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Guidde showed us that browser-to-demo automation is possible, but at ",(0,t.jsx)("strong",{children:"$20–$50/month per seat"}),", it's out of reach for indie developers, small teams, and startups watching every dollar."]}),(0,t.jsxs)("p",{className:"mt-2",children:["So we built HackDemo — a tool that delivers ",(0,t.jsx)("strong",{children:"80% of Guidde's functionality at less than 1% of the cost"}),"."]})]}),(0,t.jsxs)("section",{children:[(0,t.jsx)("h2",{className:"text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900",children:"Head-to-Head Comparison"}),(0,t.jsx)("div",{className:"mt-3 overflow-x-auto",children:(0,t.jsxs)("table",{className:"w-full text-left text-sm",children:[(0,t.jsx)("thead",{children:(0,t.jsxs)("tr",{className:"border-b border-gray-200",children:[(0,t.jsx)("th",{className:"py-2 pr-4 font-semibold text-gray-900",children:"Feature"}),(0,t.jsx)("th",{className:"py-2 pr-4 font-semibold text-hack-primary",children:"HackDemo"}),(0,t.jsx)("th",{className:"py-2 font-semibold text-gray-400",children:"Guidde"})]})}),(0,t.jsx)("tbody",{className:"divide-y divide-gray-100",children:[["Browser recording","✅ Free, unlimited","✅ Included in plan"],["AI narration","✅ Pay-per-use (~$0.03/demo)","✅ Included"],["Voiceover (TTS)","✅ 20+ languages","✅ Multiple languages"],["MP4 export","✅ Free","✅ Included"],["Step annotations","✅ Auto-generated","✅ Auto-generated"],["Sensitive info blur","✅ Auto-detect + blur","✅ Auto-blur"],["Free to start","✅ $0.50 credits (~150 demos)","14-day free trial"],["Pricing","~$0.03 per demo*","$20–$50/user/month"]].map(e=>{let[s,r,a]=e;return(0,t.jsxs)("tr",{children:[(0,t.jsx)("td",{className:"py-3 pr-4 font-medium text-gray-700",children:s}),(0,t.jsx)("td",{className:"py-3 pr-4 ".concat("Pricing"===s?"font-bold text-hack-primary":""),children:r}),(0,t.jsx)("td",{className:"py-3 ".concat("Pricing"===s?"font-bold text-gray-400":""),children:a})]},s)})})]})}),(0,t.jsx)("p",{className:"mt-2 text-xs text-gray-400",children:"* Based on ~3,000 tokens per demo at $0.00001/token. 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Guidde targets large teams with training budgets — a different audience entirely."})]})]})]}),(0,t.jsxs)("section",{children:[(0,t.jsx)("h2",{className:"text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900",children:"Where Guidde Still Leads"}),(0,t.jsx)("p",{className:"mt-2",children:"To be fair, Guidde has been around longer and has features we're still building:"}),(0,t.jsxs)("ul",{className:"mt-2 list-disc pl-5 space-y-1",children:[(0,t.jsxs)("li",{children:[(0,t.jsx)("strong",{children:"Team collaboration:"})," shared workspaces, comments, approval workflows"]}),(0,t.jsxs)("li",{children:[(0,t.jsx)("strong",{children:"Advanced editing:"})," drag-and-drop step reordering, custom branding"]}),(0,t.jsxs)("li",{children:[(0,t.jsx)("strong",{children:"Integrations:"})," native Slack, Notion, Confluence connectors"]}),(0,t.jsxs)("li",{children:[(0,t.jsx)("strong",{children:"Analytics:"})," view tracking, engagement metrics"]})]}),(0,t.jsxs)("p",{className:"mt-2",children:["These are on our roadmap, but we believe the ",(0,t.jsx)("strong",{children:"80/20 rule"})," applies: most users need the core recording + narration + export flow, and HackDemo delivers that at a fraction of the cost."]})]}),(0,t.jsxs)("section",{children:[(0,t.jsx)("h2",{className:"text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900",children:"The Bottom Line"}),(0,t.jsxs)("p",{className:"mt-2",children:["If you're an enterprise team with a dedicated training budget and need collaboration features, Guidde is a solid choice. But if you're an indie developer, a startup foun

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