What does documentation software cost?
Most tools charge for every person who reads. Glitter doesn't. Enter your team - see what each tool really costs.
With Glitter, viewers are free.
5 viewers or 5,000 - you only ever pay for the people who create.
Glitter wins. Save $50/moThat's $600 a year - with every viewer signed in.
At this size Scribe already costs more than Glitter - and every new viewer adds another $13/mo.
Extras you get with Glitter
that you don’t get with Scribe
How this calculator prices each tool
I make Glitter, so read this page the way you'd read any vendor's comparison - except the math is shown, the sources are linked, and the calculator concedes when a competitor is cheaper for your team. Every price below comes from the vendor's public pricing page, last verified August 2026.
One assumption: your docs need sign-in. That's what internal documentation needs - SOPs full of screenshots of your own systems shouldn't live on open URLs. Where a vendor sells a cheaper public-link plan, the fine print names it instead of quietly pricing your team on it.
Scribe
Pro Personal is $25/seat/mo (annual) for one seat; Pro Team is $13/seat/mo with a 5-seat minimum. Every human needs a paid seat - Scribe has no free authenticated viewer below Enterprise, so if your docs require sign-in, every viewer needs a paid seat that costs the same as a creator's. Public share links are free for viewers, but anyone with the URL can open them. Version history is 7 days on Pro tiers. Enterprise (viewer roles, SSO, redaction) is quote-only; verified contracts run around a median of $8,640/year.
Whale
Scale is $249/mo billed yearly ($399 monthly) with 3 creators included, extra creators $39/mo, and unlimited members who sign in free - the same reader model as Glitter. AI features run on credits (50 per creator per month) whose per-action cost isn't published; video-to-guide conversion and quiz generation consume them, and running out means requesting more or upgrading. Voiceover, the video editor, and SSO sit on Advance at $499/mo, which is sold through a demo.
Guidde
Pro is $19/creator/mo (annual, $29 monthly); Business is $39/creator/mo ($59 monthly). Viewers join the workspace free at any count. Desktop-app capture and advanced privacy controls require Business - and Business stops at 5 creators, with no published price beyond that. SSO, SCORM export, and translation are Enterprise-only. Output is video-first: viewers watch clips rather than skim written steps.
Glitter
Growth is $249/mo billed yearly ($399 monthly) with 3 creators included and extra creators at $39/mo. Viewers are unlimited, free, and signed in on every plan - including Free. Growth includes turning up to 5 hours of video into guides each month, pooled across creators, with no credits and no overage billing anywhere. SSO, AI voiceover, and integrations live on Scale at $499/mo. Both plans are self-serve with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What the calculator doesn't price
Compliance (HIPAA, data residency), SSO enforcement, and volume video processing are enterprise-shaped on every vendor including Glitter - if you need those, the honest answer is a quote on any platform. The calculator compares the self-serve tiers a team can actually buy with a credit card.