Open Source Alternatives to Confluence
A collaboration and knowledge-base platform that lets teams create, organize, and share pages, spaces, and databases in a centralized workspace while providing templates, automation, and AI-enhanced search features.
Whether you want to cut software costs or escape vendor lock-in, these open source alternatives to Confluence give you an option you fully own. Run them on your own server or desktop, so your data stays under your control. This page lists 17 open source alternatives to Confluence. The most popular are Outline, Wiki.js and Docmost. Most use the AGPL-3.0 or MIT license, and 14 offer an official Docker image.
Outline
A collaborative knowledge base for teams to create internal documentation and wikis with real-time editing capabilities.
Wiki.js
A lightweight wiki application built on Node.js for creating and managing collaborative documentation and knowledge bases.
Docmost
A self-hosted collaborative wiki and documentation platform for managing internal knowledge bases with real-time editing capabilities.
Gollum
A git-based wiki system that provides a web interface for managing markup files in a repository.
HedgeDoc
Create and edit markdown notes in real time with a collaborative editor for teams and individuals.
DokuWiki
A flexible open source wiki engine that stores data in plain text files without a database.
BoostNote-App
A document driven project management and note taking tool designed for DevOps and remote development teams.
Raneto
A simple Markdown powered knowledge base for Node.js that stores all content in flat files.
Documize
A self-hosted knowledge management solution for organizing and unifying internal and customer-facing technical documentation.
Vrite
A collaborative developer content platform for creating and deploying product documentation, technical blogs, and internal knowledge bases.
django-wiki
A modular wiki system for Django that uses Markdown and structured data for knowledge management.
Otter Wiki
A minimalistic wiki for collaborative content management using Python, Markdown, and Git for version control.
XWiki
A self-hosted wiki platform for structuring and sharing organizational knowledge through collaborative notes and internal documentation.
LeafWiki
A self-hosted wiki that uses a single Go binary and stores Markdown files on disk with SQLite.
LeoMoon Wiki-Go
A databaseless flat-file wiki platform for creating knowledge bases and documentation using Markdown files.
Wiki|Docs
A databaseless markdown flat-file wiki engine for creating and managing structured and portable knowledge bases.
Orgnise
A knowledge base and project management platform for creating wikis, technical documentation, and tracking team task progress.
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