Bloomfire vs KnowledgeOwl
Bloomfire
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KnowledgeOwl
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| Figure | Bloomfire | KnowledgeOwl |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $100/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · HR Knowledge Base Software | 8.0 (#14) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · IT Knowledge Base Software | 8.1 (#30) | 8.5 (#23) |
| Spec score · AI Knowledge Base Software | 8.0 (#18) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Knowledge base software | 8.0 (#75) | 8.7 (#27) |
| Spec score · Internal Knowledge Base Software | 8.1 (#14) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Spec score · Knowledge Management Software | 8.0 (#22) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Publishing audience | both | both |
| Authoring | Bloomfire says its AI authoring tools can generate summaries and titles and automatically tag uploaded content. | A no-code editor supports articles, embedded media, reusable snippets, article statuses, review reminders and version history. |
| Content analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2010 | 2011 |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | Bloomfire lists SharePoint, Google Drive, Salesforce, Teams, and Confluence among its knowledge connector sources. | Listed integrations include Slack, Zapier, Zendesk, Userlane, Ottokit, Salesforce, Microsoft Copilot and contextual widgets. |
| Search | Bloomfire says it deep-indexes content across formats and locations, including slides, audio, and video. | Search includes automatic indexing, semantic search, PDF indexing, synonyms and AI chatbot access. |
| Security | Bloomfire states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant and encrypts data at rest and user data in transit. | The service encrypts data in transit and at rest, supports TLS and SSO, hashes passwords and requires VPN plus MFA for customer-data access. |
| SSO support | Yes | Yes |
| Version history | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Bloomfire
- DepartmentPrice not published
- EnterprisePriced on request
- TeamPrice not published
KnowledgeOwl
- Basic$100 a month
- Pro$250 a month
- Business$500 a month
- Enterprise$1,250 a month
In their own words
KnowledgeOwl
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