Comparison · Updated June 2026
Mirage vs Storylane.
A feature buffet with a tier ladder to match: the demos that feel real (HTML capture) cost $500/mo. Mirage gives you that fidelity at $39.
TL;DR
Storylane starts at
$40/mo per seat (Starter)
Free plan: Free: 1 seat, 1 published demo, unlimited views, lead capture
Mirage starts at
$0 → $39/mo planned
Free first demo with the full editor, DOM capture, and embeds. No sales call.
Best for: Storylane: Teams that want lots of tiers and add-ons to grow into. Mirage: bootstrapped and early-stage SaaS teams that want a buyer-facing demo live today.
Storylane's pitch is breadth: many features, many tiers, many reviews. The fine print is the tier ladder. The $40 Starter plan buys screenshot demos, which are slideshows with hotspots. The interactive HTML experience, the reason you wanted a demo tool in the first place, sits in Growth at $500 a month. Mirage refuses that ladder: interactive DOM capture is the default on every plan, your first demo is free, and unlimited costs $39.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Mirage. | Storylane |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid price | $39/mo | $40/mo per seat |
| Free plan | 1 demo, full editor | 1 demo, 1 seat |
| Sign up without a sales call | ||
| Interactive DOM capture | Growth ($500/mo)+ | |
| Chrome extension capture | ||
| Embed anywhere (iframe) | ||
| View & drop-off analytics | Views, completions | Paid tiers |
| Time to first demo | ~90 seconds | Minutes |
Sourced from public pricing pages, June 2026. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it.
What Storylane offers
- Affordable entry tier at $40/mo with unlimited screenshot demos
- Lead capture available even on the free plan
- HTML demo editor on Growth
- Demo hubs, personalization tokens, A/B testing as you scale
- Large G2 review base
What it costs you
- ✦The jump from Starter ($40) to Growth ($500/mo) is steep, and HTML demos live behind it
- ✦The $40 tier gets you screenshot demos, not the interactive real thing
- ✦Per-seat add-ons ($40 to $100/seat) inflate the real cost for teams
- ✦Feature breadth brings UI complexity a solo founder may not want
- ✦Premium tier ($1,200/mo) gates SSO and Salesforce app
Pricing, honestly
Storylane's free plan offers 1 published demo with lead capture. Starter at $40/mo (1 seat, +$40 per extra seat) unlocks unlimited screenshot/video demos, custom branding, and HubSpot/Zapier. Growth at $500/mo (5 seats) adds the HTML editor, personalization, and A/B testing; Premium at $1,200/mo adds SSO and the Salesforce app. Do the math on what you actually want: if it's the HTML-fidelity demo, Storylane charges $500/mo for it and Mirage charges $39. That is not a rounding error; it is 92% off the same job.
Pick Storylane if…
- Screenshot-based demos are genuinely enough for your use case
- You'll grow into hubs, personalization, and A/B testing, and can budget $500/mo when you do
- You want HubSpot/Zapier hooks at the $40 tier
- G2 social proof matters in your buying process
Pick Mirage if…
- You want DOM-level interactive capture without the $500/mo Growth tier
- You'd rather pay $39 once than climb a $40 → $500 → $1,200 ladder
- You prefer a focused tool over a feature buffet
- You're optimizing for time-to-live-demo, not feature checklists
The verdict
Storylane at $40 gets you screenshot slideshows; the demo experience buyers remember costs $500 a month there. Mirage gives you the DOM-fidelity experience at the price of Storylane's slideshow tier. Unless you specifically need hubs and A/B testing today, Mirage is the obvious pick for a founder.
Frequently asked questions
Is Storylane cheaper than Navattic?
At entry, yes: $40/mo vs $500/mo. But at the HTML-capture tier they converge, with Storylane Growth at $500/mo, identical to Navattic Base. Mirage does HTML-fidelity capture at $39, which is the comparison that matters.
What does Mirage do better than Storylane?
The thing buyers notice: interactive DOM capture on every plan instead of behind a $500/mo tier. Plus radical simplicity: capture, polish, publish in one sitting, with flat pricing and no per-seat math.
Does Storylane have a free plan?
Yes: 1 seat, 1 published demo, unlimited views, and lead capture. Mirage's free plan matches the single demo and adds the full editor and DOM capture, which Storylane reserves for its $500/mo tier.
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