Archbee Growing starts at $80/mo and Scaling at $350/mo ($4,200/yr) with 5 users included and extra users at $10/mo each; Enterprise is priced through sales. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial, and startups can get 50% off for 2 years. Multibase starts free, and Growth is $49/mo billed annually.
Comparison
Multibase vs Archbee
Archbee is built for product and API documentation; Multibase is built for customer help centers across several brands. Both offer reader AI answers and MCP access. The difference shows up when each brand needs its own domain and full branding: Multibase includes that from $49/mo, Archbee charges per extra domain and keeps complete branding for its $350 tier.
For 3 brands on their own domains Multibase Growth costs $49/mo versus $120/mo on Archbee Growing ($80 plus 2 extra domains at $20); with complete branding Archbee needs Scaling, about $390/mo. Archbee is the stronger choice for developer and API documentation.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Multibase | Archbee |
|---|---|---|
| Primary product | Multi-brand customer help center | Product and API documentation |
| Free plan | ✅ 1 portal, 100 AI queries/mo | ❌ 14-day trial only |
| Entry paid plan | $49/mo (Growth, 3 portals) | From $80/mo (Growing) |
| Custom domains included | ✅ One per portal: 3 on Growth, 10 on Scale | ⚠️ 1; extra domains $20/mo each via support ticket |
| Complete branding control | ✅ Growth ($49) and up, incl. branding removal | ⚠️ Scaling ($350/mo); Growing has logo and accent colors |
| Multiple teams / orgs | Separate portals in one account | ⚠️ Enterprise only |
| Spaces and readers | Portals per plan; authenticated readers unlimited | ✅ Unlimited spaces and readers on every plan |
| Team | 3 admins on Growth, 10 on Scale | 5 seats on Scaling, +$10/mo each |
| Reader AI answers | ✅ With source citations, 1,000 queries/mo on Growth | ✅ Ask AI (beta) via AI add-on |
| AI translation | ✅ Draft per locale, publish each locale independently | ⚠️ AI-assisted translations on Enterprise; localization from Scaling |
| Versioning and reusable content | Recent article versions with compare and restore; no reusable content blocks | ✅ Versioning, reusable content and variables |
| MCP | ✅ Public, read-only endpoint per portal | ✅ Admin-authorized org connector (OAuth), read and optional write |
Pricing comparison
| Scenario | Multibase | Archbee |
|---|---|---|
| 3 brands on their own domains | $49/mo (Growth) | $120/mo (Growing + 2 extra domains) |
| 3 brands, complete branding | $49/mo (Growth) | $390/mo (Scaling + 2 extra domains) |
| 10 brands on their own domains | $149/mo (Scale) | $260/mo (Growing + 9 extra domains) |
Pricing accurate as of October 2026. Source: Archbee pricing.
Where Multibase wins
Per-brand domains included
Every Multibase portal gets its own custom domain: 3 on Growth, 10 on Scale. Archbee includes 1 and charges $20/mo per extra domain.
Full branding without the $350 tier
Logo, colors, fonts, custom CSS and branding removal are on Growth at $49/mo. Archbee keeps complete branding control for Scaling.
Free plan and lower entry
Starter is free; Growth is $49/mo. Archbee has no free plan and starts from $80/mo.
Public MCP for readers
Each portal is a public, read-only MCP endpoint your customers' AI tools can use without an account. Archbee's MCP connector is authorized by an admin for organization-wide access.
Where Archbee wins
Developer and API docs tooling
Versioning, reusable content and variables, a review system and multi-product space links make Archbee a stronger fit for technical documentation.
Unlimited spaces and readers on every plan
Archbee does not cap spaces, and Shadow Docs lets you keep private content that is indexed for AI.
Writable MCP for authors
Archbee's Claude connector can search, read and optionally write docs across the organization. Multibase MCP is read-only and covers published public content.
The verdict
Choose Multibase if you run several customer-facing brands that each need their own domain and full white-label: 3 brands cost $49/mo versus $120/mo on Archbee Growing, or $390/mo with complete branding on Scaling. Choose Archbee if your main job is developer or API documentation with versioning, variables and an author-side MCP that can write.
Frequently asked questions
Partly. Archbee includes 1 custom domain on Growing and Scaling, each extra domain is $20/mo and is added through a support ticket, and multiple teams or organizations are listed only on Enterprise. Multibase includes a custom domain for every portal: 3 on Growth and 10 on Scale, with no per-domain fee.
Only fully on its $350 tier. Growing covers a logo, accent colors and custom CSS, while complete branding control is reserved for Scaling at $350/mo. Multibase Growth at $49/mo includes logo, colors, fonts, custom CSS and branding removal for each portal.
Archbee's AI add-on offers Ask AI (marked beta), AI Write Assist and summaries; localization starts on Scaling and AI-assisted translation is listed on Enterprise. Multibase includes AI answers with source citations and AI translation on every plan, drawn from the monthly AI allowance (100 queries on Starter, 1,000 on Growth, 5,000 on Scale), across 9 content languages.
Archbee is the better choice for developer and API documentation: it has versioning, reusable content and variables, a review system and multi-product space links. It also gives unlimited spaces and readers on every plan, Shadow Docs for private AI-indexed content and an MCP connector that can write. Multibase is built for customer help centers across brands.
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