# Open-source alternatives to Confluence

> Confluence: Atlassian's team wiki and documentation workspace. The best self-hosted alternatives are Outline, Wiki.js and docmost Community Edition. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. 6 of the 7 apps here are open source; 1 is source-available.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | Confluence |
| Category | Wikis & Knowledge Bases |
| Alternatives listed | 7 |
| Top pick | Outline (40,818 stars, BUSL-1.1) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/confluence |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [Outline](https://appsgit.com/apps/outline): Extensible wiki for your team. (40,818 stars, BUSL-1.1, source-available, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Wiki.js](https://appsgit.com/apps/wiki-js): Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown. (29,010 stars, AGPL-3.0, Vue, Docker)
- [docmost Community Edition](https://appsgit.com/apps/docmost-community-edition): Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion). (21,876 stars, AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)
- [XWiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/xwiki): Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture. (1,314 stars, LGPL-2.1, Java, Docker)
- [BookStack](https://appsgit.com/apps/bookstack): Simple, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organising and storing information. (19,075 stars, MIT, PHP, Docker)
- [Dokuwiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/dokuwiki): Easy to use, lightweight, standards-compliant wiki engine with a simple syntax allowing reading the data outside the wiki. All data is stored in plain text files, therefore no database is required. (4,727 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP)
- [Otter Wiki](https://appsgit.com/apps/otter-wiki): Simple, easy to use wiki software using markdown. (1,551 stars, MIT, Python, Docker)

## Comparisons

- [Outline vs Wiki.js](https://appsgit.com/compare/outline-vs-wiki-js)
- [BookStack vs Wiki.js](https://appsgit.com/compare/bookstack-vs-wiki-js)
- [Docmost vs Outline](https://appsgit.com/compare/docmost-community-edition-vs-outline)

More in this category: [Wikis & Knowledge Bases](https://appsgit.com/categories/wikis-knowledge)

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