GitBook Pricing 2025: Is It Worth It?

Considering GitBook for your product docs, but the pricing is too confusing? Or maybe you finally figured it out and realized it's pricier than you expected. 😅

In this post, we'll break down GitBook's pricing clearly so you can confidently decide if it’s worth the investment for your team.

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GitBook pricing 2025

Let's cut straight to the chase—GitBook offers two types of plans: Site plans and User plans. You can test-drive any plan with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

To even start, you need a "Site plan". Each site plan lets you create exactly one Help Center page and doesn't include teammates–only you.

Free

The free plan is best suited for indie projects, letting you create a basic public help center:

• Public Help Center (with a gitbook.io domain)
• Unlimited traffic
• One user

Premium ($79/site/mo)

The Premium plan unlocks some of the most useful features for any knowledge base:

• Customizable logo, theme, and domain
• AI-powered answers
• Search insights & article feedback
• PDF exports

Ultimate ($299/site/mo)

Built for larger teams needing more control, the Ultimate plan includes advanced features like:

• Site sections (tabs on top of your help center to split it into distinct sections)
• Search across all your docs
• Visitor authentication with Azure, Auth0, and Okta
• Remove GitBook logo (for an extra fee 💸)

Cost of users

Here's where it gets interesting (and pricier). If you want your team to collaborate within GitBook, you’ll also need a User plan. A paid user in GitBook is anyone who needs to log into the dashboard to view, comment, or edit content.

Free

The default free plan supports only a single user (you), with no team collaboration:

• One user
• Integrations
• Git Sync

Plus ($10/user/mo)

The Plus plan has a single goal – unlocking collaboration. It costs $10 per user per month and offers the basics for collaborating:

• Everything in Free
• Collaborate with your team on Change Requests
• Basic permissions

Pro ($15/user/mo)

The most useful plan is Pro, which supports helpful AI features, but at the same time is quite expensive:

• Everything in Plus
• AI-powered answers
• AI writing and editing tools
• Advanced permissions
• Broken link detection
• SAML SSO

Enterprise (custom)

Finally, the Enterprise plan comes with completely custom pricing and likely depends on the number of seats you need. You'll get:

• Everything in Pro
• Migration support & training
• Dedicated point of contact
• Custom contract
• Payment by invoice
• Legal and security reviews

Other things to keep in mind

Do readers cost in GitBook?

Readers in GitBook are free for public content. You only pay for readers if you want your help center to be private.

If you publish your content publicly, you won't be charged based on how many people view it.

Does GitBook have a free trial?

Yes. GitBook has a 14-day free trial that activates automatically when you invite a collaborator to your workspace—no credit card needed.

Does GitBook offer any discounts?

GitBook offers discounts for three types of companies, if you match their criteria:

• Open-source projects – With a public Git repository, not associated with a venture-backed company, should have a README.md file, and make contributing easy for others.
• Educational organizations – Can't be a school or uni, but may represent a small group related to a school.
• Non-profits – Organizations with an official non-profit status that can share a valid charitable status.

If you don’t qualify, your best bet is choosing an annual subscription to get two months free—or consider a more affordable competitor instead. 👇

What if GitBook is too expensive for me?

Don't sweat it—you’re not alone. There are plenty of intuitive, modern GitBook alternatives offering better bang for your buck:

1. ✨ Featurebase - Best overall modern and affordable alternative with AI search
2. HelpJuice - Best for getting advanced features upfront with an ok flat fee
3. Archbee - Best detailed control over the design, but quite expensive
4. HelpDocs - Best for large teams looking for a good deal on many seats
5. Document360 - Best for enterprise, in-app widget costs a lot
6. Docusaurus - Best for open-source, self-hosted
7. HelpKit - Best if you want to manage your help center from Notion
8. Mintlify - Best for developers looking to build a custom solution
9. KnowledgeBase - Best for teams in the Text product suite, affordable
10. Confluence - Good for teams using Jira, but it can look and feel quite outdated
11. Stonly - Best for those that also need interactive product guides, can be expensive

You can dive deeper into all of the best alternatives from this blog.

So, is Gitbook worth it?

Ultimately, whether GitBook is worth your money boils down to your budget and your needs. It packs powerful features, sleek design, and handy AI tools—but all that comes with a hefty price tag, especially if you have a growing team.

Featurebase (👋 that's us) is a modern & affordable GitBook alternative that lets you create beautiful product documentation in minutes—without code. It’s loved by thousands of product, marketing, and support teams from companies like Lovabale, Polymarket, and Instantly.

It comes with affordable pricing and a free plan, and we can help you seamlessly migrate from any existing knowledge base tools. 👇

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