Guru alternatives · Docs & Wikis
Free alternatives to Guru
Guru has no free plan. 38 of the 51 other docs and wiki tools in this directory are free or have a free plan.
Guru is a paid product. 5 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
38 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 9, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to Guru
- Free plan · from $6.70/mo
Confluence
Team wiki and docs workspace from Atlassian, tied to Jira
What is free: Free plan for up to 10 users: pages, spaces, databases and templates, 2 GB of file storage, 3 active whiteboards per user and 50 automation steps a month. No space or page permission settings.
- Confluence has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Confluence lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Guru lists a browser extension.
- Confluence also covers databases, whiteboard and documents.
- Free plan · from $6.67/mo
Slab
Knowledge base and team wiki with search across connected tools
What is free: Free plan for up to 10 users: unlimited posts and topics, real-time collaboration, templates, verification, unified search, 90 days of version history, 10 MB attachments and 10 standard integrations.
- Slab has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Slab lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Slab also covers documents.
- Guru also covers AI agents.
- Free plan
Stack Internal
Verified company knowledge for teams and AI agents
What is free: Starter plan: up to 3 collaborators and 1,000 credits a month, with 4 connectors, the custom ingestion API and the trust engine. It has no SSO, audit logs or health and usage insights.
- Stack Internal has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Guru lists a browser extension.
- Guru also covers templates and AI agents.
- Free plan · from $0.83/mo
Zoho Learn
Team knowledge base and training courses in one platform
What is free: 5 users, 3 spaces, 5 manuals, 5 courses, 2 learning paths and 1 GB of storage. It has no external sharing, version history or PDF export.
- Zoho Learn has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Zoho Learn lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Guru lists a browser extension.
- Zoho Learn also covers reports.
- Free plan · from $49/mo
ProProfs Knowledge Base
Knowledge base software for help centers and internal wikis
What is free: 1 author and up to 25 pages, free forever. The pricing page says the free plan includes all features.
- ProProfs Knowledge Base has a free plan. Guru does not.
- ProProfs Knowledge Base also covers reports.
- Guru also covers AI agents.
- Free plan · from $249/mo
Whale
SOP documentation and employee training platform with AI
What is free: Free Forever: up to 10 members, 1 creator and 20 Playbook items across the workspace, with 20 AI credits a month. No PDF or Word export, version history or insights.
- Whale has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Whale lists iOS and Android apps.
- Whale also covers screen recording and reports.
- Guru also covers AI agents.
- Free plan · from $8/mo
Bit.ai
Collaborative documents and wikis with embeds and link tracking
What is free: Free plan with no time limit: up to 5 members and 50 documents, a 5 MB file limit and 1 GB of storage. The AI Genius writing assistant is not included.
- Bit.ai has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Guru lists a browser extension.
- Bit.ai also covers documents.
- Guru also covers AI search and AI agents.
- Free plan · from $7/mo
Google Docs
Browser-based word processor, free with a Google Account
What is free: Free with a personal Google Account: anyone signed in can create, edit and share documents. Some features, such as joining a Meet call from a document, need a Google Workspace plan.
- Google Docs has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Google Docs lists iOS and Android apps.
- Google Docs also covers documents.
- Guru also covers AI search, wiki and AI agents.
- Free plan · from $12/mo
Superhuman Docs
Docs with tables, formulas and automations, formerly Coda
What is free: Collaborative docs with connected tables, views, forms, formulas and low-quota automations, 1 GB of attachments per doc and 7-day version history. Pages and objects are limited in shared docs.
- Superhuman Docs has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Superhuman Docs lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Guru lists a browser extension.
- Superhuman Docs also covers databases, workflow automation, documents and forms.
- Free plan · from $5.40/mo
Microsoft Loop
Shared workspaces and pages with components that sync across apps
What is free: Free with a personal Microsoft account on the web, iOS and Android. Workspaces and pages count toward the account's Microsoft storage quota; Copilot and Loop components in Teams or Outlook are not available.
- Microsoft Loop has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Microsoft Loop lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Guru lists a browser extension.
- Microsoft Loop also covers documents.
- Free plan · from $6/mo
Nuclino
Lightweight team wiki with docs, boards and whiteboards
What is free: Up to 50 items, up to 3 canvases and 2 GB of total storage, with real-time collaboration, all four views, integrations and the web, desktop and mobile apps.
- Nuclino has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Nuclino lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Guru lists a browser extension.
- Nuclino also covers whiteboard, kanban boards and documents.
- Free plan · from $65/mo
GitBook
Documentation platform for product and API docs, synced with Git
What is free: Free plan for one user: unlimited basic sites with unlimited traffic, the visual editor, GitHub or GitLab sync, API playgrounds and preview deployments. No custom domain, AI search or AI writing.
- GitBook has a free plan. Guru does not.
- Only Guru lists a browser extension.
- GitBook also covers Markdown and documents.
- Guru also covers wiki and templates.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Guru?
Yes. Confluence, Slab, Stack Internal, Zoho Learn, ProProfs Knowledge Base, Whale, Bit.ai, Google Docs and 30 more are free or have a free plan.
Does Guru have a free plan?
Guru has no free plan. Guru is a paid product.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Guru: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.