HackMD vs Quip

HackMD8.6Visit Quip8.5Visit

Higher score HackMD #7 in Content Collaboration Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit HackMD

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Quip #8 in Content Collaboration Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Quip

• HackMD fits best

  Markdown-first teams collaborating on technical documents

• Quip fits best

  Salesforce-focused teams collaborating in documents

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Side by side

Feature	HackMD 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Quip 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#7 in Content Collaboration Software	#8 in Content Collaboration Software
Best for	Markdown-first teams collaborating on technical documents	Salesforce-focused teams collaborating in documents
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/seat/mo (best)	$10/user/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Chrome extension	Web, macOS, iOS
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML
Integrations	8 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features HackMD 1/5 · Quip 1/5
Real-time editing	✓	✓
Approval workflows	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Role permissions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Version history	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
External guest access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Multiple cursors, inline comments, and mentions support live collaboration. GitHub integration includes synchronization and pushes. Prime adds full-text search, PDF export, and unlimited versions.	Co-edit documents and spreadsheets in real time, with comments and edit history. Embed live Salesforce data and edit documents within Salesforce on Advanced. Offline editing syncs later, with access across web, Mac, iOS, and mobile.
Cons	Free limits workspaces to 3 teammates, 3 invitees, and 20 GitHub pushes monthly. Offline editing is partial rather than a full offline mode. Prime's listed $5 per-seat monthly price requires annual billing.	No free plan; Starter begins at $10 per user monthly with annual billing. Salesforce editing and two-way data sync require the $100-per-user Advanced tier. Windows and Android apps were retired; support channels listed are docs.
Our verdict	HackMD is a web-based collaborative Markdown workspace for teams, developers, researchers, educators, and open-source communities. It combines shared notes and documentation with real-time editing, comments, revision recovery, templates,… Read the review →	Quip brings collaborative documents, spreadsheets, and chat into a workspace from Salesforce. It is aimed at teams that coordinate sales and service work around Salesforce records, including account plans, opportunity notes, close plans,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• HackMD — where it wins

  • Multiple cursors, inline comments, and mentions support live collaboration.
  • GitHub integration includes synchronization and pushes.
  • Prime adds full-text search, PDF export, and unlimited versions.

  Where it doesn't

  • Free limits workspaces to 3 teammates, 3 invitees, and 20 GitHub pushes monthly.
  • Offline editing is partial rather than a full offline mode.
  • Prime's listed $5 per-seat monthly price requires annual billing.

• Quip — where it wins

  • Co-edit documents and spreadsheets in real time, with comments and edit history.
  • Embed live Salesforce data and edit documents within Salesforce on Advanced.
  • Offline editing syncs later, with access across web, Mac, iOS, and mobile.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; Starter begins at $10 per user monthly with annual billing.
  • Salesforce editing and two-way data sync require the $100-per-user Advanced tier.
  • Windows and Android apps were retired; support channels listed are docs.

• HackMD8.6/10 · Free plan

  A Markdown workspace for shared technical writing, with GitHub sync and publishing.

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• Quip8.5/10 · Paid

  A document collaboration workspace with real-time editing and Salesforce data embedding.

  Visit QuipFull verdict →