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What is Paligo?

Paligo, headquartered in Stockholm, offers their component content management system (CCMS), supporting the creation and publishing of technical documentation and help systems.

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8 out of 10
December 20, 2022
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What is Paligo?

Paligo, headquartered in Stockholm, offers their component content management system (CCMS), supporting the creation and publishing of technical documentation and help systems.

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Product Details

What is Paligo?

Paligo is an enterprise-grade cloud-based Component Content Management System (CCMS) with single-sourcing content reuse for technical documentation, training content, policies and procedures, and knowledge management. Paligo is 100% XML in the back end, based on a modified version of DocBook - an established open standard developed for technical documentation. This is to provide future-proofing as well as extensibility and transformability for any current and future applications. The strict structure of XML and solid validation it provides offers possibilities and a consistency that, according to Paligo, no other format can provide.

Companies seek to make their documentation more efficient through single-sourcing and reuse. But many single-sourcing projects fail due to the steep learning curves and costs of implementation of traditional systems. So cloud-based solutions like Paligo aim to enable greater collaboration and efficiency. Using modern web technology reduces the costs of implementation, to increase usability and thereby user acceptance. A cloud-based authoring and publishing platform to reuse and single-source documentation with a clear focus on usability and user acceptance can improve the chance of realizing the return of investment and actually achieving the increase in efficiency.

In an information-enabled world, content is required to help solve problems and guide decision-making. Siloed content creation and management technology have led to content duplication, inconsistent content, and challenges finding the right content for customer and employee experiences. A component content management system (CCMS) like Paligo aims to change that.

Paligo's top features at a glance:

  • Structured Authoring

Structured authoring helps make content consistent, accurate, and future-proof. The XML editor enables content reuse, making structured authoring easier.

  • Content Reuse

Reuse content at scale with topic-based authoring and smart single sourcing features such as component reuse, block content reuse, the Paligo text fragment reuse, dynamic variables, and conditional content.

  • Multi-Channel Publishing

Paligo takes multi-channel publishing to another level. Publish to HTML5, PDF print, SCORM eLearning, Zendesk, Salesforce, GitHub, BitBucket, Amazon S3, and much more.

  • Versioning

Paligo features version history and roll-back, version branching, and release management made specifically for technical writers and content authors.

  • Translation Management
Paligo offers smart translation management, avoiding duplicate files for each language. Integrates with Memsource and other TMS solutions.

Paligo Features

  • Supported: Single sourcing
  • Supported: Content reuse
  • Supported: Multi-channel publishing
  • Supported: Translation management
  • Supported: Contributor editor
  • Supported: Structured authoring
  • Supported: Topic based authoring
  • Supported: Versioning
  • Supported: Branching
  • Supported: Assignment planner
  • Supported: REST API
  • Supported: Variables
  • Supported: Conditional content
  • Supported: CCMS
  • Supported: Integrations
  • Supported: XML editor
  • Supported: Docbook

Paligo Screenshots

Screenshot of Branching in PaligoScreenshot of Conditional filters in PaligoScreenshot of Contributor editor in PaligoScreenshot of Some of the integration options in PaligoScreenshot of Main editor in PaligoScreenshot of Multi-channel publishing options in PaligoScreenshot of Assignment planner in PaligoScreenshot of Content reuse in PaligoScreenshot of SME reviewing in PaligoScreenshot of Translations in PaligoScreenshot of Versioning in Paligo

Paligo Videos

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Paligo Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Paligo, headquartered in Stockholm, offers their component content management system (CCMS), supporting the creation and publishing of technical documentation and help systems.

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Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.5.

The most common users of Paligo are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Robert Pruden | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Content management to develop, and publish regulatory compliance documentation. Addresses the turn-around time needed to publish documentation to provide to the customers. Needed the ability to reuse content, a method to organize content, and an easy method to have content reviewed.
  • Ability to re-use content.
  • Ability to filter content to specific needs.
  • Ability to tag content using variables.
  • Better table functionality.
  • Move variable table buttons to prevent scrolling to add new variables.
  • Ability to locate profiles when a change is needed.
Paligo meets our needs for managing, developing, and publishing content. I do not find any less appropriate use.
  • Re-use content.
  • Filtering (profiling).
  • Easily publish manuals in multiple formats.
  • Reduced time in publishing content and number of personnel needed.
  • Excellent collaboration when SMEs need to provide content, review, and approve documentation.
  • Easily managed by one person while allowing multiple users access to perform their job tasks.
Re-use has been extremely beneficial and necessary in the compliance documentation for our clients.
Support has been phenomenal. Quick responses and helpful suggestions.
25
Client support, content development, and content management.
1
Knowledge of Paligo functionality, user needs, and expectations.
  • Extensive amount of content.
  • Need for content management.
  • Ability to allow users access to review, leave comments.
  • Created public awareness brochures.
  • Develop content for documentation websites.
No
  • Cloud Solutions
  • Scalability
  • Ease of Use
I wouldn't think so.
  • Don't know
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled
  • None that I'm aware of
Everything went well
Unsure
Yes
My customer success manager (Alex Jahr) has been phenomenal, accessible, thorough, and responsive.
  • Setting up the document structure
  • Importing documents
  • Publishing documents
  • Knowing when to use a variable versus filtering (profiling)
  • Finding previously used profiling
Rachel Cheyfitz she/her | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
1. PDF & Word generation to enable partner rebranding.
2. Push to Bitbucket for HTML5 embedded.
3. Push to Zendesk.
  • Zendesk integration is fantastic.
  • Single sourcing is amazing.
  • File management is easy and intuitive.
  • More flexible PDF formatting.
  • Self hosting platform.
  • Bi-directional open source repo syncs for true CI/CD.
  • API integration.
For any cloud-based documentation needs for any size company, if single sourcing is a priority, Paligo exceeds its major competitor. Because it was born in the cloud, its cloud-based features make it far more intuitive.
  • Shared files.
  • Shared images.
  • Variables.
  • Integration with Zendesk.
  • Enabled real-time updates for documentation.
  • Enabled true structure for our documentation.
Intuitive cloud-native tool based on XML that does true single-sourcing - not one of these other competitors has this unique combination.
10
Technical writing.
Product management.
Product Marketing.
2
Paligo expertise - just onboard and start learning.
  • Zendesk integration.
  • PDF and Word publication.
  • Variables and single sourcing.
Rochelle Fisher | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Paligo as our mission-critical authoring tool. It is a CCMS that enables our globally diverse team to work together to create various documentation deliverables in a topic-based method, with different writers working on the same publication, the same chapter, and sometimes the same topic in an efficient and consistent manner. It is based on the open-source DocBook schema, so if you change your mind a few years down the road, you are not locked into Paligo but can migrate with minimal expense and time. Paligo does single-sourcing better than other CCMS tools, creating beautiful PDFs out of the box and with easy customization, HTML5 for product Help, Word, SCORM, and more. It integrates perfectly with Zendesk, letting us push out 100s of new articles and articles updates in minutes. It has integration with AWS S3, GitHub, Memsource, and many other third-party tools for delivery and storage. L10N features are built-in and easier to use than in other CCMS and CMS tools. Variables are centralized and easy to manage with variable sets and variants for parallel publishing to OEMs and simultaneous versions. It has an easy-to-use XML interface if you want to get into the backend, and a nice WYSIWYG interface if you want to create content simply. The best thing about Paligo is its Best-In-Class Support and Customer Success. Actually, it's everyone at Paligo. Though Paligo has grown in the past couple of years, it still offers the awesome responsive expert solutions that it did when it was newer. For any team of technical writers, I highly recommend Paligo.
  • Single-source quickly and well out of the box.
  • Attributes in the content for conditional publishing.
  • Quick previews with publishing and variable settings, for efficient debugging.
  • Responsive expert support.
  • Extensive integrations.
  • Re-use features for consistency among writers.
  • Review features.
  • Translation features.
  • Push to Zendesk can add new image files each time or delete all attachments. Missing feature to delete only image attachments and keep external attachments (more of a Zendesk issue than Paligo issue).
  • Role-based access control.
  • Mirror servers, so that team members in different continents do not have a slower connection to the instance on the cloud.
Paligo is less suitable for solo writers unless you are a contractor with many customers, in which case it would be a great tool! For teams, this is the best CCMS I have used (compared to AuthorIt and Flare) and is much better than Word, FrameMaker, or similar, which are not designed for team use. The biggest reason for going with Paligo is the people. I've never had such a positive experience with any company's support. They are fast and give great help. When running into issues with integrated platforms, they don't say they can't help - they just take on the problem and send a solution. Everyone at Paligo listens. And they follow up with real actions. I would recommend Paligo for this reason to any technical writing team.
  • Integration with Zendesk.
  • Teamwork features.
  • Security of information.
  • Before we had Paligo, we didn't have a professional tool. We were using Google docs and creating ugly PDFs that took days to manipulate. Paligo lets us publish to multiple formats and integrated platforms in minutes, with professional results.
  • Paligo's built-in translation features let us deliver translated documents for expos, datasheets, and users with minimal cost and time.
  • Paligo lets us work as a team. When one project becomes urgent, the team comes together in a doc sprint and completes the project with everyone contributing. The final deliverables are professional and fast. In short, Paligo enables us to join the Agile teams and deliver on time, with quality.
Better Support than any of the others; Ability to migrate at cost (unlike AIT and Flare); Teamwork and centralized variables (unlike Word, Google Docs, FM); Diff and Revert (must-have feature); L10N features (better than all others).
10
Technical writers for the product and writers for Enablement Training.
We use Paligo's Support.
  • Create and maintain user guides in PDF, HTML5, and Zendesk.
  • Create and maintain release notes in landscape PDF and Zendesk.
  • Create and maintain translation PDFs and Zendesk.
  • Create and maintain enablement materials.
  • Automated documentation from product source to Paligo with python scripts and Paligo API.
  • PM decks with publish to presentations.
Paligo single-sources beautifully. Allows for customization. Has the best translation features. Has the best support services.
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