Corebook alternative from Germany
Corebook is an agency-oriented brand guideline platform with plans from about USD 99 per month. Branddoq starts at €69, adds an AI design check that measures layouts against your guide, and hosts everything in Germany with no minimum term.
Who Corebook is for, and who Branddoq is for
Corebook is a brand guideline platform aimed at agencies: plans from about USD 99 per month, several brands per workspace on higher plans, and a "Studio" lifetime licence option. If you run many client brands and like a one-off licence, look at Corebook.
Branddoq is brand guidelines software with a different emphasis: guides built from modules and published as a website, plus an AI design check that compares real layouts with the guide, a media pool with ZIP downloads and a client portal. As a Corebook alternative, it suits agencies and in-house teams that want to verify brand compliance, not only document it.
Branddoq vs Corebook at a glance
| Branddoq | Corebook | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus / target group | Living brand guides plus compliance check for agencies and in-house teams | Brand guideline platform for agencies |
| Pricing model | Fixed monthly plans in EUR, published prices | Monthly plans in USD, plus a "Studio" lifetime licence |
| Entry price | €0 trial, paid plans from €69 per month incl. VAT | From about USD 99 per month; check the vendor's website |
| Several brands | 3 guides on Premium, unlimited on Enterprise | Several brands per workspace on higher plans |
| Brand guidelines builder | Modular, live preview, draft and published state, PDF export as 16:9 slides | Yes |
| AI design check | Yes: JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF on six criteria | Not known to us |
| Media pool / downloads | Folders and ZIP downloads | Check the vendor's website |
| Client portal | Yes (German UI today): usage, check history, guide settings | Check the vendor's website |
| Hosting location | Germany (EU) | Check the vendor's website |
| Contract term | Monthly, cancel any time | Check the vendor's website |
| Free trial | Trial plan at €0, no credit card | Check the vendor's website |
Where Branddoq is the better fit
You want to check work, not just publish rules. The AI design check takes a JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF (up to 10 pages) and compares it with the guide on colours, typography, logo, imagery, layout and tone. Colours are measured with ΔE2000, fonts and vector colours are read from PDFs, the rest is judged by Claude against the guide's rules. Each finding references a rule; the verdict is deterministic. Four real results are at /ai-check.
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You want structured brand data. Colour modules hold HEX, RGB, CMYK, Pantone and RAL; logo modules hold clear space, minimum size, allowed backgrounds and forbidden uses; typography modules host your fonts. The design check reads exactly these fields.
Where Corebook is the better fit
Corebook's "Studio" lifetime licence is something Branddoq does not offer. If you manage many brands on a mid-priced plan, compare Corebook's brand limits with Branddoq's 3 guides on Premium (unlimited only on Enterprise from €499). Branddoq has no SSO, API, Figma plugin or version history yet.
Pricing compared
Branddoq, per month incl. VAT, no minimum term:
- Trial, €0: 1 guide, 3 pages, 10 basic modules, 1 GB, no AI, no checks, no credit card.
- Standard, €69: 1 guide, unlimited pages, 5 GB, 5 design checks a month.
- Premium, €149: 3 guides, 10 GB, 100 checks a month, AI guide creation from PDF, AI page builder, 3,000 AI credits a month.
- Enterprise, from €499: unlimited guides, 20 GB, unlimited checks, 10,000 credits, individual contract and DPA.
Credit packs: 1,000 for €10, 5,000 for €45, 12,000 for €99 (1 credit = 1 cent). Payment via Stripe.
Corebook starts at about USD 99 per month with a "Studio" lifetime licence option (check the vendor's website).
How to switch from Corebook to Branddoq
- Export your content. Gather texts, colour values, fonts and logo files; a PDF export serves as a checklist.
- Rebuild pages with modules. Try the sandbox at /demo, then create your guide; on Premium and Enterprise the AI drafts it from your PDF.
- Move your assets. Upload logos, templates and images into the media pool; your team downloads them as ZIPs.
- Invite the team. Assign admin, editor and viewer roles, choose public or protected, publish, run your first design check.
questions & answers.
Standard costs €69 per month including VAT; Corebook starts at about USD 99. Whether Branddoq is cheaper depends on your brand count: Premium at €149 includes 3 guides, Enterprise from €499 unlimited.
Not as far as we know. Branddoq compares uploaded layouts with your guide on six criteria, with measured colour values, rule-referenced findings and a deterministic verdict.
No. Branddoq is a monthly subscription with no minimum term; the Trial plan is free without a credit card.
Yes. Premium includes 3 guides, Enterprise unlimited, each with its own slug, visibility and roles; the client portal shows usage and design-check history per guide.
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