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Outline vs LeafWiki: catalog facts
OutlineLeafWiki
Freemium

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

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Fast collaborative editor with slash commands and nested collections
  • Single binary with no external database or runtime
  • Markdown files on disk make backup and external editing simple
  • Source-available under the Business Source License, not open source
  • The hosted plan is paid and self-hosting needs Postgres, Redis and object storage
  • API key access is still in development
  • Narrower feature set than Wiki.js or Outline
Self-hosted, Web application, Hosted service Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
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 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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