Trails, the best Tango alternative

Tango does a great job capturing step-by-step workflows - but it stops at screenshots and text. That works for some people, but not everyone learns the same way.

Some need to skim and find answers fast. Others need to watch and listen to actually absorb it.

With Trails, you don't have to choose. Every guide you create automatically comes with a polished, AI-narrated video - no screen recording, no editing, no extra work.

And when you update a step or swap a screenshot, the video updates too. Everything stays in sync automatically.

Many teams are already used to creating short videos for documentation. With Tango, you have to start from scratch to turn each video into a guide manually. Trails takes a different approach.

Upload any existing video, and Trails automatically turns it into a structured, step-by-step guide. It breaks down key actions, adds screenshots, and generates clear descriptions for each step. You end up with both a polished video and a written guide with no extra editing required.

This feature is especially useful for teams who are used to creating ad-hoc Loom videos or Zoom recordings.

Instead of letting that content collect dust (because who is really watching those 20+ minute recordings?), you can repurpose it into something searchable, easy to skim, and reusable.

When you’re creating training content, sensitive info almost always sneaks in: emails, names, or customer data you don’t want shared. Blurring that out is essential.

Most tools, including Tango, let you blur after capture, but only once your screenshots have been uploaded to their servers. That’s not ideal if you’re documenting internal systems or private data.

Trails handles blurring differently. Redacting data happens securely on your device before anything is uploaded. You can quickly hide sensitive details as you capture, keeping private information private.

Our smart blur can even detect and automatically hide things like emails, numbers, and names — all locally, without sending a single pixel to the cloud.

Most documentation tools get more expensive the more people you share them with.

With Tango, you pay for every user, even if they’re just reading. That makes broad internal or customer-facing documentation costly fast.

The Trails Business plan uses custom pricing for company-wide access, so sharing knowledge with the entire organization does not require a paid seat for every reader.

And you also don’t have to jump to an expensive enterprise plan to unlock core features. With Tango, core features like user management and language translation are gated behind plans starting around $1,000 per month.