CompassDocs vs SOP Studio
CompassDocs
compassdocs.ioSOP Studio
sopstudio.ioSide by side
| Figure | CompassDocs | SOP Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | $2/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · SOP Software | 9.4 (#1) | 7.4 (#22) |
| Integrations | The product lists a Claude connector, Microsoft 365 and Entra sync, Google Workspace directory sync, and notifications through Webex, Teams, Slack, email, or webhooks. | The Enterprise plan includes custom integrations for HRIS and GRC systems; the maker does not name specific integrations on the pricing page. |
| Purpose | CompassDocs is a self-hosted team knowledge base for writing, organizing, and searching SOPs, technical documentation, policies, and internal knowledge. | SOP Studio provides a governed workflow for drafting, reviewing, approving, acknowledging, and producing evidence for standard operating procedures. |
| Support | The Community plan includes GitHub community support, while Enterprise offers optional dedicated support with a 48-hour response commitment for $3,000 per year. | The plans include email support on Starter, priority email support on Growth, and dedicated support with SLAs on Enterprise. |
Plans
CompassDocs
- CommunityFree
- Cloud$8 a month
- Enterprise$599 a year
- Enterprise dedicated support add-on$3,000 a year
SOP Studio
- Reader add-on$2 a month
- Starter$99 a month
- Growth$499 a month
- Enterprise$1,499 a month
In their own words
CompassDocs
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.
SOP Studio
SOP Studio has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.