# Outline: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/outline

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Knowledge base and self-service](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/customer/knowledge-base-and-self-service/index.md) | 0% | 75 | 33% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose self-hosted BookStack/Docmost/Outline for data-sovereign internal wikis with free self-hosting." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Knowledge base)

## And against it

- "More complex; BSL‑1.1 license; higher hosting cost" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Knowledge base)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Outline, from 8 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- herothemes.com: 3
- knowledge-base.software: 3
- productlift.dev: 3
- blog.screensteps.com: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- eesel.ai: 2
- ferndesk.com: 2
- happysupport.ai: 2
- ones.com: 2
- softwareadvice.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://productlift.dev/best-knowledge-base-software: 3
- https://ferndesk.com/blog/best-knowledge-base-for-small-teams: 2
- https://happysupport.ai/en/blog/open-source-knowledge-base: 2
- https://herothemes.com/blog/free-knowledge-base-software: 2
- https://knowledge-base.software/comparison/small-businesses-knowledge-base-software: 2
- https://softwareadvice.com/crm/knowledge-base-comparison: 2
- https://affine.pro/blog/hosted-knowledge-base: 1
- https://blog.getodin.ai/knowledge-base-software: 1

## In its own words

What Outline's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: A modern team knowledge base for your internal documentation, product specs, support answers, meeting notes, onboarding, & more… (https://getoutline.com/)
- For: your team (https://getoutline.com/)
- Price stated: Cloud hosted, 30-day free trial (https://getoutline.com/)
- Starting price: $10 per month (https://www.getoutline.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: 30-day free trial (https://getoutline.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 20 (https://getoutline.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page getoutline.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 240 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- comparison: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.