Supademo vs. Hobbes:
Interactive demos vs. a watch-only agent
Hobbes wants to kill the Book a Demo button. So do we. The difference: with Supademo, buyers click through interactive demos themselves while the agent guides them. Hobbes presents videos and slides over chat and voice, so buyers only watch and ask.
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How does Supademo compare to Hobbes?
A side-by-side look at how each AI demo agent reaches the same goal, what it can put in front of a buyer, and how it fits into the rest of your demo stack.
| Feature | Supademo | Hobbes |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-head as an AI demo agent | ||
| How the buyer engages | ✅ Chat, voice, interactive | 🟡 Chat, voice |
| Approved content | ✅ Demos, videos, decks, sites, textInteractive demos, videos, decks, slides, websites, text | ✅ Videos, decks, slidesVideos, decks, slides |
| Interactive demos buyers click through | ✅ Yes | ⛔️ No |
| Buyer free to navigate the product | ✅ Yes, curated demosYes, clicks through sandbox, guided, and video demos | ⛔️ No, agent-drivenNo, the agent presents content on a set path |
| Buyer steers the conversation: jump back, skip, re-explore | ✅ Yes | 🟡 Agent controls the path |
| AI demo agent pricing | ✅ ~$0.50–0.80/convo~$0.50–0.80 avg per conversation | 🟡 Contact salesContact sales only |
| Beyond the agent: the full demo platform | ||
| A full demo platform, not just a demo agent | ✅ Yes | ⛔️ No |
| Build your own interactive demos (click-through product tours) | ✅ Yes | ⛔️ No |
| Record your screen for video demos | ✅ Yes | ⛔️ No |
| Share demos and track who viewed what | ✅ Yes | ⛔️ No |
| AI helps build your demos (voiceover, voice cloning, 50+ languages) | ✅ Yes | ⛔️ No |
| MCP connector for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini | ✅ Yes | ⛔️ No |
Why teams choose Supademo's agent over Hobbes
Both agents chase the same outcome: a buyer who explores and qualifies without booking a call first. The difference is whether that buyer gets to click through your product or just talk about it.
Interactive demos buyers click through, not a watch-only presentation
Supademo surfaces interactive demos the buyer clicks through, so they explore your product hands-on. Hobbes presents videos and slides over chat and voice, but the buyer gets no interactive demo to click through themselves.
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Explore a sandbox demo freely, not an agent-led presentation
Supademo surfaces sandbox demos the buyer explores at their own pace, taking any path, back and forth. With Hobbes the agent presents the videos and slides it picks, so the buyer watches that path, not their own.
Explore sandbox demosHobbes: agent-led browse
Supademo: explore freely
Cost-efficient, and a full platform
Approved interactive assets render instantly, so a typical Supademo AI Demo Agent conversation averages around $0.50–0.80, and you set it up yourself. Hobbes is agent-only with opaque, contact-sales pricing.
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A full demo platform, not just a demo agent
Hobbes is only the demo agent. Supademo is the broader platform: you assemble interactive demos in various formats, from different sources, and keep full control of each. The AI Demo Agent is one way to surface the interactive demos you own.
Explore the platformWhat do users say about Supademo (vs. Hobbes & others)?
Reviews from teams who trust Supademo for interactive demos and always-on buyer engagement.
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Why teams choose Supademo for agentic demos
“We've driven several thousand signups through our demo experience so far. Supademo is a key part of our lead generation strategy at beehiiv.”
“Supademo has completely transformed our early-stage demo motion. Gone are the days of custom demos for unqualified prospects.”
“I use Supademo to easily create interactive and engaging product demos. I love that Supademo lets me add annotations, giving users full context at each step. The AI features for annotations and voice are incredibly valuable.”
“Supademo ended up delivering better value because we could build interactive, branching demos quickly and update them in minutes. It worked across marketing, presales, and onboarding, and actually improved demo-ready lead quality for us.”
Should you choose Supademo or Hobbes?
Both replace the Book a Demo form with a conversation. The real question is whether buyers click through interactive demos at their own pace, or watch Hobbes present videos and slides and decide what to show next.
Choose Supademo
Sales
Qualify inbound buyers nonstop, then forward reps the best-fit ones with a summary of their questions and the interactive demos they explored
Marketing
Replace the demo-request form with an agent that greets each visitor and opens the interactive demo that answers them
Customer Success
Hand new users a single interactive demo library for self-serve onboarding and how-to answers any time
Training
Build interactive walkthroughs once and let the agent lead teams and partners through them in 50+ languages
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Choose Hobbes only if...
- You want the agent presenting its own videos and slides the whole way, so when a buyer asks to see a specific screen or feature, it stays on its own path instead of going there
- You just want a conversational front door, not a platform to build, record, share, and track interactive demos of your own
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Common questions about Supademo vs. Hobbes
How Supademo's AI demo agent compares to Hobbes.
What is Hobbes?
Hobbes is an autonomous AI demo agent that runs agent-led product demos on your website. It takes a self-improving approach: it runs discovery, adapts the demo to each buyer, and refines from every conversation. Backed by a $6M round from Foundation Capital, it's positioned to replace the "Book a Demo" button.
Supademo's AI Demo Agent is the usual benchmark. It holds a real back-and-forth over chat or voice, answers questions as buyers ask them, and surfaces interactive demos they click through hands-on, plus videos, decks, and slides, all self-serve on a full demo platform.
What are the best Hobbes alternatives?
Supademo is the leading Hobbes alternative. Buyers click through interactive demos themselves instead of following an agent-led tour, on a full demo platform with transparent, self-serve pricing. Naoma and Storylane are other agents worth a look, and our best AI demo agents guide covers the full field.
Teams generally choose it when they want buyers exploring the real product hands-on rather than watching an agent run the demo for them.
How much does Hobbes cost?
Hobbes shows no public pricing, and setup typically runs weeks, so the total rides on a sales quote and a custom onboarding.
Supademo's AI Demo Agent runs about $0.50 to $0.80 per conversation on transparent, published pricing, with a self-serve start that goes live in days, so the cost is clear from day one.
What is the difference between Supademo and Hobbes?
Who leads is the difference. Supademo gives the buyer interactive demos to click through and steer, plus videos, decks, and slides, while Hobbes runs an agent-led demo on your site.
A Supademo buyer navigates the product hands-on; with Hobbes the agent leads and the buyer follows along.
What can Supademo do that Hobbes can't?
Hobbes is the buyer-facing agent alone; Supademo is the platform around it. You build interactive demos, record your screen, share them, and track who viewed what.
Its creator-side AI suite covers voiceovers, voice cloning, and translation in 50+ languages, and buyers click through and steer the interactive demo themselves rather than following an agent-led demo.
Is Hobbes a good AI demo agent?
Hobbes is a fit if you want an autonomous, self-improving agent running the demo for buyers and replacing your "Book a Demo" button. That autonomy is its strength, though it's still early: a $6M round and onboarding that takes weeks to launch.
Supademo appeals when you'd rather buyers explore interactive demos hands-on than watch an agent run the demo, on a full demo platform with transparent, self-serve pricing that goes live in days.
Why do teams choose Supademo over Hobbes?
An autonomous, agent-led demo points to Hobbes. Supademo is the choice when buyers should actively explore the real product instead of watching an agent run the demo.
It combines a buyer-facing AI Demo Agent, a full demo platform, and transparent, self-serve pricing, all backed by an independent SOC 2 Type II audit.