Demostack vs. Walnut vs. TestBox

If you're in the market for demo automation software, this comparison of Demostack, Walnut, and TestBox will provide all of the information you need.

How Demostack, Walnut, and TestBox compare

DemostackWalnutTestBox
Demostack
Walnut
TestBox
Where it's used in the buying journey
Demostack can be used before a demo to qualify leads and/or shared after a demo as a leave-behind to let buyers take a tour of your product.
Walnut is primarily used by marketing teams at top-of-funnel buying stages like awareness, consideration, and qualification.
TestBox can be used during live sales demos, shared before a demo to qualify leads or cater to demo-averse buyers, and/or shared after a demo as a POC to let buyers test the product, expediting the evaluation process.
How it works
Demostack clones the front- and back-end code of your product at a single moment in time. Clones can be edited to create semi-functional demos and tours that display custom data.
Use a browser extension to capture screenshots of your product, then tie those screenshots together to create a click-through tour of your product.
TestBox sits on top of a live account of your product. Each account is preconfigured with realistic data and functional integrations, allowing you to demonstrate/share a robust and fully functional version of your product.
Implementation
Clones can be created with no engineering help using Demostack's cloning bot.
Tours can be created with no engineering help using Walnut's browser extension.
Initial implementation of TestBox takes approximately 45 days, with 99% of the work done by the TestBox team.
Maintenance after product changes
When your product changes, new clones need to be built for your demos and tours to reflect your up-to-date product. Any changes to data or flows in prior versions must be redone.
When your product changes, tours need to be recaptured and rebuilt so they reflect your up-to-date product.
Because TestBox sits on top of your live product, changes to your product automatically show up in TestBox as soon as they're live; no ongoing maintenance is required.
Adding data
Demostack will display whatever data was in the instance of your product that you cloned. Any PII that was captured must be edited, and any data changes must be done manually.
Walnut will show whatever data was displayed when you captured screenshots of your product. Any PII that was captured must be edited, and any data edits must be done manually.
TestBox creates custom dataset templates for your team during the implementation phase. After that, data is generated using GPT-4 and added to your product by TestBox during account setup, ensuring you have robust, PII-free data in every demo environment and sandbox with no manual work from your SEs required.
Personalization
Clones can be replicated and edited to personalize them for different leads, personas, industries, or verticals.
Individual tours must be created to personalize tours for different leads, personas, industries, or verticals.
TestBox can create custom datasets and feature sets for different personas, industries, and/or verticals during implementation. Then, AEs can select the appropriate data and feature sets before demoing or sharing a sandbox.
Integrations
Salesforce, HubSpot
Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Highspot
Out-of-the-box integrations include Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, and Slack. TestBox can also build any custom integrations you need during the implementation phase.

Where it's used in the buying journey

Demostack
Demostack
Demostack can be used before a demo to qualify leads and/or shared after a demo as a leave-behind to let buyers take a tour of your product.
Walnut
Walnut
Walnut is primarily used by marketing teams at top-of-funnel buying stages like awareness, consideration, and qualification.
TestBox
TestBox
TestBox can be used during live sales demos, shared before a demo to qualify leads or cater to demo-averse buyers, and/or shared after a demo as a POC to let buyers test the product, expediting the evaluation process.

How it works

Demostack
Demostack
Demostack clones the front- and back-end code of your product at a single moment in time. Clones can be edited to create semi-functional demos and tours that display custom data.
Walnut
Walnut
Use a browser extension to capture screenshots of your product, then tie those screenshots together to create a click-through tour of your product.
TestBox
TestBox
TestBox sits on top of a live account of your product. Each account is preconfigured with realistic data and functional integrations, allowing you to demonstrate/share a robust and fully functional version of your product.

Implementation

Demostack
Demostack
Clones can be created with no engineering help using Demostack's cloning bot.
Walnut
Walnut
Tours can be created with no engineering help using Walnut's browser extension.
TestBox
TestBox
Initial implementation of TestBox takes approximately 45 days, with 99% of the work done by the TestBox team.

Maintenance after product changes

Demostack
Demostack
When your product changes, new clones need to be built for your demos and tours to reflect your up-to-date product. Any changes to data or flows in prior versions must be redone.
Walnut
Walnut
When your product changes, tours need to be recaptured and rebuilt so they reflect your up-to-date product.
TestBox
TestBox
Because TestBox sits on top of your live product, changes to your product automatically show up in TestBox as soon as they're live; no ongoing maintenance is required.

Adding data

Demostack
Demostack
Demostack will display whatever data was in the instance of your product that you cloned. Any PII that was captured must be edited, and any data changes must be done manually.
Walnut
Walnut
Walnut will show whatever data was displayed when you captured screenshots of your product. Any PII that was captured must be edited, and any data edits must be done manually.
TestBox
TestBox
TestBox creates custom dataset templates for your team during the implementation phase. After that, data is generated using GPT-4 and added to your product by TestBox during account setup, ensuring you have robust, PII-free data in every demo environment and sandbox with no manual work from your SEs required.

Personalization

Demostack
Demostack
Clones can be replicated and edited to personalize them for different leads, personas, industries, or verticals.
Walnut
Walnut
Individual tours must be created to personalize tours for different leads, personas, industries, or verticals.
TestBox
TestBox
TestBox can create custom datasets and feature sets for different personas, industries, and/or verticals during implementation. Then, AEs can select the appropriate data and feature sets before demoing or sharing a sandbox.

Integrations

Demostack
Demostack
Salesforce, HubSpot
Walnut
Walnut
Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Highspot
TestBox
TestBox
Out-of-the-box integrations include Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, and Slack. TestBox can also build any custom integrations you need during the implementation phase.
TestBox has been a massive value-add for our SE team. They've enabled us to provide prospects with beautiful sandbox environments to allow them to quickly get their hands on the product and tangibly feel the value.
Karen Darling
Sean Bernard
Senior Solutions Engineer, Catalyst
TestBox saves us an average of 2-5 hours a week in developer time, but the big win is having products that are now demo-able that it would have taken us 3-5 months to create in our own demo instance.
Karen Darling
Beth Laing
Senior Director of Engineering, CallRail
Clients can get a feel of our product faster and easier. Before trialing our product, they can test any implementations or customizations they need inside of TestBox.
Karen Darling
Jared Walton

Account Executive, Zendesk
TestBox makes it easy for your prospects to experience your product's look and feel without having to do any of the onboarding/implementation. We love working with the TestBox team!
Karen Darling
David Brudnicki
Solutions Consultant, Catalyst
The dummy data included in TestBox makes it easier for prospects to understand how our solution works. Ultimately, this speeds up the sales process and makes both the buyer's and seller's job easier.
Karen Darling
Adam Nevin
Senior Account Executive, Zendesk
There is no better way to engage buyers and support value-driven conversations than providing access to TestBox.
Karen Darling
Karen Darling

Head of U.S. Sales, Dixa

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