Help+Manual
6.2#11 in help authoring tools€569 one-timeWindows
VisitHelp+Manual vs Paligo
What both publish
| Fact | Help+Manual | Paligo |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Salzburg, Austria | Solna, Sweden |
| Integrations | The feature matrix lists direct Confluence database import, RoboHelp and Author-It project import, and a DeepL automated translation plugin. | Official integrations include Zendesk, Freshdesk, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure Repos, Amazon S3, Algolia, Phrase, Slack, Microsoft Teams and many others. |
| Product | Help+Manual is an XML-based, single-source authoring environment for creating online help and PDF user manuals. | Paligo is a cloud-based component content management system for authoring, managing, translating, and publishing technical documentation and knowledge assets. |
| Publishing | It publishes from one source to formats including Webhelp, HTML Help, PDF, Microsoft Word, ePUB, Kindle eBooks, Markdown and print manuals. | Paligo can publish content to PDF, HTML5, eLearning, and GitHub Flavored Markdown. |
Help+Manual plans
- Help+Manual v10, Basic Edition€569, paid once
- Help+Manual v10, Professional Edition€899, paid once
- Help+Manual v10, Floating License€1,569, paid once
Paligo plans
- Business$15,000 a year
- Nexus Portal$5,000
- Nexus Portal free tierFree
- Nexus Answers$6,000 a year
- Nexus Answers free tierFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Help+Manual if…
Professional suits professional authors, software developers, and small authoring teams. Basic is aimed at part-time authors, content contributors, and private users.
Pick Paligo if…
Paligo is for organizations managing technical documents, policies, procedures, or other knowledge content, particularly in software, manufacturing, and regulated industries. It may suit teams needing structured authoring, translation, workflow management, and multiple publishing formats.