# Archbee

> Documentation platform for public and internal knowledge portals

Archbee is a documentation platform for building knowledge portals: product docs, developer and API documentation, user guides and internal process docs. Teams write in a multiplayer editor with drafts and Git-style branches, sync Markdown from GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket, and publish to a custom domain. Readers are unlimited and free; pricing depends on the plan and on the number of team members who contribute.

- **Category:** Docs & Wikis
- **Made by:** AiurLabs, Inc.
- **Website:** https://www.archbee.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Archbee is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $80 per month, billed annually, with 5 team members (Growing).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial with full features, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Growing | $80 per month, billed annually ($100 billed monthly) | 5 team members included, then $5 each a month ($6 on monthly billing): unlimited readers and spaces, a custom domain, GitHub sync and API documentation. |
| Scaling | $350 per month, billed annually ($400 billed monthly) | 5 members included, then $10 each ($12 on monthly billing): adds a review system, reusable variables, versioning, localization, custom CSS and guest accounts. |
| Enterprise | Custom | All add-ons included, plus multiple organizations, AI-assisted translations, SAML and OIDC SSO, invoicing and a customer success manager. |

Read from https://www.archbee.com/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Archbee before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower prices with annual billing** (Annual discount): Growing is $80 a month billed annually against $100 billed monthly, and Scaling is $350 against $400. Extra members and add-ons also cost less on annual billing. Source: https://www.archbee.com/pricing
- **50% off for 2 years for startups** (Startups): The Startup Program gives early-stage companies a 50% discount on any plan for 2 years, on application. Source: https://www.archbee.com/pricing
- **50% off for non-profits** (Nonprofit): The pricing FAQ lists a 50% discount for non-profit organizations. Source: https://www.archbee.com/pricing
- **50% off for educational use** (Education): The same FAQ lists a 50% discount for educational purposes. Source: https://www.archbee.com/pricing
- **Free Growing plan for open source** (Other savings): Open source software projects are offered the Growing plan free of charge. Source: https://www.archbee.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Editor with branches and drafts:** A multiplayer editor with drafts and native branches lets writers change content in isolation, have it reviewed and merge it when ready, with or without a Git workflow.
- **Docs-as-code sync:** Markdown or MDX kept in GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket can be built into a docs site, and OpenAPI or Swagger files generate API documentation, on every plan.
- **Published portals:** Spaces can be public or private and published to a custom domain hosted by Archbee. Password protection is on every plan; guest accounts, magic links and JWT start on Scaling.
- **Reusable content:** Variables and reusable snippets update everywhere when changed, and version and space links connect multi-version and multi-product docs. These start on the Scaling plan.
- **AI add-on:** Ask AI answers reader questions from the documentation and Write Assist helps draft content. It is a paid add-on on Growing and Scaling with a monthly token allowance.
- **Desktop apps and export:** Archbee runs in any modern browser and offers macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Content can be exported as Markdown or as rendered PDF files.

## Good for

- Software companies publishing product and API documentation
- Teams that keep docs in Git but want a hosted portal
- Docs with many readers and few writers, since readers are free

## Worth knowing

- There is no free plan: once the 14-day trial ends, a paid plan is required.
- Plans include 5 team members; each extra contributor costs $5 to $12 a month depending on the plan and billing period.
- Q&A, insights, the app widget, public API access and PDF export are add-ons on Growing and Scaling, each $80 a month on annual billing.
- SAML and OIDC SSO, AI-assisted translations and the Intercom and Zendesk integrations are Enterprise only.

## Works with

GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, Jira, Intercom, Zendesk, Zapier

**Tags:** Documents, Markdown, Real-time collaboration, AI features, Public API

## Alternatives

- [GitBook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gitbook): Documentation platform for product and API docs, synced with Git. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/archbee-vs-gitbook)
- [Document360](https://toolgpa.com/tools/document360): Hosted knowledge base software for public and private docs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/archbee-vs-document360)
- [HelpDocs](https://toolgpa.com/tools/helpdocs): Hosted knowledge base software priced by editor, not by reader. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/archbee-vs-helpdocs)
- [KnowledgeOwl](https://toolgpa.com/tools/knowledgeowl): Knowledge base software with unlimited readers on every plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/archbee-vs-knowledgeowl)
- [Confluence](https://toolgpa.com/tools/confluence): Team wiki and docs workspace from Atlassian, tied to Jira. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/archbee-vs-confluence)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.archbee.com/pricing
- https://www.archbee.com/

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