This content is currently locked.

Your current McLean & Company subscription does not include access to this content. Contact your account representative to gain access to Premium SoftwareReviews.

Contact Your Representative
Or Call Us:
1-877-281-0480 (US/CAN) or
+1-519-936-2659 (International)

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

Top Knowledge Management Software

2024 Data Quadrant Awards

2024 Emotional Footprint Awards

At SoftwareReviews, we take pride in recognizing excellence. Each year, we present the Data Quadrant Awards to top-performing software products based solely on authentic user reviews, without any paid placements or analyst opinions. These awards highlight software products that excel in terms of features, vendor capabilities, and customer relationships, earning them the highest overall rankings.

At SoftwareReviews, we take pride in recognizing excellence. Each year, we present the Emotional Footprint Awards to top-performing software products based solely on authentic user reviews, without any paid placements or analyst opinions. These awards shine a spotlight on software vendors who excel in crafting and nurturing strong customer relationships.

Switch to Emotional Footprint
Products: 9
Next Award: Oct 2025

Top Knowledge Management Software 2024

Filter by
Atlassian

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.

Scorecard
Scorecard

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Respectful
  • Fair
Badge Winner
Badge Winner
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.

Scorecard
Scorecard

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
Badge Winner
Badge Winner
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.

Scorecard
Scorecard

Pros

  • Acts with Integrity
  • Effective Service
  • Saves Time
  • Enables Productivity
Badge Winner
Guru Technologies LLC

Guru

Composite Score
8.4 /10
CX Score
8.5 /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.

Scorecard
Scorecard

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Unique Features
  • Caring
Badge Winner
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.

Scorecard
Scorecard

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Includes Product Enhancements
  • Performance Enhancing
Badge Winner
Badge Winner
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.

Scorecard
Scorecard

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Generous Negotitation
  • Trustworthy
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.

Scorecard
Scorecard

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.

Scorecard
Scorecard

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
Badge Winner
Badge Winner
Composite Score
7.9 /10
CX Score
7.9 /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.

Scorecard
Scorecard

Pros

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

Products below are ineligible for awards due to insufficient recent reviews

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