Metrics · Activation · Product · Weekly · % · Updated 2026-07-21

What is Onboarding Drop-off Rate?

Short answer: The percentage of users who abandon the onboarding flow at each individual step.

Definition

The percentage of users who abandon the onboarding flow at each individual step.

Formula

Users who exit at step N / Users who reached step N x 100

How to measure

Track step-by-step funnel completion during onboarding and calculate the drop-off percentage between each consecutive pair of steps.

Why track it

Step-level drop-off data shows exactly where to focus redesign effort instead of guessing which part of onboarding is the problem.

Example

A team finds a 45% drop-off specifically at the 'connect your data' step, prompting a simplification of that integration flow.

FAQ

What is Onboarding Drop-off Rate?
The percentage of users who abandon the onboarding flow at each individual step.
How do you calculate Onboarding Drop-off Rate?
Users who exit at step N / Users who reached step N x 100
Why track Onboarding Drop-off Rate?
Step-level drop-off data shows exactly where to focus redesign effort instead of guessing which part of onboarding is the problem.
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