Why pick Dokly over Archbee?

Flat pricing instead of per-user, MDX instead of a proprietary block format, and llms.txt built in. Works for both public product docs and internal knowledge bases.

Can I use Dokly for an internal knowledge base?

Yes — Dokly works well as a KB. The editor, search, and page structure map cleanly to internal documentation. The caveat: private/internal-only docs with team-scoped access aren't fully there yet. We're actively building it and happy to give beta access to teams who need it — email support@dokly.co and we'll get you set up.

Where does Archbee still win today?

Fully-fledged private spaces, SAML/OIDC SSO, and deeper permissioning for large-org internal wikis. If those are non-negotiable right now, Archbee is the stronger fit. If you can live on our beta for a few weeks, we'll get you there — ping support@dokly.co.

Can I migrate my Archbee content?

Export from Archbee as Markdown, then paste into the Dokly editor page by page. We don't have a one-click importer today — email support@dokly.co if you're moving a large site.

A modern Archbee alternative

The Archbee
alternative for
builders on a budget.

Knowledge base and product documentation. Dokly is a visual MDX editor with AI that generates whole doc sites, custom domains, auto-generated llms.txt, and flat pricing starting at $0.

Start free Compare feature-by-feature

Free forever · No credit card · Ship in 5 minutes

No per-user

Flat pricing

$49/mo

Pro plan

Portable

MDX output

Built-in

llms.txt

What is Dokly?

Dokly is a documentation platform for shipping beautiful MDX docs without git. Visual editor, AI writing, auto-generated llms.txt, and custom domains from $19/month. Built as a simpler, cheaper Archbee alternative — Dokly Pro is $49/month vs Archbee's $80.

Teams switching from Archbee to Dokly typically migrate in an afternoon. Pages are written in a WYSIWYG editor with slash commands and AI inline edits, with full MDX components — callouts, tabs, steps, code groups, accordions. Every published site is server-side rendered, ships with a machine-readable llms.txt manifest, and is indexed by ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and Perplexity. Pricing is flat: Free $0, Starter $19, Pro $49, Scale $99 — no per-seat surprises. Built with Next.js 15 and Supabase, deployed on Vercel, with sub-100ms page loads via static generation and on-demand revalidation. Most teams ship their first docs site in under 10 minutes.

An honest take

Archbee is a solid all-in-one doc and knowledge-base tool. Good for mid-size teams that want internal wikis and external docs in one place.

Growing starts at $80/month, Scaling jumps to $350/month. If you're a small team that doesn't need versioning or localization, you're paying for the wrong tier.

Why switch

Why teams pick Dokly over Archbee

Flat pricing, any team size

Archbee adds per-seat costs on paid plans. Dokly is flat — invite the whole team without the bill scaling.

MDX, not a proprietary format

Archbee uses its own block editor. Dokly writes real MDX you can export and reuse anywhere.

Built for AI agents

llms.txt is auto-generated so your docs are AI-agent-parseable the day you launch.

Faster setup

New project, a few pages, live subdomain — under 5 minutes. No workspace setup sprint.

AI, done right

Docs that write themselves.
Docs AI agents can actually read.

Start with a paragraph describing your product. Dokly AI scaffolds the whole site. Every page ships with llms.txt so ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Cursor can cite you.

Generate a whole doc site from a brief

Describe your product in a paragraph. Dokly drafts the full site structure — quickstart, guides, API reference — as real MDX pages you can edit.

Generate individual pages on demand

Need a new page? Hit 'Generate with AI' in the editor, describe what it should cover, and get a draft in seconds. Edit in place — it's just MDX.

Improve writing in place

Rewrite for clarity, tighten prose, fix tone. Highlight a paragraph and the AI edits exactly that — not the whole page.

llms.txt, auto-generated

Every Dokly site exposes an llms.txt so ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Cursor can parse and cite your docs. No config, no plugin.

AI-powered search for readers

Pro tier gives readers an AI answer box on top of fuzzy search. Ask a question, get a cited answer pulled from your pages.

Shipping soon

More coming

Semantic linking between pages, AI-drafted changelogs from git diffs, automated translation, and an /llms-full.txt endpoint. Shipping through Q2.

Side-by-side

Dokly vs Archbee

We call the wins honestly — and the places Archbee is still stronger.

Feature	Dokly	Archbee
Free tier	Forever	Free trial only
Entry paid plan	$49/mo (Pro)	$80/mo (Growing)
Mid tier	$99/mo (Scale)	$350/mo (Scaling)
Custom domain	Pro ($49)	Growing ($80)
MDX + React components	Full MDX	Proprietary block editor
Visual editor
API Playground	Pro	Yes
Analytics	Pro	Yes
Internal / private KBEmail support@dokly.co for beta access	Beta (contact us)	Yes
Versioning & localizationArchbee wins here		Scaling tier
SSO (SAML/OIDC)Archbee wins here		Enterprise
AI writing	Built-in on all tiers	Paid tiers
llms.txt for AI agents	Auto-generated	Manual

What we ship

The six features you'll use every day

Visual MDX editor

Write in a Notion-style WYSIWYG that outputs clean MDX under the hood. No YAML frontmatter required, no build step, no Git dance.

Instant fuzzy search

Fuse.js-powered client-side search that works offline and runs in under 100ms. No external search index bill to worry about.

Custom domain, zero DNS pain

Add docs.yoursite.com on Pro. SSL provisions automatically. Wildcard subdomain routing means your docs ship on day one.

Built-in analytics

See which pages get read, which search queries return nothing, and where readers drop off. No third-party tracker to wire up.

Themes + custom CSS

Pick a preset, set your brand color, or go deep with custom CSS on Pro. Your docs look like your product, not a template.

API Playground

Drop in an OpenAPI / Swagger spec and get an interactive 'Try it' panel per endpoint — request bodies, auth, response preview, all of it.

Migrating

Moving from Archbee

Honest take: there's no magic importer. It's a copy-paste job today. For most sites it takes an afternoon.

01

Export from Archbee

Use Archbee's export to pull your content as Markdown. Grab any images/assets you reference.

02

Paste into Dokly

Create a Dokly project. Paste pages one at a time — Markdown formatting, headings, and code carry over.

03

Domain + live

Upgrade to Pro, attach your custom domain, publish. SSL is automatic.

Moving a large site? Email support@dokly.co — we'll help you move it.

Pricing

Real numbers. No footnotes.

Pricing pulled from Archbee's own pricing page on Apr 24, 2026.

Dokly Pro

$49

/month · flat

vs

Archbee Growing

$80

/month

Average savings per year

$372

($80 − $49) × 12
vs Archbee's entry tier. Against Scaling ($350/mo), annual savings grow to $3,612.

DoklyFlat rate

Free

1 project · 5 pages · Visual MDX editor

$0forever

Starter

3 projects · 25 pages / project · 500 MB storage

$19/month

ProPopular

10 projects · Unlimited pages · 2 GB storage

$49/month

Scale

25 projects · Everything in Pro · 10 GB storage

$99/month

ArchbeeSource ↗

Growing

Starting at

$80/mo

Scaling