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Document360
Slite
Document360 moved to fully opaque, sales-led pricing in late 2024 while Slite keeps things simple with per-member tiers starting at $0. But transparent pricing alone doesn't tell the whole story — this breakdown reveals what you actually get at each price point, where hidden costs lurk, and why neither tool may be the best value for growing teams.
Feature Matrix
A feature-by-feature breakdown of what Document360 and Slite include across their pricing tiers — focusing on the capabilities that matter most when evaluating cost versus value.
| Feature |
Document360
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Slite
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|---|---|---|
| Free Plan Available | No (discontinued Nov 2024) | Yes (up to 50 docs) |
| Starting Price | Quote-based (contact sales) | $8/member/month |
| Pricing Transparency | No published pricing | Fully public pricing |
| Free Trial | 14 days | 14 days (paid plans) |
| Self-Serve Purchase | ||
| AI Writing & Content Generation | Eddy AI (full suite) | AI writing assistance |
| AI-Powered Search / Q&A | Ask AI (all paid plans) | |
| Multi-Language / Auto-Translation | 50+ languages | |
| Version Control | Page history only | |
| Custom Domain | ||
| Custom Branding | ||
| API Access | Premium+ only | |
| SSO (SAML) | Premium+ only ($12.50/mo) | |
| Analytics & Reporting | Premium+ only | |
| Approval Workflows | ||
| Help Desk Integrations | Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk | |
| Embeddable Widget | ||
| Multi-Tenant Portals | ||
| SOC 2 Compliance | ||
| GDPR Compliance |
Data as of February 2026. Document360 pricing is entirely quote-based following the discontinuation of its free tier in November 2024. Slite pricing is published publicly. Features verified against vendor documentation.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Deep Dive
An in-depth analysis of value for money, scalability costs, and hidden limitations across both pricing models.
Slite wins on entry-level value — $8/member/month for unlimited docs and Ask AI is genuinely competitive, and the free plan lets teams start without any commitment. Document360 offers more feature depth (external publishing, 50+ language translation, help desk integrations, approval workflows), but none of that is accessible without a sales conversation and a likely significant minimum spend. For internal knowledge bases at small-to-mid team sizes, Slite's price-to-feature ratio is strong. For external customer documentation, Document360's opaque pricing makes true value comparison impossible without engaging sales.
Slite's per-member pricing model is straightforward but compounds at scale — a 50-person team paying $12.50/month on Premium reaches $7,500/year before any enterprise negotiation. Document360's quote-based model means costs are unpredictable until deep into a sales process, creating budget planning challenges. Neither tool offers workspace-based or credit-based pricing that decouples cost from headcount. Growing teams on both platforms should expect significant per-seat cost increases as they scale, with Document360 adding the uncertainty of opaque pricing tiers on top of that growth trajectory.
Document360's biggest hidden cost is the sales cycle itself — engineering time, procurement delays, and the inability to self-evaluate without a demo add real organizational overhead. Users also report unexpected costs within the startup program despite its "free" branding. Slite's hidden limitation is capability ceiling — teams that outgrow internal wikis and need external publishing, custom branding, or multilingual support will face a full platform migration. Neither tool includes a built-in LMS, multi-tenant portals, or video-to-documentation conversion, meaning teams needing those capabilities must budget for additional platforms alongside their primary documentation tool.
Pricing Breakdown
A direct comparison of all available pricing tiers for Document360 and Slite, including what's included and where each model breaks down.
Document360 offers significantly more feature depth for external knowledge bases, but its complete lack of pricing transparency makes budget planning nearly impossible. Slite's published per-member pricing is refreshingly honest and its entry cost is genuinely low — but the per-seat model scales linearly and the platform is strictly internal-only, meaning any team needing customer-facing documentation will eventually hit a hard capability wall. Neither tool offers transparent, non-per-seat pricing that grows with your content needs rather than your headcount. For teams that want predictable costs without sacrificing external publishing, multi-tenant delivery, or AI-powered documentation conversion, Docsie's workspace-based AI credit model offers a fundamentally different — and more scalable — pricing structure.
Our Recommendation
Document360 and Slite serve meaningfully different audiences — Document360 is built for external customer knowledge bases with enterprise governance, while Slite is a clean internal wiki for team knowledge sharing. The pricing philosophies are equally divergent — Slite publishes every tier and lets teams self-serve, while Document360 has moved entirely behind a sales wall with no published rates. Neither tool offers multi-tenant portal delivery, video-to-documentation conversion, or an AI credit model that lets costs scale with content volume rather than user count.
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Winner: Docsie
Both Document360 and Slite leave significant gaps that growing teams eventually hit — Document360 hides its pricing behind a sales process and lacks multi-tenant portal delivery, while Slite is limited to internal wikis with no external publishing, no custom branding, and no multilingual support. Docsie bridges both gaps with published, workspace-based pricing, multi-tenant portals that deliver branded documentation to unlimited clients, 100+ language auto-translation, and a built-in LMS with course builder and certifications — all backed by SOC 2 Type II compliance and an AI credit model that rewards content volume over headcount growth.
Common Questions
Q: Does Document360 have a free plan in 2026?
A: No. Document360 discontinued its free tier in November 2024. Existing users were grandfathered in, but new users cannot access any free plan. A 14-day free trial is available, but all pricing now requires a sales conversation — there is no published pricing or self-serve purchase option on the Document360 website.
Q: How much does Slite actually cost for a team of 30 people?
A: On Slite's Standard plan at $8/member/month, a 30-person team pays $240/month or $2,880/year. On the Premium plan at $12.50/member/month — required for SSO and API access — that same team pays $375/month or $4,500/year. Costs scale linearly with headcount, so larger teams should evaluate whether Slite's capabilities justify the per-seat model compared to workspace-based alternatives.
Q: Why did Document360 remove its free tier?
A: Document360 moved to a fully sales-led model in November 2024, discontinuing its free tier and removing all published pricing. This shift signals a focus on mid-market and enterprise buyers who are comfortable with a sales process. Self-serve buyers and small teams looking to trial the product without a sales conversation no longer have a route in.
Q: What hidden costs should I watch for with each tool?
A: With Document360, the primary hidden cost is the sales cycle overhead — procurement time, legal review, and the inability to benchmark pricing without committing to a demo process. Users have also reported unexpected costs within the startup program. With Slite, the hidden cost is capability ceiling — teams that eventually need external publishing, custom branding, or multilingual documentation will face a full platform migration rather than a plan upgrade.
Q: Is Document360 or Slite better for external customer documentation?
A: Document360 is the clear choice for external customer documentation between these two — it supports custom domains, custom branding, embeddable widgets, help desk integrations, and multilingual publishing. Slite is strictly internal-only with no customer-facing publishing capabilities, no custom domain support, and no embeddable widget, making it unsuitable for external knowledge bases regardless of plan tier.
Q: Is there a better alternative to both Document360 and Slite?
A: Yes — Docsie addresses the core limitations of both tools. Unlike Document360, Docsie publishes transparent workspace-based pricing and allows self-serve onboarding with a free plan. Unlike Slite, Docsie supports external publishing through multi-tenant branded portals with custom domains, 100+ language auto-translation, and embeddable AI chatbots. Docsie also converts video (real-world footage, screen recordings, training videos) into structured documentation — a capability neither Document360 nor Slite offers. Its AI credit model means costs grow with content volume, not with headcount, making it a more scalable choice for teams that document at scale.
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