Knowledge Base Software

Bloomfire review

Internal knowledge-sharing platform with AI search, sold on a fixed quote based on scope rather than per-user rates.

Researched by Max Benz · Facts checked October 24, 2026 · How we research

Bloomfire at a glance

Category
Knowledge Base Software
Starting price
Contact sales
Pricing model
custom (fixed price by scope)
Public pricing
No
Free plan
No
Free trial
No
G2 rating
4.6 (509 reviews)
Founded
2010
Headquarters
Austin, US
Funding or owner
Venture-backed; about $32.8M total per an aggregator

Who Bloomfire is for

Choose Bloomfire if

  • Mid-size and enterprise teams that want a company-wide Q&A and knowledge library with search as the main feature.
  • Buyers who prefer a fixed price with no per-user counting.

Look elsewhere if

  • Small teams wanting a published price or self-serve trial.
  • Customer-facing help centers (positioned as internal knowledge sharing)

Bloomfire pricing

Bloomfire does not publish a price list; pricing is quoted on request.

Vendor says it quotes a fixed price based on scope with no consumption charges or user counts (bloomfire.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-24). No plan prices published.

What Bloomfire really costs

Billing
Quote.

Bloomfire features by buying criteria

Bloomfire features, checked October 24, 2026
CriterionWhat we found
Search and AI answersG2 reviewers highlight search and discovery (AI-written G2 summary)
Pricing modelFixed quote based on scope, no user counts or consumption charges.
Target company sizeSales-led; quote includes onboarding and content migration scoping.

What reviewers say about Bloomfire

Praised for

  • Search and discovery are called out as strong.
  • Little training needed for end users.

Common complaints

  • No public pricing, quote needed for any comparison.

Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.

What most Bloomfire reviews leave out

  • Pricing page states a fixed price by scope with no consumption charges or user counts, unusual in this category.
  • Sales scoping covers integrations, onboarding, content migration and team configuration.
  • /security redirects to a Vanta-hosted trust page, so certifications must be read there.
  • Founded 2010 in Salt Lake City, later moved to Austin.

Bloomfire alternatives

  • GuruSales and support teams needing verified answers in Slack, browser and chat.
    Contact sales
  • SliteSmall and mid-size teams wanting an AI search wiki at a published price.
    $10 per user/month billed yearly (Basic)
  • ConfluenceTeams already on Jira or Jira Service Management.
    Free up to 10 users; Standard about $5.42 per user per month billed annually
  • NotionStartups and small teams combining wiki and project tracking.
    Free; Plus $10 per member per month billed annually
  • Document360Product and SaaS documentation teams needing public and private KBs.
    Contact sales
  • FreshdeskSMB support teams wanting low entry price and SAML SSO on every plan.
    $19 per agent/month billed annually (Growth)

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from Bloomfire's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.

Sources (5)
  1. pricing page (bloomfire.com)
  2. g2.com
  3. founding and HQ (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Series B (bloomfire.com)
  5. verified founded 2010 (Josh Little), HQ Austin, originally Salt Lake City; no headcount given (en.wikipedia.org)