot first, UserGuiding not the choice

6 of 14 modelsUserGuiding was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashUserpilot, Whatfix alternatives: Appcues, Pendo, Tango
Perplexity SonarUserpilot alternatives: Pendo
DeepSeek V4 FlashUserpilot alternatives: Appcues, Chameleon, Whatfix
Llama 4 MaverickUserpilot alternatives: Custify, Skalin
Kimi K2Userpilot alternatives: Appcues, Userlane, Whatfix
GPT-6 LunaUserpilot alternatives: Pendo, Whatfix

UserGuiding first, Userpilot not the choice

1 of 14 modelsUserpilot was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GLM 4.7 FlashXUserGuiding alternatives: Jimo, Product Fruits, Whatfix

Neither was the first choice, one was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Whatfix alternatives: Pendo, UserGuiding, Userlane, Userpilot
Grok 4.20Whatfix alternatives: Pendo, Userpilot
MiniMax M2.5Chameleon alternatives: Appcues, Product Fruits, Userpilot, Whatfix
Muse Glimmer 30BProduktly, Spekit alternatives: Pendo, Product Fruits, Supered, Userpilot, WalkMe, Whatfix

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniPendo alternatives: WalkMe, Whatfix
Mistral SmallWalkMe, Whatfix alternatives: Chameleon, Userlane
Qwen 3.7 FlashWhatfix alternatives: Appcues, Pendo, Workset

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
UserGuiding leads by twenty-three points.
UserGuiding34%#1 of 12
Userpilot11%#3 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Userpilot leads at mid-market.
Userpilot39%#1 of 11
UserGuiding11%#3 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Userpilot leads by two points.
Userpilot2%#7 of 11
UserGuiding0%#11 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Userpilot

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.

“criticized in Reddit/UX discussions for overemphasizing metrics/tracking ... Can feel analytics-heavy rather than guidance-focused” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“though Userpilot starts at $299/mo, which might be too high for "limited"” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Userpilot is the top recommendation due to its balance of ease of use, customization, and scalability” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B SaaS companies, Userpilot is the strongest all-around pick” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Userpilot is arguably the strongest recommendation for a mid-sized B2B company today.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about UserGuiding

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“described as "contested" and has seen a slight decline in user preference, with some users reporting limitations in scalability and support” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Lighter-weight tools such as Tango, UserGuiding, or Product Fruits for complex, highly customized workflows” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“UserGuiding *(Best Overall Value)* ... widely considered the best low-cost alternative to expensive enterprise DAPs” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.