{"category":{"slug":"knowledge-base-software","label":"Knowledge base software"},"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","date":"2026-07-31","engine":null,"available_dates":["2026-08-01","2026-07-31","2026-07-28","2026-07-25","2026-07-24","2026-07-16","2026-07-15","2026-06-25","2026-06-24","2026-06-18","2026-06-17","2026-06-12"],"policy":{"quotable_engines":["anthropic","openai","gemini"],"max_excerpt_chars":400,"full_text_public":false,"customer_runs_public":false,"full_text_retention":"retained at least 24 months, then operator review","notes":["Only Index category runs are archived publicly — customer scans never appear.","The quotable unit is a short excerpt of at most 400 characters, never the full answer.","Engines outside the verbatim allowlist are recorded as having answered, with the excerpt withheld under their terms.","Prompt intent is published; the prompt text itself is not."]},"status":"ok","count":14,"limit":50,"truncated":false,"engines":[{"engine":"grok","count":7,"withheld":true,"answers":[{"engine":"grok","answered_on":"2026-07-31","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":null,"excerpt_withheld":true,"withheld_reason":"source_terms","highlights":[]},{"engine":"grok","answered_on":"2026-07-31","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":null,"excerpt_withheld":true,"withheld_reason":"source_terms","highlights":[]},{"engine":"grok","answered_on":"2026-07-31","prompt_intent":"problem_solving","excerpt":null,"excerpt_withheld":true,"withheld_reason":"source_terms","highlights":[]},{"engine":"grok","answered_on":"2026-07-31","prompt_intent":"problem_solving","excerpt":null,"excerpt_withheld":true,"withheld_reason":"source_terms","highlights":[]},{"engine":"grok","answered_on":"2026-07-31","prompt_intent":"alternatives","excerpt":null,"excerpt_withheld":true,"withheld_reason":"source_terms","highlights":[]},{"engine":"grok","answered_on":"2026-07-31","prompt_intent":"comparison","excerpt":null,"excerpt_withheld":true,"withheld_reason":"source_terms","highlights":[]},{"engine":"grok","answered_on":"2026-07-31","prompt_intent":"recommendation","excerpt":null,"excerpt_withheld":true,"withheld_reason":"source_terms","highlights":[]}]},{"engine":"openai","count":7,"withheld":false,"answers":[{"engine":"openai","answered_on":"2026-07-31","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":"If your goal is to maximize self-service support for a SaaS product, I'd focus on tools that combine excellent documentation, AI-powered search, analytics, and tight integrations with your support stack. 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([zendesk.com](https://www.zendesk.com/service/help-center/internal-knowledge-base/?variant=1234&utm_source=openai))\n\nHere's a practical breakdown:\n\n| Use c","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":246,"end":253,"name":"Zendesk"},{"start":271,"end":278,"name":"Zendesk"}]},{"engine":"openai","answered_on":"2026-07-31","prompt_intent":"recommendation","excerpt":"It depends on what you mean by \"knowledge base tool\" and what you value most (search quality, AI-generated answers, permissions, integrations, etc.). As of 2026, these are among the strongest options:\n\n- Glean\n  - Best overall for enterprise search and AI answers across many business apps.\n  - Excellent at connecting Slack, Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, and mor","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":204,"end":209,"name":"Glean"},{"start":340,"end":349,"name":"Microsoft"},{"start":373,"end":383,"name":"Confluence"}]}]}]}