# Shepherd.js: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/shepherd-js

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Digital adoption and onboarding](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/digital-adoption-and-onboarding/index.md) | 2% | 14 | 0% | 1 |
| [Interactive demo platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/interactive-demo-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 31 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you have developers: Use Shepherd.js (completely free, unlimited users)" (Kimi K2, Digital adoption)
- "These libraries are free and open-source. You pay $0 for the software." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Interactive demos)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Shepherd.js, from 2 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 2
- userguiding.com: 2
- capterra.co.uk: 1
- costbench.com: 1
- frontdeskreview.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- getapp.com: 1
- github.com: 1
- howdygo.com: 1
- productfruits.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://userguiding.com/blog/digital-adoption-platform: 2
- https://capterra.co.uk/directory/31638/digital-adoption-platform/software: 1
- https://costbench.com/software/digital-adoption-platform: 1
- https://costbench.com/software/digital-adoption-platform/compare-all: 1
- https://frontdeskreview.com/best/digital-adoption-platforms: 1
- https://g2.com/categories/digital-adoption-platform: 1
- https://g2.com/categories/digital-adoption-platform/small-business: 1
- https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/digital-adoption-and-onboarding/smb: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.