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AlternativesOctober 26, 20263 min read

Reattend vs Guru: Knowledge Cards or Captured Memory?

Reattend vs Guru compared: how knowledge gets in, who maintains it, hosting, pricing and which suits your team. Plus when to use both.

Guru is a verified knowledge base: people write cards, experts verify them, and AI answers questions from them. Reattend is organizational memory captured from work: a desktop app turns meetings and work-app activity into decisions, commitments and facts. Choose Guru when you need curated, verified answers for customer-facing teams; choose Reattend when knowledge never gets written down.

Disclosure: we make Reattend. Guru details are from its public pages as of October 2026.

At a glance

ReattendGuru
ModelMemory captured from workWritten, verified knowledge cards
Who maintains itMostly automatic; people can correct and take back itemsAuthors and verifiers
IntegrationsDesktop capture first; integrations optional100+ tools, plus MCP (Guru)
AI usageEngine choice: on-device Rabbit (in training), own key or managed AI (pilot)Shared credit pool (Guru help)
DeparturesExit interviews into handoff documents; single-holder topicsContent stays if it was written
HostingCloud; on-premise scoped per engagementCheck with Guru
PricingPublished (see pricing)Tailored, not published

Where Guru is strong

  • Verified answers that support and sales teams can trust.
  • Answers inside Slack, Teams and other tools.
  • Governance and expert services included.

Where Reattend is different

  • Knowledge does not need to be written as cards first.
  • Decisions and commitments from calls and work are remembered with their sources.
  • Built around transitions: who holds what, what they owe, and the handoff when they leave.
  • On-premise deployment, scoped per engagement.

Using both

Teams can keep curated policies and answers in a verified knowledge base and use Reattend for the decisions and context around them.

For more options, see our Glean alternatives and best organizational memory software, or compare Reattend vs Confluence and Reattend vs Notion.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Guru and Reattend?

Guru is a knowledge base where people write and verify cards, with AI answers and many integrations. Reattend captures knowledge from everyday work on each computer and turns it into decisions, commitments and facts, so less depends on someone writing it down.

How much does Guru cost?

Guru's pricing page describes a tailored package that includes platform access and expert services, rather than published per-seat prices. Check with Guru for a quote.

Is Reattend a Guru alternative for small teams?

It can be, if the problem is knowledge that never gets written. Reattend publishes its pricing, including a free plan, at reattend.com/pricing.

Stop losing your team's knowledge

Reattend keeps what your people know when they leave, move, or go quiet. Free for organizations up to 20 employees.

Try Reattend free