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BookStack vs Docmost: catalog facts
BookStack	Docmost
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Freemium Free open-source edition, with paid enterprise plans.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Fixed hierarchy makes large documentation sets easy to navigate Granular permissions plus LDAP, SAML and OIDC sign-in	Real-time collaborative editing with live cursors Self-hosted with group-based permissions
PHP, MySQL and a web server are required; there is no single-binary option The rigid structure gets in the way if you want a free-form wiki	Needs a server to run and maintain Some enterprise features are sold through sales
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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