- SPECIMEN
nohow.ai
- FILED AS
Filed without a one-line summary.
- INTAKE DATE
- 2026-04-18
- CLASS
- Analytics
- METHOD
- desk research, filed before the Lab logged its counts
No dimension scores were recorded for this specimen, so no Koda Score is published. Read the verdict instead.
The verdict.
nohow.ai is built for SaaS teams, regulated industries, and mid-market companies that want an AI support widget without handing their data to a third-party cloud. The standout differentiator is that it deploys entirely within your own AWS account, which solves a real compliance headache for healthcare, finance, and government buyers. At $499/month minimum (after a $30 trial), it is not cheap for small teams, but if you are fielding repetitive support tickets that your docs already answer and you need data sovereignty, it is a focused, no-nonsense solution worth testing.
Pricing, straight.
All plans are monthly. The trial requires no AWS account; paid plans deploy to your AWS environment.
7-Day Trial
$30
One-time
- Live on your website
- No AWS account needed
- Upload your documents
- Experience it firsthand
Lite
$499
/month
- Chat widget embed
- Document upload & auto-sync
- Admin console
- Multi-turn sessions
- Content guardrails
- HTTPS & encryption
- Monthly usage caps
Pro
$999
/month
- Everything in Lite
- Customer access tier
- 3 embed snippets + token regen
- Full branding customization
- Custom AI tone & system prompt
- Model selector
- Lead capture form
- Leads dashboard & CSV export
Ultra
$1,499
/month
- Everything in Pro
- Usage & analytics dashboard
- Trending topics chart
- Knowledge gap detection
- Conversation history & export
- AI Insights
- Jira integration
- Dedicated onboarding call
Pricing as captured on 2026-04-18. Check the live site before you commit.
What it actually does.
Deploys in Your AWS Account
Your data never leaves your infrastructure. The entire stack runs inside your own AWS environment, giving you full control over access, logging, and compliance.
Amazon Nova AI Backbone
Powered by Amazon Nova for retrieval and generation. The Pro tier adds a model selector so you can swap models based on accuracy or cost preferences.
Embeddable Chat Widget
Drop a snippet into your site and the widget is live. Pro users get full branding control: custom colors, avatars, tone of voice, and system prompts.
Document Auto-Sync
Upload docs, point it at your website, or connect Jira. Content stays current with automatic syncing, so the agent does not serve stale answers.
Knowledge Gap Detection
The Ultra tier surfaces questions the agent cannot answer well, revealing gaps in your documentation. This turns your support widget into a content audit tool.
Analytics & Trending Topics
Track conversation volumes, see what users ask most, and export conversation history. Useful for understanding what your customers actually struggle with.
Multilingual Support
The agent handles queries in multiple languages, making it viable for international teams or customer bases without needing separate knowledge bases per locale.
Lead Capture
Pro and above include a built-in lead capture form within the widget. Leads flow into a dashboard with CSV export, so the widget doubles as a lightweight sales tool.
Who it is for.
nohow.ai targets teams where documentation already exists but is underutilized. Here is where it fits best.
SaaS Support Teams
The primary use case. If your Zendesk or Intercom queue is full of questions your help docs already answer, nohow.ai can deflect a meaningful chunk of those tickets. The Jira integration also makes it useful for internal engineering teams triaging known issues.
Legal & Compliance
Law firms and compliance teams can point it at case law, internal policies, or regulatory documents. The AWS-native deployment means sensitive legal data stays within your controlled environment.
Healthcare & Insurance
Patient information portals, policy lookups, and claims Q&A. The self-hosted architecture is a strong fit for organizations that need to demonstrate data residency and access controls for HIPAA or similar frameworks.
Government & Finance
Public records, service documentation, product disclosures, and compliance docs. Government agencies and financial institutions that cannot use SaaS-hosted AI tools will find the AWS deployment model solves their procurement objections.
The honest part.
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AWS lock-in is real.
Paid plans require an AWS account. If your infrastructure runs on GCP or Azure, you are adding a new cloud dependency. There is no multi-cloud option, and nohow.ai does not mention plans for one.
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Pricing is steep for small teams.
$499/month for the Lite plan puts this out of reach for early-stage startups. Competitors like Chatbase or DocsBot start under $50/month, though they do not offer self-hosted deployment. You are paying a premium for data sovereignty.
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Limited integrations.
Jira is the only named integration, and it is locked to the Ultra tier at $1,499/month. There is no Slack, Zendesk, Notion, Confluence, or GitHub integration listed. If your knowledge lives across multiple tools, you will need to manually upload or wait for the roadmap to catch up.
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Answers only from uploaded content.
The agent strictly answers from your documents. This is a feature for accuracy, but it means the agent will not attempt to reason beyond what you have uploaded. If your docs are incomplete, the agent will simply not have answers.
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Analytics gated behind the most expensive plan.
Usage analytics, trending topics, knowledge gap detection, and conversation history are all Ultra-only features. Most competitors include at least basic analytics in mid-tier plans. If you want to measure ROI, you are looking at $1,499/month minimum.
Open nohow.ai
Start with the $30 trial to see how it handles your docs before committing to a paid plan.