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What is Candu?

Candu is a no-code platform that lets you build and manage in-product content without engineering support—empowering non-technical teams to create better user experiences.

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Written by Deborah Ramírez
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Candu enables product managers, customer success teams, growth marketers, and designers to add content like onboarding checklists, feature announcements, and resource hubs directly into your application, without writing code or waiting on developer sprint cycles.

What Makes Candu Different

Traditional product updates require developers, long timelines, and technical expertise. Candu changes that equation:

Instead of:

  • Waiting weeks for engineering resources

  • Writing technical specifications for simple UI changes

  • Going through full development cycles for content updates

You get:

  • Immediate ability to create and update content

  • Visual drag-and-drop editor anyone can use

  • Changes go live in minutes, not weeks

Think of Candu as your product's content management system, but for the experiences inside your application.

Create UI from scratch in Candu, access our template library of best practice designs, embed your designs into any webpage, measure engagement and interaction of this content & personalize your user experiences with segmentation.

How Candu Works

Install Once, Create Forever

Your developers add Candu's script tag to your application one time. This gives Candu permission to display content by anchoring to existing HTML elements on your pages. Think of it like hanging pictures on hooks that are already on your walls.

After installation, non-technical team members can create and manage all content themselves.

Design in the Visual Editor

Build content using Candu's drag-and-drop editor:

  • Start from scratch or use templates from our library

  • Customize fonts, colors, and styles to match your brand

  • Design once, then publish to web, tablet, and mobile

Preview Before You Publish

See exactly how content will look in your live product before users see it:

  • Share preview links with teammates for feedback

  • Test on staging environments before going to production

  • Publish to test segments first (like "Internal Only")

Place Content Where You Want It

Tell Candu where content should appear in your application:

  • Select page elements using our Chrome Extension or Snapshots

  • Position content above, below, or in place of existing elements

  • Control which pages show content using URL rules

You're not limited to pre-defined locations, place content anywhere in your product.

Personalize Who Sees What

Show different content to different users based on their needs:

  • Create segments by role, plan type, journey stage, or behavior

  • Target content to specific user groups (such as companies, accounts, or organizations)

  • Update targeting criteria anytime without republishing

One piece of content can serve everyone, or you can create tailored experiences for each segment.

Measure and Iterate

Built-in analytics show you how users interact with your content:

  • Track views, clicks, completions, and conversions

  • See which content drives engagement

  • Integrate with Segment, Amplitude, Heap, and other analytics tools

Use data to refine content and prove impact.

What You Can Create with Candu

Onboarding Experiences

  • Welcome messages and getting started guides

  • Step-by-step checklists with progress tracking

  • Product tours highlighting key features

  • Video tutorials embedded where users need them

  • Quick links to essential resources

Feature Adoption

  • Announcements for new features or updates

  • Contextual tooltips and hotspots

  • Empty states that educate when pages are blank

  • Upgrade prompts at the right moment

Self-Service Resources

  • In-app help centers and documentation

  • FAQ sections embedded in relevant workflows

  • Training materials accessible where users work

  • Release notes and changelog displays

Growth and Conversion

  • Upgrade prompts targeted to the right users

  • Event and webinar invitations

  • Feedback surveys at key moments

  • Trial expiration notices

The possibilities are extensive, if you can design it, Candu can display it in your product.

Who Uses Candu?

Product Teams

Take control of your product's frontend so developers can focus on backend priorities. Launch experiments, test messaging, and iterate on UX without blocking engineering.

Customer Success Teams

Streamline onboarding, scale self-service education, and reduce support volume by putting answers where customers work.

Growth Teams

Build, test, and iterate on conversion flows without slowing down product velocity. Run experiments and optimize experiences continuously.

Design Teams

Bridge the gap between design and implementation. See your designs live in the product immediately instead of waiting on development queues.

Development Teams

Empower non-technical colleagues to handle UI tasks independently, freeing engineers to work on core product features and technical challenges.

We offer a free trial so you can explore Candu and see if it meets your needs. Have questions? Reach out via chat or email at [email protected].

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