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.
- ChameleonAn AI-powered platform for building and optimizing in-app user guidancehigh · 75%
- UserGuidingCreate in-app onboarding guides and user surveys without coding.medium · 74%
- StonlyIn-app help guides and customer support for websites and mobile applicationslow · 46%
- Intro.jsA lightweight JavaScript library for building interactive product tours and user onboardingmedium · 51%
- WhatfixDigital adoption platform that guides users through applications with in-app walkthroughs and analyticsmedium · 55%
- Driver.jsJavaScript library for creating interactive product tours and UI element highlightingmedium · 59%
Compare Shepherd.js
Side by side against other digital adoption platforms, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI 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 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.08 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 39 | 0.09 | 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 | 16 | mediumsource · 2026-09-24 · 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 · 2026-09-24 · 90% |
Release
Security
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