KBPublisher is knowledge base and knowledge management software for organizations, with web, API, and self-hosted options. Teams can create and format articles, attach files, and save revisions of published content as drafts. Approval workflows support review before articles are published. Search includes full-text matching, spell checking, word variations, partial-word recognition, and Sphinx. Access controls include security groups and user roles; authentication options include LDAP, SAML integration, and remote single sign-on. The product also offers content analytics, multilingual content, and custom branding. Its HR solution covers employee onboarding programs, versioned personnel documents, and an employee self-service portal. The licensed download is installed on one web server, while the Community Edition is available on-premise only and comes without support or maintenance. Cloud fees include technical support, upgrades, and automatic content backups, with data export available without charge. The free Community Edition has unlimited staff users, end users, articles, and files. Paid service is listed from $33/mo (annual), and a free trial is available.
Who it is for
KBPublisher suits organizations that need to publish and review internal or customer-facing knowledge content, with controls for access and authentication. Its HR solution may fit teams handling onboarding, personnel documents, and employee self-service.
What is good
- Approval workflows support article review and publishing
- Search offers full-text and partial-word recognition
- Includes LDAP, SAML, and remote authentication options
- HR solution includes onboarding and employee self-service
- Free Community Edition has unlimited users and content
What to know first
- Community Edition is on-premise only
- Community Edition includes no support or maintenance
- Licensed download installs on one web server
Verdict
KBPublisher combines content creation, approval, search, and access controls, with deployment options that include web and self-hosting. The free Community Edition is on-premise only and lacks support and maintenance; paid service is listed from $33/mo (annual).
KBPublisher plans and pricing
All plansCompared on knowledge base software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom branding
- Yes
- Approval workflows
- Yes
- Access controls
- advanced
- Content analytics
- Yes
- SSO support
- Yes
- Multilingual content
- Yes
