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Docmost

An open-source, self-hosted wiki with a Notion-style editor, built as a Confluence alternative.

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About Docmost

Docmost is a newer open-source wiki and documentation tool designed to be self-hosted, including in air-gapped networks. It has a block editor with slash commands, Markdown shortcuts and live cursors for real-time co-editing, plus spaces for teams, nested pages, comments, page history and full-text search. Diagrams can be drawn with draw.io, Excalidraw or Mermaid, and newer versions add bases (simple databases) and kanban views. Importers handle Notion and Confluence exports, which is a big part of its appeal for teams leaving Atlassian's Data Center products. The free Community edition is open source and covers the core editor and collaboration; a paid Business licence per seat adds SSO, API keys, AI features with self-hosted or cloud models, an MCP server, attachment search and other enterprise controls. It installs with Docker. Being young, it has a smaller plugin and integration ecosystem than established wikis, but development is moving quickly.

Best for: Teams that want a modern, self-hosted Confluence or Notion replacement.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Modern collaborative editor with live cursors
  • Imports from Notion and Confluence
  • Runs fully self-hosted, even air-gapped

Why people leave

  • SSO, API and AI need the paid Business licence
  • Young project with a smaller ecosystem
  • No vendor-hosted cloud for small teams

Top Docmost alternatives

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  1. 1Confluence logo
    Confluence

    The cloud wiki many Docmost users are moving away from.

    68.6
  2. 2Outline logo
    Outline

    Similar modern editor with a hosted cloud option as well as self-hosting.

    66.5
  3. 3BookStack logo
    BookStack

    Fully free including SSO, with a simpler book-style structure.

    62.6
  4. 4Wiki.js logo
    Wiki.js

    Free open-source wiki with built-in LDAP and SAML auth.

    59.6
  5. 5XWiki logo
    XWiki

    Long-established open-source enterprise wiki with commercial support.

    57.2

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Docmost: common questions

Is Docmost free?

Yes. Docmost is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Docmost open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at docmost/docmost. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Docmost run on?

Docmost is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Docmost?

The highest-ranked Docmost alternatives right now are Confluence, Outline and BookStack. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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