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Outline vs Weet

Outline logo

Outline

Documentation

Team knowledge base under the Business Source Licence, self-hostable or vendor hosted

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Weet logo

Weet

LMS

Asynchronous training video with AI avatars, quizzes and a searchable knowledge library

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Outline the Business Source Licence is not an open source licence, so anyone planning to host Outline for clients, resell it or embed it in a commercial service is prohibited until the per-release change date passes, and this is regularly discovered only at legal review.; Weet the free tier is capped at three weets, which is far tighter than the free tiers of the screen recording tools it is compared against, so any real evaluation has to happen on the paid plan.
  • They diverge on capability: Outline covers Structured collections, Weet covers Screen and webcam recording.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Outline and Weet actually diverge.

Attributes where Outline and Weet differ
AttributeOutlineWeet
Pricing modelFree to self-host, per user per month when hosted by the vendorPer creator per month
PlatformsWeb, Self-hosted, Docker, iOS, AndroidWeb, Chrome
CategoryDocumentationLMS

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Outline

  • Structured collections
  • Block editor
  • Search
  • Backlinks and mentions
  • Templates
  • API and webhooks
  • Single sign-on
  • Self-hosting

Only in Weet

  • Screen and webcam recording
  • Document to video
  • AI avatars
  • Automatic transcription
  • Interactive annotations
  • Quizzes and learning paths
  • Central library
  • GxP compliance

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Outline

  • Running an internal wiki on your own infrastructure when documentation cannot leave a specific jurisdictionnot Weet
  • Replacing a general-purpose workspace tool with something narrower where search speed and writing flow matter mostnot Weet
  • Keeping engineering decision records and postmortems in templated documents that link to each other automaticallynot Weet
  • Giving a company already standardised on Google or Okta a wiki that inherits identity and group membership directlynot Weet

Weet

  • A life sciences or pharmaceutical team needing auditable GxP compliant training records rather than an untracked video librarynot Outline
  • An internal enablement team converting existing written standard operating procedures into video without filming anythingnot Outline
  • A distributed team building a searchable how to library so the same question is not answered live every weeknot Outline
  • A training function that needs completion statistics and quiz results, not just view countsnot Outline

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Outline

  • The Business Source Licence is not an open source licence, so anyone planning to host Outline for clients, resell it or embed it in a commercial service is prohibited until the per-release change date passes, and this is regularly discovered only at legal review.
  • There is no local password authentication, so self-hosting requires an identity provider to be in place first, which turns a small internal wiki into a project with a dependency on Google, Okta, Entra or a Keycloak instance somebody has to run.
  • Self-hosting needs Postgres, Redis and S3-compatible object storage together, so the operational footprint is larger than the single database most internal wikis require.
  • The hosted plans offer no customer-selectable hosting region, so buyers with data residency obligations are pushed to self-hosting even when they would have paid to avoid running servers.
  • It is built for internal knowledge rather than public documentation, with no versioned documentation sets, no static output and limited public publishing, so it will not serve as a product documentation site.
  • Because it is a single-vendor project rather than a foundation-governed one, a future licence or pricing change applies to new releases and the only defence is staying on an older version.

Weet

  • The free tier is capped at three weets, which is far tighter than the free tiers of the screen recording tools it is compared against, so any real evaluation has to happen on the paid plan.
  • Quizzes, learning paths, single sign on and GxP compliance are all Enterprise only, so the features that distinguish Weet from a screen recorder are not available on the 24 US dollar Business tier at all.
  • Pricing is per creator, so an organisation that wants many occasional contributors pays full price for people who publish twice a year, and in practice content production concentrates on a few seats.
  • It competes against Loom and Guidde, which have far larger installed bases and integration ecosystems, so a team standardising on Weet accepts a smaller vendor in a category with heavy consolidation pressure.
  • It is not a full learning management system, so an organisation with formal compliance training obligations beyond video completion still needs an LMS alongside it, which undercuts the case for a separate video tool.

Pricing, plan by plan

Outline

Free
  • Self-hostedFree
    • Source available under the Business Source Licence
    • No licence fee for use inside your own organisation
    • Requires Postgres, Redis and S3-compatible storage
  • Team (hosted)$undefined/month
    • Charged per user per month
    • Hosted and maintained by the vendor
    • Single sign-on through Google, Slack or Microsoft
  • Enterprise (hosted)$undefined/month
    • SAML single sign-on and provisioning
    • Administrative controls and audit visibility
    • Negotiated terms and support

Weet

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Up to 3 weets
    • AI avatars and screen and webcam recording
    • Editing tools
  • Business$24/month
    • Per creator per month billed yearly, 29 US dollars billed monthly
    • Unlimited weets per creator
    • Interactive annotations

Which should you pick?

Choose Outline if

  • You need structured collections.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Self-hosted, Docker, iOS, Android.
  • You also want block editor.
Outline review

Choose Weet if

  • You need screen and webcam recording.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Chrome.
  • You also want document to video.
Weet review

Questions people ask

Is Outline or Weet better?
Neither clearly leads. Outline starts at Free and Weet at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Outline or Weet?
Outline starts at Free and Weet at Free.
Does Outline or Weet run on more platforms?
Outline runs on Web, Self-hosted, Docker, iOS, Android. Weet runs on Web, Chrome.
Can I use Outline for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Outline best used for?
Outline is most often used for running an internal wiki on your own infrastructure when documentation cannot leave a specific jurisdiction, replacing a general-purpose workspace tool with something narrower where search speed and writing flow matter most, keeping engineering decision records and postmortems in templated documents that link to each other automatically, giving a company already standardised on google or okta a wiki that inherits identity and group membership directly. Of those, running an internal wiki on your own infrastructure when documentation cannot leave a specific jurisdiction and replacing a general-purpose workspace tool with something narrower where search speed and writing flow matter most are not what Weet is typically brought in for.
What can Outline do that Weet cannot?
Outline covers Structured collections, Block editor, Search, Backlinks and mentions. Weet covers Screen and webcam recording, Document to video, AI avatars, Automatic transcription.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Outline: Is Outline open source?

No, not in the OSI sense. It is source available under the Business Source Licence, which permits internal use and self-hosting but not offering it as a service to others, with each release converting to an open source licence after its change date.

Weet: Is Weet still operating?

Yes. The site and pricing page are live and maintained, and there is no sunset or shutdown notice.

Outline: Can I run it for free?

Yes, for your own organisation. Self-hosting carries no licence fee, only the cost of running Postgres, Redis, object storage and an identity provider.

Weet: What does the free plan include?

Up to three weets with AI avatars, recording, editing and transcription. Three is a very low ceiling, so evaluate on Business.

Outline: Can I choose where the hosted version stores data?

No. The hosted plans do not offer a region choice, so residency requirements mean self-hosting.

Weet: What is GxP compliance and who needs it?

It is the regulated practice framework used in pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing where training records must be auditable. It is on the Enterprise tier only and is the main reason a regulated company would choose Weet.

Outline: Does it work for public product documentation?

Poorly. It has no versioned documentation sets or static site output, so it is best kept for internal knowledge.

Weet: Is it a learning management system?

No. It handles video training and quizzes, but formal compliance training programmes need a proper LMS alongside it.

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