Capacities vs Guru

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Guru is the stronger AI pick in Knowledge Management: it has a visibility score of 29.9 versus 2.2 for Capacities, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Capacities if…

You want a free plan to start
Organizes information around real-world objects rather than flat files or folders
Natural knowledge organization

Choose Guru if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (29.9 vs 2.2)
You need SOC 2 Type II or HIPAA or GxP or GDPR or EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or Microsoft 365 Certification or Google CASA coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (51–200 employees)
Verified, trusted company knowledge

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Capacities	Guru
Visibility score	2.2%	29.9%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Knowledge Management	#31	#3
Share of voice	0.6%	8%
Mentions this run	3	43
Positive in AI answers	—	56%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Capacities 0pp · Guru 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Guru leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

34.1%

AI Mode

4.6%

29.3%

Perplexity

26.5%

CapacitiesGuru

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Capacities ranked higher

1Guru ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Capacities	Guru
Alternatives to the most popular knowledge management tool	AI Mode	#8	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Capacities	Guru
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	Free; paid from $9.99 / mo	Contact sales
Free plan	Yes	No
Deployment	Desktop, web and mobile apps	AWS-hosted cloud service
Integrations	—	100+
Compliance	—	SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GxP, GDPR, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Microsoft 365 Certification, Google CASA
Support	Active Discord community, Email support, Priority support for Believer subscribers	Dedicated solution engineers, AI and knowledge management strategy team, Integration setup and rollout support, Ongoing optimization reviews
Founded	2022	2013
Headquarters	Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Employees	1–10	51–200
Funding	Accelerator-type deal (Media Lab Bayern)	Series C · $70M raised
Best for	Individuals who think for a living, such as writers, researchers, students, developers and founders	Organizations in regulated or accuracy-sensitive industries that need governed, verified knowledge for both staff and AI tools.