Are there any documentation systems that offer analytics on usage and export backups for knowledge management?

Yes — several documentation / knowledge management systems offer both usage analytics and backup/export features. The exact capabilities vary, but common options include:

Popular systems with analytics + export/backup

• Notion
  • Usage/activity analytics: limited natively, stronger with integrations
  • Export: HTML, Markdown, PDF
• Confluence
  • Good built-in page analytics and audit logs
  • Export: space/page export to PDF, HTML, XML
• GitBook
  • Analytics on page views and reader activity, depending on plan
  • Export/backup: markdown/content export via sync or API
• Slite
  • Basic analytics around engagement
  • Export: content export options for backup
• Document360
  • Strong knowledge base analytics
  • Export: full KB export / backup options
• Guru
  • Analytics on content usage and search behavior
  • Export options available via admin tools / API
• DokuWiki / MediaWiki
  • Can be extended with analytics plugins
  • Export via dump, XML, or database backup

What to look for

If you want both features, check for:

• Page/view analytics: views, search terms, engagement, stale content
• Audit logs: edits, contributors, access history
• Export formats: HTML, Markdown, PDF, XML, JSON
• Automated backups: scheduled exports, API access, or database snapshots
• Permissions and retention: important for enterprise knowledge bases

Best fit by use case

• Team internal docs: Confluence, Notion, Slite
• Customer-facing knowledge base: Document360, GitBook
• Open-source / self-hosted: MediaWiki, DokuWiki

If you want, I can also give you a comparison table of the best tools for analytics + backup by team size, budget, and self-hosted vs SaaS.