Outline
Team knowledge base & wiki
Ranked #3 in Best IT documentation software.
Outline is a team knowledge base and wiki designed to organise information. It helps teams stop losing documents and reduce repetitive queries.
At a glance
| Best for | teams needing organised collaborative documentation |
From Outline's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | X, GitHub |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- Free trial
- Self-serve sign-up
- API
- Integrations
What stands out
The product enables real-time collaboration on documents with teammates.
“Multiplayer collab Alex oration Collaborate with team mates on documents in realtime.”Outline, own website
Outline integrates with Slack for searching and sharing documents.
“Integrated with Slack Search, share, and ask questions from your documents without leaving chat.”Outline, own website
Worth knowing
The knowledge base becomes read-only after the free trial ends unless payment is added.
“Once this trial period elapses your knowledge base becomes read-only until a payment method is added.”Outline, own website
How it ranks
Outline is ranked 3rd of 10 in Best IT documentation software (Lister Score 98.0).
#3 in Best IT documentation software · Lister Score 98.0
Integrates with Slack for searching and sharing documents.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; buying information on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 18.
“Your team’s knowledge base Lost in a mess of Docs?”Outline, own website
| Rank | Best IT documentation software | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Device42 | 98.0 |
| 2 | NinjaOne | 98.0 |
| 3 | Outline | 98.0 |
| 4 | Faddom | 96.0 |
| 5 | Document360 | 94.0 |
| 6 | Nuclino | 92.0 |
| 7 | Wiki.js | 92.0 |
| 8 | IT Glue | 90.0 |
| 9 | Kaseya | 84.0 |
| 10 | BookStack | 74.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Outline rank on Lister?
Outline is ranked 3rd of 10 in Best IT documentation software (Lister Score 98.0).