---
title: Archbee
canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/archbee/
category: Knowledge Base Software
points: 73
rank: 3 of 11
facts_checked: 2026-10-09
---

# Archbee

Hosted documentation platform for product docs and help centres, with spaces, a review system and per-seat pricing.

73 points out of 100. #3 of 11 knowledge base tools. Vendor: Archbee. Website: https://www.archbee.com/

- There is no free plan, only a 14-day free trial with no credit card [1].
- Growing starts at $80 a month and Scaling at $350, as shown with annual billing selected [1].
- Extra team members are charged; readers are free and unlimited [1].
- Review system, search analytics and localization start at Scaling; revision history is kept 1 year on Growing and 2 on Scaling [1][2][3][4].
- Archbee says it is SOC 2 Type 2 certified [1].

Verdict: Archbee suits product-documentation teams that want a hosted help centre with a custom domain and revision history from $80 a month [1][2]. The Reviewer approval flow, search reports and translations need Scaling at $350 a month, and SAML sign-on needs a quoted Enterprise plan [1][3][4]. There is no free plan, the page does not state how many editors the starting prices include, and the platform's source code is not among the vendor's public repositories [13]. Best for: Product teams that need review rules and a docs widget.

## Points

| Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Cheapest paid plan | $80/mo | 6/12 | Growing, from $80 a month with annual billing selected; editors included not stated, extra members charged [1]. |
| Price | Free plan | No | 0/6 | FAQ: a free offering is not available at the moment; a 14-day trial, and a free Growing plan for open source projects only [1]. |
| Publishing | Help centre on your own domain | Yes | 8/8 | Pricing comparison lists custom domain publishing on Growing, Scaling and Enterprise [1]. |
| Publishing | Multiple languages | Yes | 7/7 | Scaling lists localization; a translation is a linked version of a space [1][8]. Enterprise adds AI-assisted translations [1]. |
| Publishing | Article version history | Yes | 6/6 | Document revision history compares versions and restores any; Growing and above [2]. |
| Publishing | Review and approval workflow | Yes | 7/7 | Review system: drafts go to a Reviewer role who merges or discards; listed under Scaling [1][3]. |
| Readers and reports | Search reports | Not published | 0/6 | Shows queries and documents returned per keyword; the docs do not say zero-result searches are listed [4]. |
| Readers and reports | Reader feedback on articles | Yes | 4/4 | Readers vote and comment on each page; votes and comments appear in Document Feedback [5]. |
| Readers and reports | Help widget for your site or app | Yes | 4/4 | Embed code from Widget integration shows articles or the whole portal inside a product [6]. |
| Readers and reports | Login-only articles | Not published | 0/4 | Not published for single articles; docs describe password, magic-link, JWT and SAML access for whole spaces [7]. |
| Access and data | Single sign-on (SAML or OIDC) | Yes | 7/7 | Enterprise lists SAML and OIDC SSO; docs cover Okta, Azure and Google SAML setup [1][9]. |
| Access and data | API to read and write articles | Yes | 7/7 | Public API has an Update / Create document endpoint [10]. |
| Access and data | Bulk export of articles | Yes | 5/5 | FAQ: export one document or the whole organization's content as Markdown or PDF; organization export API [1][11]. |
| Access and data | Editor roles and permissions | Yes | 4/4 | Superadmin, Administrators, Team members and custom groups, plus a Reviewer role [3][12]. |
| Access and data | Open source | Not published | 0/5 | Not published: the vendor's public GitHub repositories are forks, starter kits and demo docs, not the platform [13]. |
| Security | SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 | Yes | 8/8 | Pricing FAQ says Archbee is SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR certified [1]. |

## Plans

| Plan | Price | Per month (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Growing | From $80/month [1] | $80 |
| Scaling | From $350/month [1] | $350 |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing [1] | - |

Prices are 'starting at', shown with the annual billing option selected. The page does not say how many editors they cover [1]. Archbee says annual subscriptions carry a 20% discount [14].

## Strengths

- Reviewer role: drafts can only be merged or discarded by reviewers before publishing [3].
- Revision history compares versions and restores any of them, on Growing and above [2].
- Readers can vote and comment on each page, and feedback is reported to editors [5].
- An embeddable widget shows chosen articles or the whole portal inside a product [6].
- A public API can create or update documents [10].

## Limits

- No free plan; the FAQ says a free offering is not available at the moment [1].
- The pricing page states no editor count for the starting prices, and extra team members are charged [1].
- Search analytics, localization and the review system are not on Growing [1][4].
- Access control is set per space; no per-article login restriction is documented [7].
- No platform source code appears among the vendor's public repositories, which are forks, starter kits and demos [13].

## Sources

1. [Archbee Pricing](https://www.archbee.com/pricing), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
2. [Document history](https://www.archbee.com/docs/document-history), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
3. [Draft & Reviews System](https://www.archbee.com/docs/draft-and-reviews-system), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
4. [Search Analytics](https://www.archbee.com/docs/search-analytics), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
5. [Document Feedback](https://www.archbee.com/docs/document-feedback), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
6. [App documentation widget](https://www.archbee.com/docs/app-documentation-widget), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
7. [Public Access Controls](https://www.archbee.com/docs/authentication-options), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
8. [Localization](https://www.archbee.com/docs/localization), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
9. [SAML Integration](https://www.archbee.com/docs/saml-integration), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
10. [Update / Create document](https://www.archbee.com/docs/update-create-document), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
11. [Organization Export](https://www.archbee.com/docs/organization-export), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
12. [Manage the Organization](https://www.archbee.com/docs/manage-the-organization), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09
13. [Archbee on GitHub](https://github.com/archbee), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-09
14. [Subscriptions & Payment](https://www.archbee.com/docs/subscriptions-and-payment), Archbee, accessed 2026-10-09