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Bevel vs Outline
Short answer: Pick Bevel if you want unified control plane for AI agents; pick Outline if you want realtime collaborative knowledge base. Bevel is free and open source; Outline starts at $10/month.
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Which to pick
Pick Bevel if you want…
- Unified control plane for AI agents
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Claude Code, Cursor or ChatGPT (on Bevel's list, not Outline's)
Pick Outline if you want…
- Realtime collaborative knowledge base
- Integrations with Slack, Figma or Loom (on Outline's list, not Bevel's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Bevel:Bevel provides a vendor-agnostic, git-backed control plane to define, version and govern enterprise AI agents, their context, skills and tool access.
- Outline:Outline is a fast, collaborative team knowledge base with markdown editing, real-time collaboration and AI-powered search.
- Best for
- Bevel:Unified control plane for AI agents
- Outline:Realtime collaborative knowledge base
- Who it’s for
- Bevel:Enterprise developers and ops teams building and managing AI agents at scale
- Outline:Teams that need internal documentation, wikis, and shared knowledge.
- Pricing
- Bevel:Open source
- Outline:Paid
- Starting price
- Bevel:Free
- Outline:$10/month (1-10 members)
- Free plan or trial
- Bevel:Free to use
- Outline:Free trial
- Plans
- Bevel:—
- Outline:1-10 members $10 per month per month · 11-100 members $79 per month per month · 101-200 members $249 per month per month
- Open source
- Bevel:Yes, 7 GitHub stars
- Outline:Yes, 40,778 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Bevel:Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, opencode, Salesforce, SharePoint
- Outline:Slack, Figma, Loom, Zapier, Open API
Bevel features
- Typed Knowledge Nodes. Store facts with provenance in a traversable graph for dashboards and mass updates.
- Markdown Skills. Define agent procedures in plain Markdown, reviewable via diffs.
- Tool Manifests & Permissions. Declare tools and access rules in YAML, with secrets stored in a vault.
- Per-Agent Identity. Each agent has its own credentials and scoped permissions.
- Git-Backed Configuration. All definitions live in Git, using branches, change requests and diffs.
- UTCP Protocol & CodeMode. Open universal tool-calling protocol and library for chaining tools without a proxy.
Outline features
- Intuitive markdown editor. Blazing-fast editor with markdown, slash commands and interactive embeds.
- Realtime collaboration. Multiple users can edit together with comments and threads.
- AI question answering. Search across docs and ask questions to get direct AI answers.
- Slack integration. Search, share and ask questions from Slack; receive update notifications.
- Public & private sharing. Share docs via link or restrict access, with custom branding and domains.
- Security & permissions. Granular read/write permissions, groups, guest users and audit logs.
Bevel vs Outline FAQ
What is the difference between Bevel and Outline?+
Outline: Fast team wiki without AI agent management or tool-calling protocols.
Should I use Bevel or Outline?+
Pick Bevel if you want unified control plane for AI agents, a free, open-source tool or integrations with Claude Code, Cursor or ChatGPT (on Bevel's list, not Outline's). Pick Outline if you want realtime collaborative knowledge base or integrations with Slack, Figma or Loom (on Outline's list, not Bevel's).
Is Bevel or Outline free?+
Bevel is free and open source. Outline is paid, from $10/month (1-10 members), with a free trial.
Which is cheaper, Bevel or Outline?+
Bevel is free, so it costs less. Outline starts at $10/month (1-10 members).
Is Bevel or Outline open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Bevel (Bevel-Software/bevel-language-server-releases on GitHub) and Outline (outline/outline on GitHub).
Do Bevel and Outline integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Bevel lists Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, opencode and 2 more; Outline lists Slack, Figma, Loom, Zapier and 1 more.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.