Compare Author-It and ClickHelp 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,850.00 2 Users Per Month
$185.00 Per Month
Author-It
Star Rating
(33)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,850.00 2 Users Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansClickHelp
Star Rating
(64)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$185.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansAuthor-It vs ClickHelp
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ClickHelp easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with ClickHelp overall.
- Reviewers felt that ClickHelp meets the needs of their business better than Author-It.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ClickHelp is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ClickHelp over Author-It.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Author-It
Training and eLearning
Starting at $1,850.00
2 Users Per Month
All plans include unlimited:
- Customer support
- Enterprise grade security
- Projects & publications
ClickHelp
Starter
$185.00
Per Month
- Unlimited projects
- 500 topics (pages, articles)
- 2 contributors for free
Free Trial
Author-It
No trial information availableClickHelp
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
31
9.4
49
Ease of Use
7.4
31
9.3
48
Ease of Setup
5.8
25
9.4
31
Ease of Admin
6.8
21
9.4
28
Quality of Support
8.3
31
9.7
46
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
21
9.5
29
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
31
9.5
45
Features by Category
XML Data Model Type
6.9
9
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Software Model
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
Creation Features
8.5
14
Not enough data
7.0
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Course Authoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Collaboration
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
File Types
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Organization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Author-It and ClickHelp are categorized as Help Authoring Tool (HAT)
Unique Categories
Author-It is categorized as Component Content Management Systems and Course Authoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Author-It
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ClickHelp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
30.3%
Machinery
21.2%
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
6.1%
Automotive
6.1%
Other
21.2%
Computer Software
36.5%
Information Technology and Services
28.6%
Airlines/Aviation
7.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.2%
Internet
3.2%
Other
20.6%
Discussions
Where is the manual Author it ProCSS configuration and commands?
2 Comments
PS
Hi Antti, We noticed that some of our content on the Knowledge Center was hard to find, so we're restructuring our KC. This will also include the complete...Read more
Can I and if yes how create training tutorials?
1 Comment
MA
Hi Marie,
Yes, you can use Author-it to create training material, including Student and Instructor Guides (PDF), HTML5 elearning and assessments, and HTML5...Read more
Author-It has no more discussions with answers
Can ClickHelp import my MS Word content?
1 Comment
CT
ClickHelp supports a lot of import formats, including DOC and DOCX files, HTML, RTF, CHM, etc. Sign up for a trial and check how you can quickly import the...Read more
Publish Google Documents into ClickHelp?
1 Comment
CT
ClickHelp supports a number of importing formats. So, you can export your Google Docs content into DOCX or HTML files and then import into ClickHelp. You can...Read more
Is there a user commenting function in ClickHelp?
1 Comment
CT
You can sign up for a free Disqus account, enable Disqus integration in ClickHelp and get a fully managed commenting functionality. Read our blog about...Read more
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