The Nuclino Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Nuclino in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Nuclino
The Insider’s Guide
Lightweight team wiki with docs, boards and whiteboards
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among docs and wiki tools, read from Nuclino’s own pages.
Made by Nuclino GmbH · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Nuclino’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Nuclino’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.0
GPA, above 43 of the 51 other docs and wiki tools we grade
Nuclino is a workspace where a team keeps its knowledge base, documents and light project tracking together. Every item is a real-time collaborative document, and a workspace can be viewed as a list, a board, a table or a graph. Canvases add whiteboards and diagrams, and the Business plan includes an AI assistant called Sidekick.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Nuclino, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for a simple team wiki with boards and whiteboards
Nuclino keeps a team's wiki, docs and light project boards in one place, with apps for the web, phones and all three desktop systems.
- 2
Paid plans start at $6 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
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.
- 4
It runs on 6 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
- 5
Collaborative items
Each item is a document that the team edits in real time, with room for notes, assigned tasks, flowcharts and embedded files. Hotkeys, slash commands and Markdown are supported.
- 6
List, board, table and graph views
The same workspace can be shown as a list for docs, a board for projects and tasks, a table that sorts and filters, or a graph for exploring how knowledge connects.
- 7
Canvas
An infinite canvas for whiteboards and diagrams can be added anywhere in a workspace. The Free plan allows up to 3 canvases; paid plans have no limit.
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A 3.0 GPA, above 43 of 51
That is against the other docs and wiki tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Nuclino you could make: wiki, documents and kanban boards. What surrounds it you could not. The 6 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Nuclino at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of the Starter plan, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Nuclino GmbH
- Category
- Docs & Wikis
- Our grade
- 3.0 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for a simple team wiki with boards and whiteboards
Nuclino keeps a team's wiki, docs and light project boards in one place, with apps for the web, phones and all three desktop systems. The free plan stops at 50 items, 3 canvases and 2 GB, and lists no version history. Paid plans bill guests and read-only people like everyone else, Starter keeps 30 days of history, and the AI and SSO wait on Business at $10 a user.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Starter is $6 a user a month billed yearly, or $8 monthly, which is inside the cheapest quarter for this category. Business, with SSO and the Sidekick AI, is $10. The catch: guests and read-only members are billed like everyone else. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free for good, with real-time editing, all four views, the API and every app. But 50 items, 3 canvases and 2 GB in total are caps a growing wiki hits quickly, and the plan table lists no version history. |
| Features | B | It covers the whole team-wiki job: every item is a live document, the same workspace turns into a list, a board, a table or a graph, canvases hold whiteboards and diagrams, and there's publishing as a website, an API and an MCP server. Sidekick AI comes with Business. |
| Ease of use | B | No app rating on record, but there's nothing to wire up: install the app and start typing, with hotkeys, slash commands and Markdown for people who'd rather not reach for the mouse. |
| Platforms and integrations | A | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, with an API on every plan, an MCP server, and integrations for Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Jira, Figma and Miro. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Nuclino is for
- Fits if you're a small team that wants a wiki, boards and diagrams in one tool
- Works for mixed teams on Windows, macOS and Linux, since there's a desktop app for each
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're staying free, because it's 50 items, 3 canvases and 2 GB in total, with no version history listed
- Pricey if you invite lots of guests, since guests and read-only members are billed like everyone else
- Watch out: upgrading moves the whole team to the paid plan, not just the people who need it
- Not for you if you need long version history on Starter, which keeps 30 days
- Skip it if you need Sidekick AI, SAML SSO, an audit log or a custom domain below Business at $10 a user
Good to know
Good for
- Small teams that want a simple wiki with little setup
- Keeping docs, light project boards and diagrams in one tool
- Mixed-platform teams: desktop apps cover Windows, macOS and Linux
Worth knowing
- The Free plan stops at 50 items, 3 canvases and 2 GB of total storage, and its plan table lists no version history.
- Every user is billed, including guests and read-only members, and upgrading moves the whole team to the paid plan.
- Sidekick AI, SAML single sign-on, the audit log and custom publishing domains are limited to the Business plan.
- Starter keeps 30 days of version history; unlimited history needs Business.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$6
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Nuclino has a free plan. Paid plans start at $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly).
The catch: guests and read-only members are billed like everyone else.
Free
$0
Up to 50 items, up to 3 canvases and 2 GB of total storage, with real-time collaboration, integrations and the API.
Starter
$6
per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly)
Unlimited items and canvases, admin tools, publishing, 30-day version history and 10 GB of storage per user.
Business
$10
per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
Sidekick AI, SAML single sign-on, audit log, team insights, a custom publishing domain, unlimited version history and 20 GB of storage per user.
The free plan
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.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of the Starter plan, no credit card required
Read from nuclino.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Up to 25% off with yearly billing
Starter is $6 per user a month billed yearly ($72 a year) against $8 billed monthly, a 25% saving. Business is $10 billed yearly ($120 a year) against $12.
Stated on nuclino.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
6
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Lightweight team wiki with docs, boards and whiteboards. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, real-time collaboration, wiki, whiteboard, kanban boards, documents.
- Collaborative items
- Each item is a document that the team edits in real time, with room for notes, assigned tasks, flowcharts and embedded files. Hotkeys, slash commands and Markdown are supported.
- List, board, table and graph views
- The same workspace can be shown as a list for docs, a board for projects and tasks, a table that sorts and filters, or a graph for exploring how knowledge connects.
- Canvas
- An infinite canvas for whiteboards and diagrams can be added anywhere in a workspace. The Free plan allows up to 3 canvases; paid plans have no limit.
- Sidekick AI
- Answers questions from the team's own content, drafts and summarizes text, extracts action items and generates images. Sidekick is part of the Business plan.
- Publishing
- A workspace can be published as a website that search engines can find. Publishing starts on Starter, and a custom domain needs Business.
- API and MCP server
- An API is included on every plan, and an MCP server connects assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor to the team's content.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Drive
- Jira
- Figma
- Miro
- Dropbox
- Airtable
Nuclino is made by Nuclino GmbH.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
43/51
Other docs and wiki tools it is graded above
Nuclino's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 43 of the 51 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 48 of 51) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 4).
Its paid plans start at $6 a month for each person, against a middle price of $16.50 for the category: 8 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 docs and wiki tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Nuclino’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 29 of 51
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 51
- BFeaturesAbove 21 of 51
- BEase of useAbove 32 of 51
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 48 of 51
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 47 docs and wiki tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Nuclino is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Nuclino you could make: wiki, documents and kanban boards. What surrounds it you could not. The 6 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 43 of the 51 other docs and wiki tools we grade. It costs $72 a year.
What you could make
- Wiki, documents and kanban boards: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- An endless canvas that stays smooth with hundreds of things on it.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- It plugs into other products, Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Drive among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Nuclino’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Notion, Confluence, Slite, Slab and Outline
The 5 tools Nuclino is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
Notion
Free plan · from $10/mo
Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI.
- Only Nuclino lists a Linux app.
- Only Notion lists a browser extension.
- Nuclino also covers whiteboard, kanban boards and documents.
- 3.0GPA
Confluence
Free plan · from $6.70/mo
Team wiki and docs workspace from Atlassian, tied to Jira.
- Only Nuclino lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Nuclino also covers kanban boards.
- Confluence also covers databases and templates.
- 2.8GPA
Slite
Free trial · from $10/mo
Team knowledge base with doc verification and AI answers.
- Nuclino has a free plan. Slite does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Nuclino lists a Linux app.
- Only Slite lists a browser extension.
- 2.8GPA
Slab
Free plan · from $6.67/mo
Knowledge base and team wiki with search across connected tools.
- Only Nuclino lists Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Slab lists a browser extension.
- Nuclino also covers whiteboard and kanban boards.
- 2.8GPA
Outline
Free plan · from $10/mo
Fast team knowledge base and wiki, cloud-hosted or self-hosted.
- Only Nuclino lists Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Outline is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Nuclino also covers whiteboard, kanban boards and documents.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Nuclino free?
Nuclino has a free plan. 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.
How much does Nuclino cost?
Nuclino lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Nuclino work on?
Nuclino is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
Does Nuclino offer any discounts?
Nuclino publicly lists the following: Up to 25% off with yearly billing.
Is Nuclino open source?
Nuclino is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Nuclino have an API?
Yes. Nuclino offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Nuclino integrate with?
Nuclino's listing names Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Jira, Figma, Miro, Dropbox and Airtable.
Does Nuclino have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial of the Starter plan, no credit card required.
Who makes Nuclino?
Nuclino is made by Nuclino GmbH.
What are the alternatives to Nuclino?
The closest alternatives to Nuclino in our directory are Notion, Confluence, Slite, Slab and Outline.
How does Nuclino compare with other docs and wiki tools?
Nuclino's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 43 of the 51 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 3.
Is Nuclino good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Nuclino B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $6 a month for each person, against a middle price of $16.50 for the category: 8 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Nuclino?
The plain part of Nuclino you could make: wiki, documents and kanban boards.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Nuclino’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Nuclino's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-04.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Nuclino GmbH. Prices change, so check nuclino.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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