CompassDocs vs Knowledge Tree

CompassDocs is a self-hosted team knowledge base for writing, organizing, and searching SOPs, technical documentation, policies, and internal reference material. Staff can ask plain-English questions about documents and receive answers with inline citations; without an AI key, the product instead uses keyword search. Documents can be edited in rich text or Markdown, with AI proofreading and support for diagrams, tables, checklists, and embeds. Viewer, Editor, Approver, and Admin roles, custom roles, private spaces, and an optional review queue govern access and publishing. Integrations include a Claude connector, Microsoft 365 and Entra sync, Google Workspace directory sync, and notifications through Webex, Teams, Slack, email, or webhooks. Teams can run it with Docker or install Node.js and PostgreSQL manually. Self-hosted backups can be scheduled, restored, and mirrored to off-site storage. Community is free and self-hosted; Enterprise is $599 a year. A Cloud plan at $8 a month per user is listed as coming soon, not yet launched.

Knowledge Tree is a hybrid platform for asset inventory and network discovery, available on Linux, macOS, and the web. Its listed capabilities include runbook templates, single sign-on support, and API access alongside infrastructure discovery tools. A free plan is available, with paid service noted from $99/user/mo and a 14-day trial. The Team plan costs $99 a month when billed monthly and allows up to three cloud providers and 10 discovery scopes. Business costs $499 a month and includes 50 discovery scopes. Enterprise lists unlimited users and unlimited scopes, but no price is provided. The separate paid-from note uses a per-user figure, while the Team plan gives a monthly amount, so buyers should clarify how billing applies. The hybrid deployment and three listed platforms support teams working across different environments.