TourGuide JS
The fully-featured TourGuide JS alternative
Flows is the TourGuide JS alternative for teams who have outgrown lightweight tour libraries and want a scalable, maintainable way to build product adoption.
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TL;DR comparison summary
TourGuide JS is a lightweight, framework-agnostic JavaScript library for creating step-by-step user tours and onboarding guides. It is easy to set up and works with any frontend stack, but it only covers the UI layer of product tours. Everything else—state management, targeting, analytics, localization, and long-term maintenance—must be built and owned by your team.
Flows is a modern alternative to TourGuide JS that replaces the need to build onboarding infrastructure yourself. With Flows, you define workflows using your own UI components, while Flows handles state, orchestration, targeting, and delivery. You get the code-first flexibility of a library with the operational power of a full platform.
Flows vs TourGuide JS: Key differences
Key features | TourGuide JS | Flows |
|---|---|---|
Product toursBoth TourGuide and Flows support guided step-by-step product tours and user onboarding. | ||
Framework agnosticTourGuide works with any JavaScript framework. Flows supports React, Vue, Angular, and plain JavaScript. | ||
Floating componentsTourGuide provides tooltip-style popovers. Flows supports tooltips, modals, banners, and more. | ||
Embeddable componentsFlows allows you to embed components inline within your app's UI, not just overlay tooltips on top. | ||
Workflow logicFlows supports branching workflows and conditional logic. TourGuide requires custom code for anything beyond linear tours. | ||
State managementFlows handles user progress, persistence, and completion automatically. TourGuide requires manual state handling. | ||
LocalizationFlows supports localization out of the box. TourGuide requires manual implementation for multi-language support. | ||
AnalyticsFlows provides built-in analytics and step tracking. TourGuide requires custom analytics integration. | ||
TargetingFlows supports user targeting and segmentation. TourGuide has no built-in targeting capabilities. | ||
Free planTourGuide is free and open source. Flows offers a free plan with 250 monthly tracked users. |
Other differences
Build vs buy
With TourGuide, your team owns everything around the tour: state, targeting, analytics, and ongoing maintenance as your product evolves.
Flows removes the need to build onboarding infrastructure. You focus on UI and content while Flows handles orchestration, delivery, and state.
From tours to workflows
TourGuide is designed for linear, step-by-step tours and nothing more. Any additional logic requires custom code.
Flows supports full workflows with branching logic, inline components, and long-running journeys that persist across sessions.
Part of your product
TourGuide overlays UI on top of your application, which can feel disconnected as your product evolves.
Flows workflows live inside your product and are built using your own components and design system.
Team collaboration
TourGuide is developer-only. Product managers and designers depend on engineering for every tour update.
Flows enables collaboration between developers, product managers, and designers. Developers own the components; product teams control the content and logic.
Maintenance and ownership
Every UI change or new requirement in your product means updating TourGuide configurations and re-testing tours manually.
Flows adapts naturally as your product changes, reducing maintenance overhead and long-term technical debt.
Switch from TourGuide JS to Flows today
Stop maintaining tour logic in-house. Build scalable, product-native workflows with Flows.
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