#7 in Knowledge Base & Self-serviceUpdated 2026-08

Sonat

by Sonat · Online manual creator that publishes from Google Docs

50.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Sonat is a documentation tool for building online user manuals, guides and knowledge bases. Content is drafted in Google Docs, organised into a wiki-style structure, and published to a public SEO-optimised site or a private knowledge base from a single dashboard. A built-in AI assistant and an MCP server let AI clients search, summarise and, when granted, write topics.

Best for: Teams publishing user manuals and knowledge bases who want to draft in Google Docs.
Pricing: Free plan, then Business at $40/month (5 authors, $8 per user) and Enterprise at $375/month (15 authors, $25 per user), all excluding VAT, with custom pricing for Enterprise Plus.
Runs on: Web

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Edit in Google Docs, publish as a wiki-style site or manual
Free plan includes custom domain, SEO and readability metrics
MCP server connects Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to the knowledge base
Auto-translation, viewer feedback and custom branding included

Trade-offs

Free plan caps you at 1 manual, 40 topics and 1 GB storage
Private manuals, approvals and machine translation need the $40/mo plan
SAML SSO and white-labelling only from the $375/mo Enterprise plan
Authoring is tied to Google Docs and Drive

Pricing

Published plans from Sonat’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Sonat pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Free	Freeflat	40 topics, 1 manual, 1 variant 1 GB storage Custom domain SEO and readability metrics
Business	$40per month, 5 authors included ($8 per user)	2000 topics, unlimited manuals and variants 5 GB storage Private manuals and machine translation AI Answer Generator, optional approval, priority support
Enterprise	$375per month, 15 authors included ($25 per user)	Unlimited topics, 20 GB storage SAML (SSO) and custom workflow designer Completely white-labelled SaaS Assistant Widget and GPT-4 answers
Enterprise Plus	Contact sales	Unlimited users and storage Dedicated customer success manager Customised viewer design

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 92 out of 100
Documentation: 0 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 68 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 0 out of 100

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