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Docmost vs Outline: catalog facts
DocmostOutline
Freemium

Free open-source edition, with paid enterprise plans.

Freemium

Hosted plans are paid. Self-hosting is possible under the source-available Business Source…

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Real-time collaborative editing with live cursors
  • Self-hosted with group-based permissions
  • Fast collaborative editor with slash commands and nested collections
  • Needs a server to run and maintain
  • Some enterprise features are sold through sales
  • Source-available under the Business Source License, not open source
  • The hosted plan is paid and self-hosting needs Postgres, Redis and object storage
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application, Hosted service
Open source Closed source
License not stated 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

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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