GitBook vs HelpDocs

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

GitBook

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USD · US · source: www.gitbook.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free — Free	Free $ 0 per site/month	Flat · per site/month	Standalone · Free
Premium — Premium Highlighted	USD 65 monthly · USD 65 / month with annual commitment $ 65 per site/month + 12 per user/month	Flat · per site/month + 12 per user/month	Standalone · Fixed
Ultimate — Ultimate	USD 249 monthly · USD 249 / month with annual commitment $ 249 per site/month + 12 per user/month	Flat · per site/month + 12 per user/month	Standalone · Fixed

HelpDocs

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USD · US · source: www.helpdocs.io

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Sprout	USD 129 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment $129 $99 /month billed annually	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed
Bloom Highlighted	USD 299 monthly · USD 239 / month with annual commitment $299 $239 /month billed annually	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed
Harvest	USD 499 monthly · USD 399 / month with annual commitment $499 $399 /month billed annually	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

GitBook

Free — Free

Highlights Block-based visual editor & custom blocks: Included
Highlights Sync with GitHub or GitLab: Included
Highlights Interactive API playgrounds: Included
Publishing Preview deployments: Included
Custom AI features LLM optimizations: Included
Custom AI features MCP server: Included
Usage Page views: Unlimited

Included
Usage Users: 1

Included
Editing & collaboration Git Sync: Included
Editing & collaboration Change requests: Included
Editing & collaboration Version history: Included
Editing & collaboration Commenting: Included
Editing & collaboration Integrations: Included
Editing & collaboration Importing: Included
Member management Basic roles: Included
Security ISO 27001 & SOC 2 certified: Included
Security Google/email domain SSO: Included
Support Email support: Included

Premium — Premium

Highlights All Free features plus: Included
Highlights Invite your team to collaborate: Included
Custom AI features AI search: Included
Publishing Use a custom domain: Included
Publishing Advanced branding options: Included
Features Analytics & user feedback: Included
Features Site redirects: Included
Custom AI features Auto-updating translations: $25 for first 50,000 words, then $0.20 per 1,000 words

Limited
Custom AI features AI writing and editing: Included
Custom AI features GitBook Agent: Included
Support Priority support: Excluded
Editing & collaboration Real-time collaboration: Included
Publishing Advanced customization: Included
Publishing Custom domain: Included
Features Redirect management: Included
Features Search analytics: Included
Features User feedback: Included

Ultimate — Ultimate

Highlights All Premium site features plus: Included
Custom AI features AI Assistant: Included
Custom AI features AI insights: Included
Custom AI features GitBook Agent: Included
Custom AI features Adaptive content: Included
Custom AI features Authenticated access: Included
Custom AI features Consolidate your content: Included
Custom AI features Channels: Included
Custom AI features Embed Assistant anywhere: Included
Custom AI features Customize the Assistant: Included
Custom AI features Connect external sources: Included
Custom AI features AI Insights: Included
Custom AI features Channels: Included
Custom AI features Site sections: Included
Publishing Custom subdirectory: Included
Publishing Custom fonts: Included
Custom AI features Unlimited Adaptive content: Included
Support Priority support: Included
Editing & collaboration Real-time collaboration: Included
Publishing Advanced customization: Included
Publishing Custom domain: Included
Features Redirect management: Included
Features Search analytics: Included
Features User feedback: Included

HelpDocs

Sprout

Team Editors: 5

Included
HelpDocs AI AI credits: 1,000 per month

Included
HelpDocs AI AI meta features: Included
Customization Custom CSS: Included
Insights Historical analytics: 90 days

Included
Hosting Multilingual: 3 languages

Limited
Hosting Contact form submissions: 1,000

Included
Integrations Machine translations: 10 per month

Included

Bloom

Team Editors: 15

Included
HelpDocs AI AI credits: 5,000 per month

Included
HelpDocs AI AI drafts, rewrites & Ask AI: Included
HelpDocs AI AI style enforcement: Included
Insights Audit trail: Included
Hosting Multilingual: 20 languages

Included
Integrations Lighthouse widget: Included
Customization Custom JS & HTML templating: Included
Insights Historical analytics: 180 days

Included
Hosting Contact form submissions: 5,000

Included
Integrations Machine translations: 100 per month

Included

Harvest

Team Editors: 25

Included
HelpDocs AI AI credits: 10,000 per month

Included
Hosting Multilingual: Unlimited languages

Included
Hosting Permissioning: Included
Integrations SSO: Included
Insights Historical analytics: 365 days

Included
Hosting Contact form submissions: 25,000

Included
Integrations Machine translations: 500 per month

Included
Integrations Additional domains: 2 included

Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

GitBook

August 27, 2026 Source
- Free — Free: Free
- Premium — Premium: USD 65 monthly · USD 65 / month with annual commitment
- Ultimate — Ultimate: USD 249 monthly · USD 249 / month with annual commitment

HelpDocs

August 27, 2026 Source
- Sprout: USD 129 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment
- Bloom: USD 299 monthly · USD 239 / month with annual commitment
- Harvest: USD 499 monthly · USD 399 / month with annual commitment
August 27, 2026 Source
- Sprout: USD 129 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment
- Bloom: USD 299 monthly · USD 239 / month with annual commitment
- Harvest: USD 499 monthly · USD 399 / month with annual commitment