Trainn and Arcade both start from a screen recording, but they are built for different jobs. Trainn is an AI-powered product video and guide platform for customer education, with a Knowledge Hub and LMS. Arcade is an interactive demo platform for marketing and sales, with click-through tours, branching and forms, plus a separate AI video product. Here is how Trainn vs Arcade compares on features, pricing and fit, checked against each vendor's site, and where PuppyDog, an AI product video maker, fits if you need personalized product videos.
| Capability | Trainn | Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| AI turns a screen recording into a training video | ✓ | ~ |
| Click-through demos with branching and forms | ~ | ✓ |
| Built-in Knowledge Hub and LMS | ✓ | – |
| Free plan | – | ✓ |
| AI voiceovers | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI translation | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOC 2 compliance | ✓ | ✓ |
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Trainn is built to teach customers how to use your product after they buy. Arcade is built to show prospects your product before they buy. That single difference explains most of the feature and pricing gaps below.
Record your screen and an AI agent produces a narrated training video. Trainn cites ServiceNow producing 15 to 20 videos a week.
Videos, interactive guides, in-app tutorials, a Knowledge Hub and an LMS in one platform.
100+ AI voice styles and languages, and one-click translation into 30 languages on Scale.
Hotspots, callouts, chapters and branching let buyers explore the product step by step.
Forms and CTAs in the demo, with HubSpot and Salesforce routing.
A free plan with 1 seat, 1 published demo and unlimited AI demos.
Neither column is ours. Where we mark something as partial, it works with limits, and we say what they are.
| Feature | Trainn | Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | ✓Customer education and trainingProduct videos, guides, a help center and an LMS. | ✓Interactive product demosClick-through tours for marketing and sales, plus a separate AI video product. |
| Main output | ✓Narrated training videos and guidesViewers watch a video or follow a step-by-step guide. | ✓Click-through demosViewers explore with hotspots, chapters and branching. |
| Where content starts | ✓A screen recordingAn AI agent turns the recording into a finished video. | ✓Chrome extension, desktop app or FigmaThe macOS desktop app also captures native and mobile apps. |
| Speed | ✓10 minutes on averageTrainn's stated average time to create a training video. | ✓Minutes per demoUnlimited AI demos, even on the free plan. |
| Voiceover | ✓100+ AI voice styles and languages | ✓Record, upload or generateSynthetic voiceover with automatic captions. |
| Interactive content | ~Interactive guides and in-app tutorialsStep-by-step help rather than sales tours. | ✓Hotspots, branching, forms and CTAsCapture leads inside the demo. |
| Knowledge base and LMS | ✓Knowledge Hub and LMS on ScaleLMS for 100 monthly active users on Scale. | –Not offeredDemos embed in your site, docs or help center. |
| Translation | ✓One-click translation to 30 languagesOn Scale. | ✓AI translations on GrowthShows the viewer's browser language automatically. |
| Video export | ✓Video is the core output | ~MP4 and GIF on GrowthNot on the free plan. |
| Personalization | –Not a focus | ~Custom variables on GrowthDynamic text such as a name or company. |
| Free plan | –NoneA free trial is offered. | ✓1 seat, 1 published demoUnlimited views and AI demos. No MP4 or GIF export. |
| Entry price | ✓Creator $19/mo1 user, 15 videos and guides. | ✓Growth $50/seat/mo$42.50 billed yearly, up to 10 seats. |
| Security | ✓SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, GDPRSAML SSO on Enterprise. | ✓SOC 2 on every planSSO, role-based access and custom domains on Enterprise. |
An AI agent turns a raw screen recording into a narrated video, and Trainn says the average training video takes 10 minutes.
Guides, in-app tutorials, a Knowledge Hub and an LMS for 100 monthly active users on Scale. Arcade has no knowledge base or LMS.
SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR, with SAML SSO on Enterprise.
Creator costs $19 a month for one user and 15 videos and guides.
Hotspots, chapters, branching, forms and CTAs make Arcade a demo tool for your website and sales process.
One seat and one published demo with unlimited views, AI demos and AI voiceovers. Trainn lists no free plan.
A macOS desktop app for native apps and mobile devices, and a Figma plugin for designs.
Growth costs $50 per seat per month, or $42.50 billed yearly, for up to 10 seats. Trainn's next plan after Creator is $2,400 a year for 3 users.
Arcade has a free plan and prices per seat. Trainn has no free plan and prices by bundles of users and content, with a jump from a $19 single-user plan to $2,400 a year for three users.
1 user, 15 videos and guides.
3 users, 120 videos and guides.
5 users, 250 videos and guides, LMS for 100 monthly active users, Knowledge Hub, one-click translation into 30 languages.
25 users, 1,000 videos and guides, SAML SSO.
1 seat, 1 published demo, unlimited views, unlimited AI demos, AI voiceovers, Arcade MCP. No MP4 or GIF export.
$42.50 billed yearly. Up to 10 seats, unlimited published demos, MP4 and GIF export, branching, forms, custom variables, AI translations, Audience Reveal.
Role-based access, multiple teams, SSO, custom domains, native Salesforce integration, up to 10 brand kits, dedicated CSM.
Pro, billed annually ($59 monthly). The free AI video plan includes 250 credits and 30-second videos.
Prices are from each vendor's public pricing page in October 2026 and may change. Trainn's Creator plan is shown as a monthly price on its pricing page.
If you are comparing Trainn vs Arcade because you need product demo videos, not training courses or click-through tours, PuppyDog sits between the two.
Record with the Chrome extension, paste a URL or describe your product. PuppyDog writes the script and generates the visuals, voiceover, zooms, spotlights and callouts.
Set up personas by industry, role or company and PuppyDog creates a tailored version of each video, using AI agents that research each account.
The same video can become a launch video, a personalized sales demo or part of training and onboarding videos with PuppyDog.
Free plan with 1,000 credits, about two 2-minute videos. Pro costs $42 per user per month, 14% less billed annually, with HubSpot, Instantly, Smartlead, Clay and Slack.
PuppyDog makes the video like Trainn does, then personalizes it for every account, which neither tool focuses on. Not sure which format you need? Read our guide to interactive demo vs video demo.
LandingAI went from about 3 videos a quarter to 3 a week without a video editor, and found PuppyDog's AI scripts accurate for a highly technical product.
Stellar Cyber lifted video completion from 60% to 85% and cut production time by 90%. SARC MedIQ sent 20,000 personalized demos and generated 300 new qualified leads.
PuppyDog videos play from start to finish, so there are no click-through branches or in-demo forms, and PuppyDog does not publish security certifications.
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Customer education, support and enablement teams that train users after they buy.
Product marketing and growth teams that want buyers to click through the product themselves.
Still unsure? Start free and test PuppyDog on your own product.
Trainn is an AI-powered product video and guide platform for customer education: it turns a screen recording into a narrated training video and adds guides, in-app tutorials, a Knowledge Hub and an LMS. Arcade is an interactive demo platform for marketing and sales: buyers click through your product with hotspots, branching and forms. Trainn is training-first; Arcade is demo-first.
For interactive product demos on a website, Arcade is the better fit, with branching, forms, CTAs and lead routing to HubSpot. Trainn is built for training content rather than sales demos. If you want a finished, personalized product demo video instead of a click-through tour, PuppyDog is the third option.
Trainn. It is built for customer education, with AI-narrated training videos, interactive guides, a Knowledge Hub and an LMS on its Scale plan. Arcade demos can be embedded in docs and help centers, but Arcade does not offer a knowledge base or LMS.
Trainn's Creator plan costs $19 a month for 1 user and 15 videos and guides. Launch costs $2,400 a year for 3 users, Scale costs $10,000 a year for 5 users and adds the LMS, Knowledge Hub and one-click translation into 30 languages, and Enterprise costs $39,900 a year for 25 users. Trainn does not list a free plan, but offers a free trial.
Arcade's interactive demo plans start with a free plan for 1 seat and 1 published demo. Growth costs $50 per seat per month, or $42.50 billed yearly, for up to 10 seats, and Enterprise is custom. Arcade's AI video product is priced separately, with a free plan and Pro from $49 a month billed annually.
No. Trainn does not list a free plan on its pricing page. It offers a free trial, and its lowest paid plan, Creator, costs $19 a month for one user. Arcade and PuppyDog both have free plans.
Partly. On the Growth plan, Arcade exports interactive demos as MP4 or GIF with AI voiceovers, and its separate AI video product has a free plan with 30-second videos and Pro from $49 a month billed annually. It does not include a knowledge base or LMS for organizing training content.
Yes. Trainn states SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR compliance, with SAML SSO on Enterprise. Arcade lists SOC 2 on every plan, with SSO, role-based access and custom domains on Enterprise.
PuppyDog is an AI product video maker that sits between the two. Like Trainn, it turns a screen recording, URL or text into a finished video with an AI script and voiceover. Unlike either, it creates a tailored version of each video for every persona or account and sends viewer engagement to your CRM, Slack or email. Its free plan includes 1,000 credits, and Pro costs $42 per user per month.
Yes. Some teams use Arcade for interactive demos on the website and in sales, and Trainn for customer training and help center content. If you would rather manage one workflow for launch, sales and onboarding videos, compare both with PuppyDog.
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