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Docmost

★ 21k

Open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software with real-time editing

Docmost does the job of Confluence and Notion, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and it installs in about one command. Confluence bills $6-12/user for it. 21k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Confluence, Notion.

Licence
AGPL-3.0
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$6-12/user
GitHub stars
21k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Docmost runs

Where it runs

Docmost runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Docmost questions

Is Docmost open source?

Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.

Can Docmost replace Confluence?

Our verdict on Confluence is YES. Outline (40k stars), Wiki.js (29k stars), Focalboard (26k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Confluence — self-host with docker and stop paying.

Can I self-host Docmost?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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