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Guru

Knowledge cards get verified by real experts, and expire if not renewed

4.5 Productivity
4.5 Excellent 4.5
Verification-with-expiration directly addresses knowledge staleness More users and features require a paid plan
Reviewed by Challenging Voice Editorial · Updated Jul 2026 How we rate
PricingFreemium
Free planNo
CompanyGuru Technologies, Inc.
PlatformsAndroid, Chrome Extension, iOS, Web
CategoryProductivity
Founded2013
Last reviewedJul 2026
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Overview

Guru, founded in 2013, builds a company knowledge base around a specific trust mechanism most wiki tools skip: individual knowledge cards get verified by a designated subject-matter expert, and that verification expires after a set period, prompting a re-check rather than letting outdated information sit indefinitely and quietly go stale.

That verification workflow addresses a common wiki problem directly: most internal documentation tools have no mechanism forcing anyone to confirm information is still accurate, so old, wrong answers accumulate right alongside current ones with no way to distinguish them. Guru's expiring verification keeps that distinction visible and enforced rather than optional.

A free tier covers small teams, and paid plans start around $15 a month for more users and features. For an organization specifically concerned about stale, unverified information accumulating in its internal knowledge base, Guru's expert-verification-with-expiration model addresses that trust problem more directly than a wiki tool with no built-in accuracy-checking mechanism.

Key features

  • Expert verification workflow for knowledge cards
  • Verification expiration prompting periodic re-checks
  • Free tier for small teams
  • Operating since 2013
  • Built specifically to prevent stale information from persisting
  • Browser extension for surfacing knowledge in context

Screenshots & demo

Demo video

Screenshots

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Pricing

Enterprise package
Quote only
  • Platform plus a team of solution engineers, scoped to your organization
  • Knowledge agents, AI search and 100+ integrations with MCP
  • SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, SSO and SCIM

Checked against Guru’s pricing page on 24 September 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the official site before you buy.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Verification-with-expiration directly addresses knowledge staleness
  • Clear distinction between verified and unverified information
  • Free tier available for small teams
  • Long operating history refining this specific trust mechanism

Cons

  • More users and features require a paid plan
  • Verification workflow requires ongoing expert time investment
  • Less powerful than Glean for searching across many external systems

How it compares

ToolRatingFreeFromBest known for
Guru (this tool)4.5No—Expert verification workflow for knowledge cards
Slite4.4Yes$8/moAsk feature answering questions from existing team documentation
Bit.ai3.6YesFreeDocuments, wikis and unlimited workspaces
Tettra3.9No—AI knowledge base built from Docs, PDFs or native pages

Alternatives to Guru

4 tools matched to Guru on what they do, their category and their price.

Tettra

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An AI Slack bot ("Kai") answers repetitive team questions from your own knowledge base, and flags content gaps as they come up.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Guru?
Guru is a productivity tool. Knowledge cards get verified by real experts, and expire if not renewed.
Is Guru free?
Guru does not offer a free plan.
How much does Guru cost?
Guru plans: Enterprise package Quote only. Checked against the vendor's pricing page on 24 September 2026.
What are the best Guru alternatives?
The closest matches in the directory are Slite, Bit.ai, and Tettra, compared side by side above.

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