Alternatives to Wiki.js

Modern self-hosted wiki with Markdown editing and Git synchronisation. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Wiki.js.

  • BookStack

    Self-hosted wiki that organises documentation into shelves, books, chapters and pages.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    BookStack is a free MIT self-hosted wiki with a fixed shelves and books hierarchy and LDAP, SAML and OIDC sign-in, requiring PHP and MySQL.

  • Outline

    Team knowledge base with a fast editor and deep integrations.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Outline is a team knowledge base with a fast collaborative editor, but it is source-available under BSL and self-hosting needs Postgres, Redis and object storage.

  • Notion

    All-in-one workspace combining notes, databases, wikis, and task boards.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    Notion is a hosted freemium workspace with wikis, databases and real-time collaboration, but it cannot be self-hosted and is not open source.

  • SilverBullet

    Keep linked Markdown notes in a self-hosted browser workspace.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostedWeb

    SilverBullet is a free MIT self-hosted browser workspace for linked Markdown notes with queries, aimed at personal notes rather than team permissions.

  • Docmost

    An open-source, self-hosted wiki for team documentation with real-time collaborative editing.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Docmost is an open source self-hosted team wiki with real-time collaborative editing, Confluence and Notion migration, and some enterprise features sold separately.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Wiki.js as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Nuclino

    A collaborative team workspace for wiki pages, documents and projects in one place.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Wiki.js is a free, open-source AGPL-3.0 self-hosted wiki with Markdown editing and optional Git storage, replacing Nuclino's hosted service with your own server.

  • Slite

    A hosted team knowledge base with AI features that keeps company documentation verified and current.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Wiki.js is a free, open-source AGPL-3.0 self-hosted wiki with Markdown editing and Git storage, moving documentation off a hosted service.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.