Outline vs Jot

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Outline compared with Jot
Detail	Outline	Jot
What it does	Modern team knowledge base for internal documentation, specs, support answers, and meeting notes	A workspace for collaborative documents, spreadsheets, slides, and team chat in one place
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	2020	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Cloud plans: $10/month (1-10 members), $79/month (11-100 members), $249/month (101-200 members). On-Premises plans: Community Edition free with limited features, Business $4/user/month billed annually (10 user minimum), Enterprise $5/user/month billed annually (100 user minimum). Annual pricing avai	Free ($0): 50 documents, 500 MB storage, no version history. Starter ($9/mo): unlimited members, 5 GB storage, 30-day version history. Team ($39/mo flat or $390/year): unlimited members and documents, 50 GB storage, 1-year version history. Business ($99/mo): unlimited version history, admin controls
Key features	Real-time multiplayer collaborative editing Markdown editor with slash commands and embeds AI-powered search and question answering Slack integration for search and sharing Public and private document sharing 20+ integrations including Slack, Figma, Loom Built-in MCP server for AI assistants Custom domains and white label branding Granular permissions and user groups Open API and webhooks	Real-time collaborative documents with live cursors and version history Built-in team chat with rooms and 1:1 messaging Slides that auto-generate from document content with live charts Full-text search across all documents, messages, and teammates Threaded comments with @mentions and resolve-when-done Open Model Context Protocol for any AI agent integration Native apps for Mac, iOS, Android, and web One-click import from Quip with data preservation Offline access to recent documents
What makes it different	Open source codebase with transparent development 10 years of open source development history Self-hosted option on your own infrastructure Bootstrapped and profitable 20 language translations with RTL support	Flat-rate pricing with no per-seat charges, ever Real spreadsheets with formulas and pivot tables, not just databases Privacy-first with no data selling, AI training, or ads Built by the creator of Quip as a permanent alternative after Quip's shutdown announcement Bring your own AI agents with no vendor lock-in through open Model Context Protocol
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	73 no change since last check	10 +5 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	21	1
Citation Flow (Majestic)	40	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	1705	19

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