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Open-source alternatives to Confluence

Three hand-approved projects in our catalog replace Confluence. All three are knowledge bases software. Wiki.js has the most GitHub stars (29.1K). Tick what matters to you and the list re-sorts so the closest fits come first.

What matters to you?

Each choice is checked against live catalog data. Counts show how many alternatives meet it.

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The alternatives

Pick what matters below. For now the three alternatives are in order of GitHub stars.

Order: GitHub stars

Wiki.js

Knowledge bases

Run a company wiki with Markdown or visual editing and Git sync.

  • Markdown, visual and HTML editors with page history and revert.
  • Git sync to GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps.
  • Sign-in through LDAP, SAML, CAS, Okta, Azure AD and OpenID Connect.
Does not meet: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysDoes not meet: Gaining starsMeets: Written in TypeScriptDoes not meet: In a stack
29.1K starsAGPL-3.0TypeScriptLatest release 5 days agoWebsite ↗Full profile →

Docmost

Knowledge bases

A shared home for team knowledge.

  • Co-edit wiki pages in real time with comments and version history
  • Organize knowledge in spaces with groups and granular permissions
  • Embed files and create Draw.io, Excalidraw, and Mermaid diagrams
Does not meet: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysMeets: Gaining starsMeets: Written in TypeScriptMeets: In a stack
22.2K starsAGPL-3.0-onlyTypeScriptLatest release 6 days agoWebsite ↗Full profile →

BookStack

Knowledge bases

Organise team documentation into shelves, books, chapters and pages.

  • Organises content into shelves, books, chapters and pages.
  • WYSIWYG and Markdown editors with built-in diagrams.net drawings.
  • Role-based permissions with LDAP, SAML2, OIDC and enforced MFA.
Meets: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysDoes not meet: Gaining starsMeets: Written in PHPMeets: In a stack
19.1K starsMITPHPLatest release 11 days agoWebsite ↗Full profile →

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