Knowledge Management Software

Knowledge Management

What is Knowledge Management Software?

Organizes digital documents and information assets into one collective resource, allowing users to easily store, create, find and share company knowledge. Shared knowledge should be easily accessible by both internal employees and external customers if applicable, and can be used for training, self-service, FAQs, and sharing best practices and processes.

Common Features

  • Intelligent Search
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Cataloging
  • API Integration
  • Role-Based Access
  • Reporting and Analytics
  • AI Capabilities
  • Multi-Language Support
  • Version Control
  • Workflow and Approval Management
  • Multiple File Type Support
  • Bulk Actions
  • Social Features
  • Configurable Knowledge Repository

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Products: 9
Next Award: Oct 2025

Top Knowledge Management Software 2024

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

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Confluence

Composite Score
8.7 /10
CX Score
9.0 /10

Confluence is your remote-friendly team workspace where knowledge and collaboration meet. Confluence turns conversations into action built for lasting knowledge so you never lose great ideas or context in a transient notification or chat. From marketing and sales to development and operations, Confluence has solutions for every type of team and project to get your team doing the real work right away.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Respectful
  • Fair
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Bitrix24 Ltd

Bitrix24

Composite Score
8.5 /10
CX Score
8.9 /10

Bitrix24 is a collaboration platform launched in 2012. Bitrix24 provides a complete suite of social collaboration, communication and management tools for your team, including CRM, files sharing, project management, calendars, and more. Bitrix24 is available in cloud and on premise.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
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Composite Score
8.4 /10
CX Score
8.6 /10

Zoho Desk's knowledge management software is known for the built-in setup of a customizable multi-brand help center and a multi-lingual Knowledge Base. It serves as a platform to manage and share knowledge online in a way that is beneficial for both customers and businesses.

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Pros

  • Acts with Integrity
  • Effective Service
  • Saves Time
  • Enables Productivity
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Freshworks

Freshdesk

Composite Score
8.4 /10
CX Score
8.6 /10

Freshworks' cloud-based customer support software, Freshdesk, makes customer happiness refreshingly easy. With powerful features, an easy to use interface, and a freemium pricing model, Freshdesk enables companies of all sizes to provide a seamless multi-channel support experience across email, phone, web, chat, forums, social media, and mobile apps. Freshdesk’s capabilities include robust ticketing, SLA management, smart automations, intelligent reporting, and game mechanics to motivate agents.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Effective Service
  • Saves Time
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QualityUnit

LiveAgent

Composite Score
8.2 /10
CX Score
8.3 /10

LiveAgent is help desk software which helps you to increase satisfaction, profits and reduce time you spend on email Equipped with 175+ support features you'll be able to link every channel of possible support inputs like fetching emails, Facebook comments, Tweets, contact forms, live chat or phone calls. Some of the main help desk features include: Automation, SLA, Ticketing, POP3 accounts, Email piping, Departments, Priorities, Statuses, Tags, Rules, Ticket Routing, Canned/Predefined messages, Macros & many more.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Generous Negotitation
  • Trustworthy
Guru Technologies LLC

Guru

Composite Score
8.1 /10
CX Score
8.3 /10

Guru is a collaborative knowledge management solution where answers find you--everywhere, every time. By empowering these teams in-context with the knowledge they need to respond to customer questions, they can stop spending time hunting down information and instead focus on what matters most — their customers.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Unique Features
  • Caring
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Composite Score
8.1 /10
CX Score
8.3 /10

To increase customer retention, you need to focus on delivering customer value. Service Hub turns your customer experience from a cost center to a revenue driver. Service Hub brings all your customer service data and channels together in one place, and helps scale your support through automation and self-service. More time for proactive service that delights, retains, and grows your customer base.

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Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service
  • Respectful
Silly Moose (KnowledgeOwl)

KnowledgeOwl

Composite Score
8.0 /10
CX Score
8.3 /10

KnowledgeOwl makes it easy to build and maintain a knowledge base for your customers and employees. It is a no-nonsense knowledge base software, ready to improve employee knowledge and customer satisfaction. KnowledgeOwl helps organizations of all sizes build better knowledge bases.

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Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
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Composite Score
7.9 /10
CX Score
8.0 /10

Zendesk streamlines your support with time-saving tools like ticket views, triggers, and automations. This helps you get straight to what matters most – better customer service and more meaningful conversations. Zendesk helps companies empower their customer service agents and sales teams with the tools they need to get the job done right.

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Pros

  • Security Protects
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Respectful
  • Acts with Integrity

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HelpCrunch Corporation

HelpCrunch

Composite Score
8.4 /10
CX Score
8.5 /10

HelpCrunch is an all-around communication platform for customer service and sales. It combines modern live chat, in-app messenger, auto messaging, ticketing, and email automation. Designed for SaaS and web services, e-commerce and online-to-offline businesses, HelpCrunch helps convert website visitors into customers, maximize sales, increase retention, and built loyal relationships.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing