Author-it vs. Bytes Route

Author-it

Author-it

4 Reviews and Ratings

Bytes Route

Bytes Route

1 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Author-it	Score 7.9 out of 10	Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)	Author-it offers a series of component authoring solutions, described by the vendor as a suite of integrated solutions that give businesses of all sizes the power to create, maintain, review, reuse and localize content, and publish into a full spectrum of outputs.	N/A
Bytes Route	Score 9.0 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	Bytes Route is a codeless tool that enables non-tech people to provide in-app guides and tooltips for a smooth onboarding experience. It is designed to be straightforward so that it doesn’t require a developer or a consultant to use. It aims to enable the user to publish a first product tour in less than 2 minutes. *The initial set-up requires a one-time code snippet insertion in a web domain (near the end of the pages, right before the closing tag) to make the connection…	$0 per month team

Pricing

Author-it

Bytes Route

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Free: $0
per month team
Startup: $19
per month team
Growth: $29
per month team

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Author-it	Bytes Route
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Author-it	Bytes Route
Considered Both Products	Author-it Verified User Anonymous Chose Author-it Fundamentally a better idea and base design. These tools do not compete Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Author-it In the beginning, we used a Word-based HAT. We switched to Author-it already in 2004. For us, the database-driven approach and the easier management of styles were the game-changers. Compared to XML-based tools, the user-friendliness is a major advantage. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Author-it These other platforms are more dynamic and easier to use. Incentivized Helpful?	Bytes Route Silviu Iordache Full Stack Web Developer Chose Bytes Route Bytes Route is simpler to use than the above competitors. It also has a cheaper price. It provides the bare minimum to create a tour, but this is sometimes better than having a bloated menu full of options that are confusing to understand how to use. It also helps that it … Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	Author-it	Bytes Route
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	ChurnZero Score 7.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	RWS Tridion Sites Score 9.0 out of 10	ChurnZero Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprises	RWS Tridion Sites Score 9.0 out of 10	Nexthink Score 7.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Author-it	Bytes Route
Likelihood to Recommend	7.9 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	7.6 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Author-it	Bytes Route
Likelihood to Recommend	It’s almost perfect for our needs. In particular, the ability to manage long and complex book structures and control styles and layout via media objects is a huge advantage. The new output options (New Word, ProCSS, AION) represent real improvements. Support in Europe has also improved significantly. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Bytes Route is very well suited for startups or small companies that want to provide their customers with a quick onboarding session that gets them acquainted with their app. It can also be used to provide on-demand tours for users that want to learn how to perform some specific actions, such as changing an account setting or changing something in their profile/dashboard, things that might be buried within multiple menus Silviu Iordache Full Stack Web Developer Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	onboarding tours new user guides onboarding experiences Silviu Iordache Full Stack Web Developer Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	no support for images no support for more modals no segmentation yet Silviu Iordache Full Stack Web Developer Read full review
Usability	This platform is not intuitive and is not easy to use. The learning curve is steep for this platform. Also, there are lots of work arounds needed in order for basic items to be processed. We have had to pay for additional IT support and training just to be able to use our platform and has been in service for over 10 years Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Fundamentally a better idea and base design. These tools do not compete Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Bytes Route is simpler to use than the above competitors. It also has a cheaper price. It provides the bare minimum to create a tour, but this is sometimes better than having a bloated menu full of options that are confusing to understand how to use. It also helps that it provides an extensive documentation Silviu Iordache Full Stack Web Developer Read full review
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