ShowKit vs Supademo
A self-hosted Supademo alternative
ShowKit builds portable HTML demos with Claude Code or Codex. Supademo combines demos, video, analytics, and team editing.
Short answer
Choose between file ownership and workspace breadth
Choose ShowKit for local creation, Git review, and self-hosted files.
Choose Supademo for visual editing, multiple formats, analytics, and team workflows.
Feature comparison
ShowKit vs Supademo
Compare creation, editing, ownership, hosting, and price.
| Decision area | ShowKit | Supademo |
|---|---|---|
| Creation | Your coding agent turns a supported product flow into a guided HTML demo, then checks the result. | Create screenshot and video demos on Free and Scale. Growth and Enterprise add guided HTML and sandbox demos. |
| Editing | Edit the demo content and theme in files, then rebuild and check it. ShowKit has no visual editor. | Edit crop, blur, annotations, branching, variables, voiceovers, and HTML in a visual workspace. |
| Ownership | You keep the HTML, CSS, player, demo content, and local assets. | Managed in Supademo. GIF, MP4, and SOP exports are listed, but the pricing page does not list raw static HTML export. |
| Hosting | Publish up to 3 active demos free at demos.showkit.sqncs.com, or host the exported folder on any static host. A local preview stays local. | All plans include links and embeds. Scale and higher list custom domains and offline demos. |
| Price | Local creation and self-hosting are free under MIT. A free ShowKit account includes 3 active hosted demos. | Free includes five guided demos. Scale is $38 per month for one creator. Growth is $350 per month for five creators. Enterprise is custom. |
| Best fit | Engineering-led teams that want a focused HTML demo workflow, local checks, and self-hosted output. | Marketing, enablement, and training teams that need several formats and a shared visual workspace. |
Which team should choose each tool?
Choose ShowKit when
You want the generated HTML, CSS, player, and assets as deployable files.
You want product changes to trigger an agent-led recapture and review workflow.
You prefer one focused interactive format over a broad content platform.
Choose Supademo when
Nontechnical teams need a visual editor for demos, videos, and training content.
Branching, voiceovers, translations, analytics, forms, CRM, and collaboration are required now.
You need screenshot, video, HTML, sandbox, offline, and SOP formats in one subscription.
Honest tradeoff
When Supademo is the better choice
Choose Supademo when several teams need visual editing, video, branching, voiceovers, analytics, forms, and training content. ShowKit is narrower and does not provide that hosted workspace.
Workflow difference
What changes when you choose ShowKit
The demo lives in files. Ask Claude Code or Codex to capture the flow, revise the story, check it, and build static output. You trade Supademo's visual editor for ownership and repeatable updates.
How to use ShowKit
Start with the product flow you want to show
Paste this into Claude Code or Codex. It adds the ShowKit skill, then asks for the product URL or open flow.
The skill asks before changing an existing project, adding Playwright, or publishing a checked demo.
Ready to share?
Publish the checked version
Your coding agent fills in the version hash. The command connects your account when needed and returns a hosted URL. Up to 3 active demos are free.
Frequently asked questions
No. Start with a supported product URL or existing product files. A codebase helps when you want repeatable updates through Playwright or CI, but it is optional.
Yes. ShowKit exports a static HTML demo with CSS, player code, demo content, and local assets. You can publish that folder on any static host. Opening a local preview does not publish it.
No. ShowKit can replace the focused HTML-demo creation and self-hosting path for agent-native teams. Supademo remains better when you need video, screenshots, sandbox demos, visual editing, branching, voiceovers, analytics, forms, or a team workspace.
Yes. Supademo's current pricing lists guided HTML demos and HTML editing on Growth and Enterprise. Free and Scale focus on screenshot and video-based guided demos.
ShowKit local creation and self-hosting are free under MIT, and a free account includes 3 active hosted demos. Supademo Free includes five guided demos. Its current monthly prices list Scale at $38 for one creator and Growth at $350 for five creators, with custom Enterprise pricing.
Comparison sources
Reviewed August 5, 2026. Competitor plans change, so confirm current terms before purchasing. Missing export details are reported as unknown, not impossible.