What is Shepherd.js?
A JavaScript library for building guided tours and onboarding experiences within web applications. Emphasizes accessibility, framework compatibility (React, Angular, Vue, Ember), and customizable styling.
What Shepherd.js does
The capabilities that matter for digital adoption platforms, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Interactive dom element targeting walkthroughs
- ✓
- No code visual builder chrome extension
- -
- In app user onboarding checklists
- ✓
- Nps and in app survey collection
- -
- User drop off and completion analytics
- -
- Knowledge base help widget embed
- -
- Amplitude mixpanel analytics sync
- -
- Salesforce hubspot CRM sync
- -
- Zendesk intercom helpdesk sync
- -
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- ISO 27001
- -
- Pricing model
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Shepherd.js alternatives
Other digital adoption platforms we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- UserGuidingIn-app guidance and product adoption platform for web applicationslow · 41%
- ChameleonAn AI-powered system that analyzes user behavior and delivers personalized in-app guidance to improve product adoption and user retention.low · 43%
- Intro.jslow · 24%
- WhatfixPlatform that enables organizations to accelerate software user adoption through contextual guidance and analyticslow · 43%
- Driver.jslow · 28%
- StonlyA platform that centralizes help content to enable faster customer service through both agent-assisted and self-service supportlow · 26%
Compare Shepherd.js
Side by side against other digital adoption platforms, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Shepherd.js, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release cadence | 92 | 0.05 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 45 | 0.09 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.08 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 49 | 0.06 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| Stars | 78 | 0.03 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Security score | 43 | 0.04 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 25 | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | In app user onboarding checklists, Interactive dom element targeting walkthroughs | mediumsource · 2026-08-21 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | JavaScript | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |