Audience
Technical publications managers in manufacturing, Compliance and regulatory documentation teams, Utilities operations and safety documentation teams, Software documentation leads scaling across releases, Global content teams managing 5+ languages, Enterprises replacing Word/SharePoint-based workflows, Aerospace and defence documentation teams, Medical device regulatory writers, Government and education content operations teams, Financial services policy and procedure owners
About Author-it
Author-it is an enterprise Component Content Management System (CCMS) with 25+ years in the structured authoring space. It helps regulated industries - manufacturing, software, utilities, aerospace, medical devices, financial services, and government - create, manage, review, translate, and publish content from a single source library.
Write a topic once. Reuse it across manuals, portals, training, compliance docs, and localised outputs - automatically. No DITA required. No XML expertise needed.
Author-it includes built-in translation workflow management, multi-stage review and approval, variant and conditional content, and AION - a structured JSON output format designed for direct LLM and RAG pipeline ingestion. Your content becomes your AI foundation, not just a document archive.
Proven ROI: $3M+ annual savings in manufacturing, 90% content reuse in enterprise software, and compliance-ready documentation across heavily regulated environments.
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Pricing
Pricing Details:
Author-it Cloud is priced on a modular, per-seat basis. Contact for a tailored quote.
Core platform includes the Library, structured authoring, and publishing. Additional modules are licensed separately:
Translations module — Full translation workflow management, XLIFF export/import, locale variant management, change tracking to minimise retranslation costs
Reviews module — Multi-stage review and approval workflows, SME collaboration, deadline management, full audit trail
AION publishing (Included in all with no extra charge) — Structured JSON output for LLM and RAG pipeline ingestion (AI Content Foundation)
Honeycomb eLearning — SCORM-compatible course authoring and publishing
Magellan web portal — HTML5 help portal publishing with search integration
Professional Services — Information architecture consulting, implementation, onboarding, and migration support
Core platform includes the Library, structured authoring, and publishing. Additional modules are licensed separately:
Translations module — Full translation workflow management, XLIFF export/import, locale variant management, change tracking to minimise retranslation costs
Reviews module — Multi-stage review and approval workflows, SME collaboration, deadline management, full audit trail
AION publishing (Included in all with no extra charge) — Structured JSON output for LLM and RAG pipeline ingestion (AI Content Foundation)
Honeycomb eLearning — SCORM-compatible course authoring and publishing
Magellan web portal — HTML5 help portal publishing with search integration
Professional Services — Information architecture consulting, implementation, onboarding, and migration support
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Company Information
Author-it
Founded: 2000
New Zealand
www.author-it.com
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Cloud
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Training
Documentation
Live Online
In Person
Videos
Support
Phone Support
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Author-it Product Features
Content Management
Audio Content
Supported
Customizable Templates
Supported
Document Indexing
Supported
E-forms
Supported
Full Text Search
Supported
Image Editor
Supported
Text Editor
Supported
Version Control
Supported
Video Content
Supported
Website Management
Supported
SEO Management
Not Supported
Help Authoring Tools
Content Library
Supported
Import HTML / Word
Supported
Multi-Format Output
Supported
Search
Supported
Templates
Supported
Translation Tools
Supported
Version Control
Supported
Collaboration Tools
Not Supported
Drag & Drop Editing
Not Supported
Image Library
Not Supported
Offline Editing
Not Supported
Preview Output
Not Supported
Screenshot Tool
Not Supported
Text Editor / Word Processor
Not Supported
Software Documentation
Access Roles / User Permissions
Supported
Collaboration Tools
Supported
Markdown Support
Supported
Multiple Formats Support
Supported
Multiple Versions Support
Supported
Version Control
Supported
Webhooks
Supported
reStructured Text Support
Supported
Automatic Documentation Generation
Not Supported
Docs Web Hosting
Not Supported
Feedback Capture
Not Supported
WYSIWIG Editor
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