UserTesting vs Pendo

Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of The 11 Best Customer Feedback Tools and The 11 Best Digital Adoption Platforms. Last verified June 13, 2026.

The short answer

Pendo ranks higher on Top 11 (#2 vs #4) for Teams collecting and acting on feedback / Product and customer success teams guiding users through software onboarding. Best-in-class product analytics combined with strong user guidance tools.

At a glance

UserTestingPendo
Top 11 rank#4 / The 11 Best Customer Feedback Tools#2 / The 11 Best Digital Adoption Platforms
Score (out of 9.4)8.59
Best forVideo-based user feedbackProduct teams needing analytics
Pricing$$$$ (Custom enterprise pricing)$$$$ (>$25,000/yr)
HQSan Francisco, USARaleigh, USA
Founded20072013

UserTesting

The market leader for moderated and unmoderated video feedback from a global user panel.

www.usertesting.com

See full entry in The 11 Best Customer Feedback Tools

Pendo

Best-in-class product analytics combined with strong user guidance tools.

www.pendo.io

See full entry in The 11 Best Digital Adoption Platforms

Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.