Knowledge Base

KBPublisher Pro vs KBPublisher Community Edition

Article ID: 506
Last updated: 20 Feb, 2025

KBPublisher Community Edition

KBPublisher Community Edition is 100% free, open source knowledge base software.
You can get it from Github.
 

Compare options

Pro Community
Options
Staff users Depends on license, from 5 to Unlimited Unlimited
End users Unlimited Unlimited
Articles and files Unlimited Unlimited
Cloud version (we host it) Yes No
On premise version (you host it) Yes Yes
Support and maintenance 1 year (with optional extension). None
 


KBPublisher Pro advanced modules and features

KBPublisher Pro offers several advanced modules and features compared to the KBPublisher Community Edition:
compared to the KBPublisher Community Edition

  • Authentication (SSO)
    This allows you to integrate your organization's authentication system with KBPublisher, such as SAML, LDAP, or others. It allows you to set up Single sign-on (SSO) authentications.
     
  • Automation
    This will allow you to regularly check the contents of your knowledge base and perform certain actions as needed.
     
  • Draft & Workflows
    It will help automate the process of reviewing, approving, and publishing articles.
     
  • Export
    Exporting allows you to export a single article, a category, or the entire knowledge base to PDF or HTML.
     
  • File Rules
    The plugin allows you to automatically check the specified directory and add (link) files to the KB.
     
  • News Module
    The News Module will allow you to publish news in your KB, users can subscribe to the news.
     
  • Must Read
    The Must Read option allows you to set a mandatory reading requirement, ensuring that KB users receive the information.
     
  • History
    It can store a history of changes made to the content of an article or file. You can view earlier versions and compare them with the current version to see what has changed, and you can roll back to earlier versions.
     
  • Private
    With the Private plugin, you can set up different user access to a specific article and/or category.
     
  • Reports
    Reports provide advanced knowledge base statistics on users and articles, including a usage report, views report, and user activity report.
     
  • Custom Fields
    It allows you to customize the KB by adding custom fields to articles, files, etc.


 

Getting started

You can download KBPublisher Community Edition on Github

Article ID: 506
Last updated: 20 Feb, 2025
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