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BrandQuantum vs Guidelines
Both stand on brand management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Choose BrandQuantum if your organisation needs central governance for email, office templates, desktop communications, or related brand content. The trial lets teams evaluate it, while organisations that need a published price or a free ongoing plan should look elsewhere.
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Guidelines brings brand assets, collaborative editing, and multiple guide access options into a web platform. The Free plan has limits on editors, pages, and storage, while paid plans expand capacity and access controls.
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| BrandQuantum | Guidelines | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Studio: $15 per editor a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | brandquantum.com | guidelines.site |
| On brand management software | #14 of 48 | #10 of 48 |
BrandQuantum: what it does well
- Manages signatures and approved email content in Outlook and Google Workspace.
- Controls templates and brand standards in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Includes approval workflows, audit logs, version management, and rollback.
- Schedules or immediately sends announcements to desktop user groups.
- Offers a free trial and volume-based licensing.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Pricing is available only on request.
- BrandOffice and BrandMail list Windows 7 or higher and Microsoft Office 2010 or later requirements.
Guidelines: what it does well
- Searchable guides collect key brand assets.
- Quick Start creates a first guide draft.
- Teams can invite collaborators to edit.
- Guides support public, password, or account-based access.
- Integrations include Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Okta.
What to know first
- Free plan allows one public guide and one editor.
- Free plan limits guides to seven published pages.
- Studio and Enterprise are billed per editor per month.
- Additional monthly active SSO user fees may apply.
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