CompassDocs

CompassDocs is ranked #2 of 44 in it knowledge base software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $8/mo.

CompassDocs plans and pricing

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Community Free $0 forever Unlimited users & documents · AGPL-3.0 · self-hosted · community support on GitHub compassdocs.io · 30 Sept 2026

Cloud $8/mo $8/ user / month · from · coming soon Per user · fully managed · Cloud not yet launched compassdocs.io · 30 Sept 2026

Enterprise $599/yr $599/ year · flat · unlimited users · one license per install Self-hosted · SSO · directory and group sync · policy acknowledgements · training · SCIM · audit-log export compassdocs.io · 30 Sept 2026

Enterprise dedicated support add-on $3,000/yr $3,000/yr Optional add-on · 48-hour response commitment compassdocs.io · 30 Sept 2026

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CompassDocs

Purpose: CompassDocs is a self-hosted team knowledge base for writing, organizing, and searching SOPs, technical documentation, policies, and internal knowledge.
AI answers: It answers plain-English questions using the team's documents and provides inline citations; without an AI key, it falls back to keyword search.
Editor: Documents can be edited in rich text or Markdown, with AI proofreading and support for diagrams, tables, checklists, and embeds.
Governance: Viewer, Editor, Approver, and Admin roles, custom roles, private spaces, and an optional review queue control access and publishing.
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.
Outlook: An Outlook add-in offers search, AI answers, and one-click document-link insertion from the Outlook ribbon.
Security: The feature page states that credentials and backups are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, session tokens are hashed, and login throttling and security headers are included.
Enterprise identity: Enterprise adds SAML 2.0 and OIDC single sign-on, SCIM provisioning, and Microsoft 365 directory and Entra group sync.
Self-hosting: A Docker command starts CompassDocs and PostgreSQL; the self-hosting page lists Linux hosts for Docker and macOS or Windows through Docker Desktop, plus manual Node.js and PostgreSQL installation on any OS.
Backups: Self-hosted installs support scheduled database backups, retention, one-click restore, and off-site mirroring to S3, R2, MinIO, or Azure.
Public knowledge base: Teams can publish selected spaces as a branded, read-only public site; public sharing is off by default and search-engine indexing is configurable.
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.
Cloud status: CompassDocs Cloud is described as launching soon; its listed plan includes 25 GB of document and attachment storage and a free trial at launch with no credit card.
Maker attribution: The public source repository is under the GitHub account mattny20 and identifies CompassDocs as an open-source project.
Price from: $8/mo

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best IT Knowledge Base Software in 2026#2 of 44
Best HR Knowledge Base Software in 2026#2 of 40
Best SOP Software in 2026#2 of 28

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Sources

compassdocs.io· checked 30 Sept 2026
compassdocs.io/features· checked 30 Sept 2026
compassdocs.io/pricing· checked 30 Sept 2026
compassdocs.io/self-hosting· checked 30 Sept 2026
compassdocs.io/cloud· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/mattny20/CompassDocs· checked 30 Sept 2026