Folio vs Recly

Folio is a no-code tool for creating and managing interactive product demos and walkthroughs, aimed at growth, sales, and product teams. Users can capture application screens, edit demo content, and build annotated guides. Folio reports viewer behavior and statistics for tours, demos, and individual screens. Demos can be embedded or shared by direct link, with collaboration and personalization options. The service lists integrations including Gmail, Intercom, Google Drive, Segment, Google Calendar, Zapier, HubSpot, OpenAI, Marketo, Slack, and Salesforce. The Free plan costs nothing for one user and permits up to two basic demos and templates, unlimited demo steps, screens, and views, with a watermark. Lite costs $25 a year with annual billing, billed at $25 per month/user. A 14-day trial is listed. Folio is available on the web, through an API, and as browser extensions; the Free plan lists a Gmail add-on and Chrome/Edge extension. Enterprise lists Open APIs and SAML SSO integrations. Folio says personal data may be transferred to and processed in the United States and that absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

Recly is a web-based product demo platform with a Chrome extension for capturing, editing, and sharing interactive demos. It can record demos as HTML, screenshots, or video; the extension captures browser interactions and uploads them to the dashboard. Demos can be shared by public link or embed, or exported as MP4. Editing options include hotspots, annotations, calls to action, custom branding, AI voiceovers, and translations into 15+ languages. Analytics cover viewer engagement, completion rates, drop-off points, and conversions. Pro and Team users can mask sensitive fields in HTML demos manually or use AI to detect items such as names, emails, phone numbers, and card numbers. The Free plan is $0/month and allows three interactive demos, with unlimited screenshots and recordings, basic editing, community support, and a Recly.io watermark. Pro costs $15/month billed annually; Team costs $60/month billed annually and includes five seats. A 30-day trial is listed. Recly says recordings start only after explicit user action and the extension accesses no data outside active sessions.