At a glance
Which HowdyGo alternative fits your team?
If one or two people build your demos and you want to start free, start with Arclet. Arclet keeps five demos free with no end date and includes demo analytics on every plan; Starter is $25 a month billed annually. Want lead capture on a free plan? Storylane. Need personalized or cloned demos for presales? Walnut or Reprise.
| Tool | Best for | Price, as of September 2026 | How you start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arclet | Small teams starting free | Free, then Starter at $25/month billed annually ($29 monthly) for one creator. | Free: one creator, five published demos |
| Supademo | Five free demos, HTML on Growth | Scale at $38 per creator/month billed annually ($50 monthly). | Free: one creator, five guided demos |
| Arcade | Demos plus AI video, free to start | Growth at $42.50 per seat/month billed annually ($50 monthly). | Free: one seat, one published demo |
| Storylane | Lead capture on Free | Demo Suite Starter at $40/month billed annually for the base seat ($50 monthly). | Free: one seat, one demo live at a time |
| Navattic | HTML capture with free analytics | Paid plans billed annually; no price published. | Free Starter: one seat, one demo |
| Walnut | Personalized HTML demos | Ignite at $575/month billed annually, with three Editor and three Presenter seats. | Ignite plan: three Editor and three Presenter seats |
| Reprise | Cloned apps and live-app overlays | No published price: annual platform fee plus per-user licenses. | Free self-serve start |
Why teams look beyond HowdyGo
You start on a clock. HowdyGo opens with a 14-day trial, then Starter is $159 a month billed annually, or $199 monthly.
Analytics cost a plan jump. Native demo analytics are listed from Pro, $399 a month billed annually.
One collection on Starter. Unlimited collections start on Pro, and sandboxes are an add-on even there.
Research and trust
Write down three things before you start any trial: the demos that must be live next month, who reads the analytics, and how many people edit. That list picks between a free plan, a flat price, and a platform.
Arclet: a free plan with no end date
Arclet is the HowdyGo alternative for small teams that want to start free and keep going. Record a workflow with the Chrome extension, edit each step, and share a public link viewers open without logging in. One creator can publish five demos free.
Unlimited published demos and branding removal start on Starter: $29 a month, or $25 billed annually. Two people building? Team includes both for $69 a month billed annually, or $79 monthly.
Guided interactive demos with demo analytics on every plan, including Free, and step-level analytics from Starter.
Watch for: Team includes two creators and charges for more, and HTML capture isn’t generally available yet.
Price: Free, then Starter at $25/month billed annually ($29 monthly) for one creator.
Start for freeTry a free plan that has no end date.
Click through a real Arclet demo, from the library to the last step, the path your viewers take. The frames show one Arclet workflow. They don’t compare Arclet with HowdyGo or the other tools here.
HowdyGo alternatives by why teams switch
Grouped by the reason teams leave HowdyGo. Every price carries its billing basis and the month we checked it.
Free plans for guided demos
For small teams that want demos live before a trial would end.
Supademo
Supademo Free covers one creator and five guided demos, and HTML and sandbox demos arrive on Growth at $350 a month billed annually for five creators.
Watch for: Scale charges per creator, where HowdyGo includes unlimited users.
Price: Scale at $38 per creator/month billed annually ($50 monthly).
Source: Supademo pricing page, as of September 2026. Arclet vs Supademo
Arcade
Arcade Free publishes one demo and one AI video with 200 AI credits a month, and interactive demos never spend credits.
Watch for: Growth is priced per seat, at $42.50 a month billed annually.
Price: Growth at $42.50 per seat/month billed annually ($50 monthly).
Source: Arcade pricing page, as of September 2026. Arclet vs Arcade
Analytics and lead capture on the free plan
For teams that don’t want to wait for Pro to see how demos perform.
Storylane
Storylane Demo Suite Free includes lead capture and basic analytics, and Starter adds unlimited published demos and custom branding.
Watch for: Free keeps one demo live at a time, and HTML editing starts on Growth.
Price: Demo Suite Starter at $40/month billed annually for the base seat ($50 monthly).
Source: Storylane plans page, as of September 2026. Arclet vs Storylane
Navattic
Navattic’s free Starter includes one HTML or media demo with basic analytics, and Base adds account identification and pipeline impact.
Watch for: Base and Growth show no price, so a paid plan means a quote.
Price: Paid plans billed annually; no price published.
Source: Navattic pricing page, as of September 2026. Arclet vs Navattic
Presales platforms
For SE teams that need personalization, cloned environments, or live-app demos.
Walnut
Walnut captures editable HTML with personalization, playlists, and heat-map reporting, and Accelerate adds sandbox demos.
Watch for: Ignite starts at $575 a month billed annually, and white labeling is an add-on there.
Price: Ignite at $575/month billed annually, with three Editor and three Presenter seats.
Source: Walnut pricing page, as of September 2026. Arclet vs Walnut
Reprise
Reprise sells Replicate for cloned environments that run apart from production, and Reveal for prospect data on the live app.
Watch for: Pricing is by quote: an annual platform fee plus per-user licenses.
Price: No published price: annual platform fee plus per-user licenses.
Source: Reprise pricing and free-start pages, as of September 2026. Arclet vs Reprise
Pick a HowdyGo alternative by the job
HowdyGo’s flat price suits big teams. Pick an alternative by team size and what you need to measure.
One person, first demos
A trial clock is the wrong fit when a launch is weeks out. Arclet keeps five demos free with no end date; Supademo’s free plan also holds five.
Leads from day one
If every demo should capture a lead before you pay, Storylane captures leads on its free plan.
SEs personalizing demos per deal
Walnut personalizes demos from Accelerate, and Reprise overlays prospect data on the live app. Price both against HowdyGo Pro with the sandbox add-on.