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Common Questions
Q: What is the minimum cost to use Guru?
A: Guru enforces a 10-seat minimum on its Starter plan at $25/seat/month, meaning the lowest possible monthly cost is $250—even if you only have 3 or 5 users who need access. This makes Guru significantly more expensive than Tettra for small teams and is one of its most cited drawbacks. Builder and Enterprise plans require custom quotes with no public pricing.
Q: Does Tettra have a free plan?
A: Yes. Tettra offers a free plan for up to 10 users that includes basic knowledge base features and Slack integration. It's one of the few internal knowledge tools with a genuinely usable free tier. Paid plans start at $4/user/month (Basic) and scale to $12/user/month (Professional) for SSO and custom branding.
Q: Which tool is cheaper for a team of 25 people?
A: Tettra is substantially cheaper for a 25-person team. On Tettra's Basic plan, 25 users cost $100/month. On Guru's Starter plan, 25 users cost $625/month—more than six times the price. Even on Tettra's top Professional tier ($12/user), 25 users cost $300/month, still well below Guru's Starter minimum for the same headcount. Guru's pricing only becomes competitive when its AI agents and verification workflows are genuinely needed at scale.
Q: Are there hidden fees in either tool's pricing?
A: Guru's most notable hidden cost is AI credit limits on lower tiers—teams using Knowledge Agents heavily may exhaust monthly credits faster than expected and face pressure to upgrade to Builder or Enterprise. Tettra gates several key features (API access, analytics, SSO) behind higher tiers, so teams that start on Basic and grow to need those features can find their effective per-user cost tripling. Both tools also lack video conversion and multi-tenant portal features, requiring additional paid tools for those workflows.
Q: Is Guru worth the premium over Tettra?
A: It depends on your team size and use case. For teams under 20 people focused on simple internal Q&A, Tettra's lower price point and free tier make it the better value. For larger enterprise teams that need AI-powered Knowledge Agents, expert verification workflows, SOC 2 compliance, 50+ language support, and a browser extension that surfaces knowledge in any web app, Guru's premium is more justifiable. The $250/month minimum is Guru's biggest barrier for smaller teams.
Q: Is there a better alternative to both Guru and Tettra?
A: Yes—Docsie addresses the core limitations both tools share. Neither Guru nor Tettra supports external client documentation delivery, multi-tenant branded portals, video-to-documentation conversion, or built-in LMS with certifications. Docsie's platform handles all six stages of knowledge management (CONVERT → MANAGE → DELIVER → LEARN → AUTOMATE → MONITOR) starting at $199/month with workspace-based pricing that doesn't inflate with headcount. For teams that need both internal and external documentation, or that have existing training videos to convert, Docsie provides significantly more value per dollar than either Guru or Tettra.
Deep Dive
Tettra offers significantly more accessible pricing with a functional free tier and plans starting at $4/user/month—making it realistic for teams of any size. Guru's value proposition is stronger for enterprise teams that need verification workflows and AI agents, but the $250/month minimum is a steep floor for teams under 10 people. A 5-person team on Guru still pays $250/month; the same team on Tettra's Basic plan pays just $20/month. For budget-conscious smaller teams, Tettra wins on pure value. For larger teams needing AI-powered knowledge agents and SOC 2 compliance, Guru may justify its premium—though Builder and Enterprise pricing opacity makes true value assessment difficult.
As headcount grows, both tools scale via per-seat pricing, which creates predictable but linear cost growth. Guru's per-seat model with a 10-seat minimum means a 50-person team pays at least $1,250/month on the Starter plan alone—before upgrading to Builder or Enterprise for advanced features. Tettra's tiered model is more granular, but costs add up quickly once you need SSO ($12/user), which puts a 50-person team at $600/month just for basic enterprise authentication. Neither tool offers a workspace-based or credit-based pricing model that decouples cost from headcount growth, meaning both become expensive as organizations scale beyond 50–100 users.
Guru's biggest hidden cost is the AI credit ceiling on lower tiers—teams doing heavy Knowledge Agent usage may exhaust monthly credits and face upgrade pressure before they've gotten full value from their current plan. The jump from Starter to Builder (and Builder to Enterprise) involves opaque custom pricing that removes cost predictability. Tettra's hidden cost is feature gating: API access, analytics, SSO, and custom branding are each locked behind progressively more expensive tiers. A team that starts on Basic and grows to need SSO and analytics effectively pays triple ($12 vs $4/user). Neither tool includes video-to-docs conversion, multi-tenant portals, or LMS features—capabilities that require entirely separate paid tools.
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