You Need A Wiki
Wiki layer on top of Google Docs and Google Drive
What is You Need A Wiki?
You Need A Wiki turns Google Drive folders and Google Docs into a wiki with a nested tree menu and search across document content. Pages are written in the Google Docs editor and every change is saved to Drive, so the content stays in the team's own Google account. Pricing is a flat monthly amount by team size, and a single user can use it for free.
You Need A Wiki has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19 per month for up to 10 users. See every plan
Good for
- Teams that already keep their documentation in Google Docs
- Small companies that want a wiki without migrating content to a new tool
- Publishing a public knowledge base straight from a Drive folder
Worth knowing
- It depends on Google Drive and Google Docs: all content lives there and editing happens in the Docs editor.
- The wiki folder has to be shared with a You Need A Wiki service account so its server can act on the files.
- Only 1 user is free; the next tier is $19 a month for up to 10 users, and teams above 75 users must email for a price.
- The site shows monthly prices only, with no annual billing option or free trial of the paid tiers listed.
Key features
- Wiki from existing Drive folders
- Existing Google Drive folders and files are imported into a wiki with a nested tree menu. Changes made in Docs or Drive show up in the wiki, and everything is saved to Drive.
- Google Docs as the editor
- Pages are edited in Google Docs, so live collaboration, suggestions and formatting come from Docs. The wiki shows who last edited a page.
- Search across document content
- Search covers the text inside documents. To speed it up, document content is cached for up to a month, which can be turned off in settings.
- Team, contact and public sharing
- A wiki can be shared with a team or individual contacts or made publicly accessible. Read-only users are unlimited, and a read-only mode guards against accidental edits.
- Custom domain and embedding
- The plans list a custom domain alias, a custom sidebar color and the option to embed a wiki in another page as an iframe.
You Need A Wiki pricing
- Starts at
- $19 per month for up to 10 users
- Free plan
- Free for 1 user. The pricing table lists one feature set across all tiers, including unlimited wikis, document search and unlimited read-only users.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $0 | A single user, with wikis set up from existing Google Docs and Drive folders. |
| Up to 10 users | $19per month for the whole team, not per user | Up to 10 users, with unlimited wikis, unlimited read-only users, document search and a custom domain alias. |
| Up to 25 users | $49per month for the whole team, not per user | The same feature set for a team of up to 25 users. |
| Up to 75 users | $99per month for the whole team, not per user | The same feature set for a team of up to 75 users. |
| More than 75 users | Custom | Priced by email. Private instances and enterprise pricing are also offered on request. |
Read from youneedawiki.com on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with You Need A Wiki before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Nonprofit50% off for registered non-profits
The site's FAQ offers registered non-profit organizations a 50% discount after they email a copy of their 501(c)(3) or their country's equivalent.
Stated on youneedawiki.com
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Common questions
Is You Need A Wiki free?
You Need A Wiki has a free plan. Free for 1 user. The pricing table lists one feature set across all tiers, including unlimited wikis, document search and unlimited read-only users. Paid plans start at $19 per month for up to 10 users.
How much does You Need A Wiki cost?
You Need A Wiki lists 5 plans. 1 user: $0. Up to 10 users: $19 per month for the whole team, not per user. Up to 25 users: $49 per month for the whole team, not per user. Up to 75 users: $99 per month for the whole team, not per user. More than 75 users: custom pricing. Prices were read from youneedawiki.com on Oct 9, 2026.
What platforms does You Need A Wiki work on?
You Need A Wiki is available on Web.
Does You Need A Wiki offer any discounts?
You Need A Wiki publicly lists the following: 50% off for registered non-profits.
Does You Need A Wiki have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. You Need A Wiki is listed for Web.
Does You Need A Wiki have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. You Need A Wiki is listed for Web.
Is You Need A Wiki open source?
You Need A Wiki is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does You Need A Wiki integrate with?
You Need A Wiki's listing names Google Drive and Google Docs. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes You Need A Wiki?
You Need A Wiki is made by You Need A Wiki.
What are the alternatives to You Need A Wiki?
The closest alternatives to You Need A Wiki in our directory are Tettra, Confluence, Notion, Nuclino and Slite. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with You Need A Wiki.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026.