125 tools · 58 open-source · 67 SaaS
The best documentation & wiki tools. Ranked by real activity.
The top-ranked open-source documentation & wiki tool on Enlisted is AppFlowy (77k GitHub stars), followed by Typst and Pandoc. Among SaaS products, other tools on Enlisted are most often compared with Notion, Confluence and Document360.
Enlisted lists 125 documentation & wiki tools: 58 open source and 67 SaaS. 46 of the open-source ones can be self-hosted on your own server or computer. The most common open-source licences here are MIT (20 tools), AGPL-3.0 (11) and Apache-2.0 (7). The open-source ones are most often listed as alternatives to Confluence, Notion and Document360.
Last updated October 3, 2026 · ranked by GitHub stars, growth and recent commits
The top 48 of 125 documentation & wiki tools
AppFlowy
Note Taking
AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control o
AGPL-3.0vs Notion★ 77k
Typst
Docs & Wikis
A markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.
Apache-2.0★ 56k
Pandoc
Docs & Wikis
Universal markup converter
GPL-2.0vs HelpNDoc★ 46k
Outline
Docs & Wikis
The fastest knowledge base for growing teams. Beautiful, realtime collaborative, feature p
OSSvs Confluence★ 41k
Wiki.js
Docs & Wikis
Wiki.js | Next Generation Open Source Wiki
AGPL-3.0vs Confluence★ 29k
Docmost
Docs & Wikis
Replace Confluence and Notion with secure on-premise documentation. ITAR, FedRAMP, and GDP
AGPL-3.0vs Confluence★ 22k
BookStack
Docs & Wikis
bookstack - A platform to create documentation/wiki content built with PHP & Laravel
MITvs Confluence★ 19k
Etherpad
Docs & Wikis
Etherpad: A modern really-real-time collaborative document editor.
Apache-2.0vs Google Docs★ 19k
DeepWiki-Open
AI Tools
Grok-Wiki is a local-first desktop workspace for repository wikis, Ask sessions, generated
MITvs Swimm★ 18k
Overleaf
Docs & Wikis
A web-based collaborative LaTeX editor
AGPL-3.0vs Microsoft Word★ 18k
La Suite Docs
Docs & Wikis
Docs is the open-source document editor that turns your team
MITvs Notion★ 17k
Quarkdown
Docs & Wikis
🪐 Markdown with superpowers: from ideas to papers, presentations, websites, books, and kn
GPL-3.0vs HelpNDoc★ 16k
PandaWiki
Docs & Wikis
PandaWiki 是一款 AI 大模型驱动的开源知识库搭建系统，帮助你快速构建智能化的 产品文档、技术文档、FAQ、博客系统，借助大模型的力量为你提供 AI 创作、AI 问答、A
AGPL-3.0vs GitBook★ 10k
TiddlyWiki
Note Taking
A self-contained JavaScript wiki for the browser, Node.js, AWS Lambda etc.
OSSvs Notion★ 8.7k
CryptPad
Productivity
Collaborative office suite, end-to-end encrypted and open-source.
AGPL-3.0vs Google Docs★ 8k
HedgeDoc
Docs & Wikis
HedgeDoc - Ideas grow better together
AGPL-3.0vs Google Docs★ 7.5k
SilverBullet
Note Taking
The malleable knowledge base for you and your team. Powered by Markdown and Lua.
MITvs Obsidian★ 6.2k
Scanopy
Networking & VPN
Network diagrams that update themselves
AGPL-3.0vs IT Glue★ 5.8k
MediaWiki
Docs & Wikis
🌻 The collaborative editing software that runs Wikipedia. Mirror from https://gerrit.wiki
OSSvs Confluence★ 5.2k
Liam ERD
Database Tools
Automatically generates beautiful and easy-to-read ER diagrams from your database.
Apache-2.0vs dbdiagram.io★ 5.1k
DokuWiki
Docs & Wikis
The DokuWiki Open Source Wiki Engine
GPL-2.0vs Confluence★ 4.7k
TeXstudio
Docs & Wikis
TeXstudio is a fully featured LaTeX editor. Our goal is to make writing LaTeX documents as
GPL-3.0★ 3.7k
Collabora Online
Productivity
Issue tracker only. Active development is on Gerrit at https://gerrit.collaboraoffice.com/
OSSvs Microsoft 365★ 3.4k
Cortex Docs
API Tools
Cortex - Generates interactive API documentation, typed SDKs, and MCP servers from OpenAPI
MITvs Mintlify★ 3.2k
MrDoc
Docs & Wikis
mrdoc,online document system developed based on python. It is suitable for individuals and
GPL-3.0vs Confluence★ 3.2k
Alexandrie
Note Taking
📚 The open-source, offline-first Notion, Obsidian & Confluence alternative. Advanced Mark
MITvs Notion★ 2.8k
ONLYOFFICE Docs
Productivity
ONLYOFFICE Docs is a free collaborative online office suite comprising viewers and editors
AGPL-3.0vs Microsoft 365★ 7k
Gollum
Docs & Wikis
A simple, Git-powered wiki with a local frontend and support for many kinds of markup and
MITvs Confluence★ 14k
LLM Wiki Compiler
Docs & Wikis
The knowledge compiler. Raw sources in, interlinked wiki out. Inspired by Karpathy's LLM W
MIT★ 2.2k
Andesine
CMS
Open-source adaptive content workspace
OSSvs Hashnode★ 2k
Otterwiki
Docs & Wikis
A minimalistic wiki powered by python, markdown and git.
MITvs Confluence★ 1.5k
VimWiki
Note Taking
Personal Wiki for Vim
OSSvs Obsidian★ 9.5k
GROWI
Docs & Wikis
:anchor: GROWI - Team collaboration software using markdown
MITvs Confluence★ 1.5k
LLM Wiki
AI Tools
LLM-compiled knowledge bases for any AI agent. Parallel multi-agent research, thesis-drive
MIT★ 1.4k
XWiki
Docs & Wikis
The XWiki platform
LGPL-2.1vs Confluence★ 1.3k
LeafWiki
Docs & Wikis
LeafWiki - Self-hosted wiki. Single Go binary, SQLite, Markdown on disk. No external datab
MITvs Confluence★ 1.2k
Crowi
Docs & Wikis
Crowi - The Markdown Wiki - Empower the team with sharing your knowledge
MITvs Confluence★ 1.1k
Flowershow
CMS
💐 Publish markdown (and html) websites, docs, wikis and websites in seconds. Integrates w
AGPL-3.0vs Obsidian★ 1.1k
Teedy
File Storage & Sharing
Lightweight document management system packed with all the features you can expect from bi
GPL-2.0vs Box★ 2.6k
Colanode
Docs & Wikis
Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your
Apache-2.0vs Notion★ 5.2k
KiwiFS
AI Infrastructure
Markdown filesystem for agents and teams.
OSS★ 630
Semantic MediaWiki
Docs & Wikis
🔗 Semantic MediaWiki turns MediaWiki into a knowledge management platform with query and
OSS★ 634
Gramax
Docs & Wikis
Embrace a docs-as-code approach to build, version, and publish Git-driven documentation si
GPL-3.0vs GitBook★ 608
pi-llm-wiki
AI Tools
Self-maintaining, Obsidian-compatible knowledge base for pi — turn raw sources into an int
MIT★ 599EngineerCMS
Docs & Wikis
工程师知识管理系统：基于golang语言（beego框架），支持分布式文件存储minio集群部署。engineercms为土木工程师基于web的知识管理系统。管理个人、工程项目资料
Apache-2.0★ 1.4k
Trac
Project Management
Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects (mirr
OSSvs Jira★ 545
Wikidocs
Docs & Wikis
📗 Just a databaseless markdown flat-file wiki
MITvs Confluence★ 526
Raneto
Docs & Wikis
Markdown powered Knowledgebase Wiki for Node.js
MITvs GitBook★ 2.9k
Documentation & wiki tools: questions
- What is the best open-source documentation & wiki tool?
- AppFlowy is the top-ranked open-source documentation & wiki tool on Enlisted, with 77k GitHub stars. It is followed by Typst, Pandoc and Outline.
- What are the best free documentation & wiki tools?
- The top-ranked open-source documentation & wiki tools with a standard licence are AppFlowy (AGPL-3.0), Typst (Apache-2.0) and Pandoc (GPL-2.0), so their code is free to use. 30 of the 67 SaaS products here have a free plan, including Notion, Confluence and Craft.
- Which documentation & wiki tools can be self-hosted?
- 46 of the 58 open-source documentation & wiki tools on Enlisted can be self-hosted on your own server or computer; the top-ranked are AppFlowy, Outline and Wiki.js.
- How are these documentation & wiki tools ranked?
- Open-source tools are ordered by a score built from GitHub stars, star growth over the last 30 days and how recently the code changed; 41 of the 58 had new commits or a release in the last 30 days. SaaS products have no public repository, so they get a fixed baseline score. GitHub data is refreshed daily, and nobody can pay to move up.