Archbee is a new Help Authoring Tool that directly compares to MadCap Flare on features and wins on user xp and affordability
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Teams at leading companies chose Archbee over MadCap Flare
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Archbee vs MadCap Flare comparison
See why teams choose Archbee over MadCap Flare for their help authoring needs
Feature | Archbee 👑 | MadCap Flare |
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Responsive Web Design | ||
Dynamic Preview | ||
Search functionality | ||
Reusable Variables | ||
Reusable Content Snippets | ||
Conditional Content | ||
Document Verifications | ||
Team Review System | ||
Search Analytics | ||
Contextual documentation widget | ||
AI Write Assistance | ||
AI Question Answering | ||
Support included with all plans | ||
Markdown shortcuts editor with 20+ custom blocks | ||
Hosting and easy publishing to subdomain or subfolder |
Build, publish and maintain your help documentation — with better UX than MadCap Flare
Create online help manuals with a modern interface, AI assistance, and included hosting. More affordable than MadCap Flare.

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See why teams are switching from MadCap Flare to Archbee for modern help authoring.
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Write, review, and organize help documentation
Collaborate with multiplayer editing, team reviews, and AI writing assistance - features that make help authoring easier than MadCap Flare.
Review and approve changes with your team
Manage help documentation at scale
Use variables, reusable snippets, conditional content, and AI translations - all the power of MadCap Flare with a better experience.
Include dynamic variables in your documents

Publish and share help documentation
Deploy on your custom domain with included hosting, embed docs with our widget, and use search analytics - no complex publishing like MadCap Flare.
Publish your portal to your own domain, hosted by Archbee
We provide hosting, Custom Blocks and offer custom CSS, so you can craft a seamless experience for your end users.
See more portals built with Archbee ->Answer user questions instantly with AI
Let users find answers instantly in your help documentation with AI-powered search - a modern feature MadCap Flare lacks.
Scale fast
Trusted with Knowledge Portals by Teams Worldwide
See why technical writing teams switched from MadCap Flare to Archbee for better help authoring experiences.

Learn why Lemonbase switched to Archbee from Notion, after trying GitBook.
“we can provide a more pleasant experience to our service users than conventional documentation platforms”

Learn how Rollstack uses Archbee for SaaS documentation that does not suck.
“we needed a documentation tool destined for pure SaaS players”

Learn how FlashStart improved documentation quality, enhanced team collaboration, and increased productivity by using Archbee as their docs platform.
“we improved documentation quality, enhanced team collaboration, and increased productivity with Archbee”

Learn how Kindroid uses Archbee for in-app user guides for mobile apps.
“the platform has been very easy to use and provides us what we need”

Learn how Medshift uses Archbee as a knowledgebase with stating and user friendly interface for their users.
“we have found that although Archbee development began in our department, other departments in our company have found it to be a better alternative to legacy knowledge-base platforms we have used in the past after demonstrating its abilities in meetings”

Learn how Digitail uses Archbee for API documentation for veterinary clinics who need integration.
“our support time has reduced a lot, most simple questions can be answered by the AI assistant and what reaches our team in the end is more relevant and targeted problems”

Learn how Continuum Industries is using Archbee in their product with our App Widget for a complex enterprise product
“it's easy to embed the documentation within the product, that I could maintain myself without developer hours”

Learn how UNITH saved a lot of human resources to enable their customers to use the API that sits on top of the digital human platform
“Archbee is helping us more than we anticipated from a sales perspective”

Learn how jigx uses Archbee's AI search to provide precise answers to their customers. This allows jigx users to receive direct answers even with code samples when creating components and mobile screens and apps.
“Archbee constantly innovates, drives continuous improvements, and listens to their customers”

Learn how SourceForge uses Archbee for a documentation portal platform with fair pricing.
“we’ve been told by many customers that our new documentation section powered by Archbee is very comprehensive and easy for them to read and understand”

Learn how Altrata uses Archbee for API documentation and saves plenty of time while not building a documentation platform internally.
“we liked the ability to host multiple domains, SSO support, and have multiple spaces with Archbee”

Learn how Judopay significantly improved their user documentation processes with Archbee.
“With Archbee in place, "our developer documentation now has a more professional look and is easier for our end users to follow the steps to integrate with us.”

Learn how Cast Group improved support and fostered customer autonomy with Archbee.
“Archbee allowed us to organize all the documentaiton for our products in a way that truly supports our customers.”

Learn how Metzler uses Archbee for FAQs and never has to worry about correct sitemap configurations again.
“after every single department can structure their own part of the Archbee FAQ, we are very confident that we will create a good platform with a huge knowledge base”

Learn how RealDesk improved customer training by using documentation created and shared with Archbee.
“We're really happy with Archbee and we're looking forward to doing a lot more with it and creating more content”

Learn how Monetate redesigned their documentation to meet growing internal and external requirements using Archbee
“Since officially launching Monetate Developer Hub on 5 September, a fair number of Monetate employees have raved about how much better the developer documentation looks.”

Learn how Element Logic has been improving technical knowledge sharing with Archbee.
“First of all, and the surprise was that it was so easy to write and to use a writer. That meant that our product managers and our developers wanted to write technical documentation suddenly.”

Learn how Lynceus leveraged our start-up program and changed the way they create and share documentation with Archbee.
“Archbee provided us with a simple way to keep our docs up to date and easily share them with internal and external readers".”

Learn how Ocient increased web traffic to their documentation by using Archbee as their SEO-optimized documentation platform.
“we've seen a 5x increase in web traffic to docs.ocient.com and saw Ocient's Google search rankings for documentation rank in the top 10 results”

Learn how Qualetics is providing its customers with the documentation they need through the knowledge base built using Archbee.
“Archbee is a great ally to our platform. Our knowledge base meets our customers expectations.”

Learn why Lemonbase switched to Archbee from Notion, after trying GitBook.
“we can provide a more pleasant experience to our service users than conventional documentation platforms”

Learn how Rollstack uses Archbee for SaaS documentation that does not suck.
“we needed a documentation tool destined for pure SaaS players”

Learn how FlashStart improved documentation quality, enhanced team collaboration, and increased productivity by using Archbee as their docs platform.
“we improved documentation quality, enhanced team collaboration, and increased productivity with Archbee”

Learn how Kindroid uses Archbee for in-app user guides for mobile apps.
“the platform has been very easy to use and provides us what we need”

Learn how Medshift uses Archbee as a knowledgebase with stating and user friendly interface for their users.
“we have found that although Archbee development began in our department, other departments in our company have found it to be a better alternative to legacy knowledge-base platforms we have used in the past after demonstrating its abilities in meetings”

Learn how Digitail uses Archbee for API documentation for veterinary clinics who need integration.
“our support time has reduced a lot, most simple questions can be answered by the AI assistant and what reaches our team in the end is more relevant and targeted problems”

Learn how Continuum Industries is using Archbee in their product with our App Widget for a complex enterprise product
“it's easy to embed the documentation within the product, that I could maintain myself without developer hours”

Learn how UNITH saved a lot of human resources to enable their customers to use the API that sits on top of the digital human platform
“Archbee is helping us more than we anticipated from a sales perspective”

Learn how jigx uses Archbee's AI search to provide precise answers to their customers. This allows jigx users to receive direct answers even with code samples when creating components and mobile screens and apps.
“Archbee constantly innovates, drives continuous improvements, and listens to their customers”

Learn how SourceForge uses Archbee for a documentation portal platform with fair pricing.
“we’ve been told by many customers that our new documentation section powered by Archbee is very comprehensive and easy for them to read and understand”

Learn how Altrata uses Archbee for API documentation and saves plenty of time while not building a documentation platform internally.
“we liked the ability to host multiple domains, SSO support, and have multiple spaces with Archbee”

Learn how Judopay significantly improved their user documentation processes with Archbee.
“With Archbee in place, "our developer documentation now has a more professional look and is easier for our end users to follow the steps to integrate with us.”

Learn how Cast Group improved support and fostered customer autonomy with Archbee.
“Archbee allowed us to organize all the documentaiton for our products in a way that truly supports our customers.”

Learn how Metzler uses Archbee for FAQs and never has to worry about correct sitemap configurations again.
“after every single department can structure their own part of the Archbee FAQ, we are very confident that we will create a good platform with a huge knowledge base”

Learn how RealDesk improved customer training by using documentation created and shared with Archbee.
“We're really happy with Archbee and we're looking forward to doing a lot more with it and creating more content”

Learn how Monetate redesigned their documentation to meet growing internal and external requirements using Archbee
“Since officially launching Monetate Developer Hub on 5 September, a fair number of Monetate employees have raved about how much better the developer documentation looks.”

Learn how Element Logic has been improving technical knowledge sharing with Archbee.
“First of all, and the surprise was that it was so easy to write and to use a writer. That meant that our product managers and our developers wanted to write technical documentation suddenly.”

Learn how Lynceus leveraged our start-up program and changed the way they create and share documentation with Archbee.
“Archbee provided us with a simple way to keep our docs up to date and easily share them with internal and external readers".”

Learn how Ocient increased web traffic to their documentation by using Archbee as their SEO-optimized documentation platform.
“we've seen a 5x increase in web traffic to docs.ocient.com and saw Ocient's Google search rankings for documentation rank in the top 10 results”

Learn how Qualetics is providing its customers with the documentation they need through the knowledge base built using Archbee.
“Archbee is a great ally to our platform. Our knowledge base meets our customers expectations.”
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