Compare Author-It and HelpNDoc 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,850.00 2 Users Per Month
299€
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 plansHelpNDoc
Star Rating
(18)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
299€
Browse all 2 pricing plansAuthor-It vs HelpNDoc
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found HelpNDoc easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with HelpNDoc overall.
- Reviewers felt that Author-It meets the needs of their business better than HelpNDoc.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Author-It is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of HelpNDoc 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
HelpNDoc
Professional Edition
299€
Generat all documentation formats from a single source: CHM, HTML, Word RTF and DocX, PDF, ePub, Kindle and Qt Help
- CHM Generation
- HTML Generation
- Word RTF and DocX Generation
Free Trial
Author-It
No trial information availableHelpNDoc
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
31
8.1
15
Ease of Use
7.4
31
8.6
15
Ease of Setup
5.8
25
9.1
9
Ease of Admin
6.8
21
8.3
8
Quality of Support
8.3
31
7.4
9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
21
8.3
6
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
31
7.7
15
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Author-It and HelpNDoc are categorized as Help Authoring Tool (HAT)
Unique Categories
Author-It is categorized as Component Content Management Systems and Course Authoring
HelpNDoc has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Author-It
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HelpNDoc
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
23.5%
Government Administration
17.6%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
11.8%
Publishing
5.9%
Other
29.4%
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
What is HelpNDoc used for?
1 Comment
GB
HelpNDoc is a documentation creation software. It is primarily used to write and generate user help (chm, html, word, pdf, etc.), manuals, and technical...Read more
HelpNDoc has no more discussions with answers
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