Free Confluence AlternativesTop Team Collaboration & Note-taking Tools like Confluence

The best free alternative to Confluence is Anytype. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Confluence and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Confluence are Notion, AppFlowy, TiddlyWiki and Docmost.

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  1. ClickUp icon
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    All-in-one system integrates project, task, and time management with customizable modular dashboards, collaborative image annotation, multiple task views, and granular workflow customization for teams of any size or industry, streamlining complex to simple projects.

    More about ClickUp on AlternativeTo315 ClickUp alternatives

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  2. Anytype icon
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    Manage notes, tasks, and projects offline with Markdown support. Enjoy encrypted storage, P2P syncing, and powerful dynamic collections across all devices, while allowing redistribution and modification for non-commercial uses.

    260 Anytype alternatives

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    • Source Available

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    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
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  3. Notion icon
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    Enhance team collaboration and content organization with Notion. Experience real-time access, intuitive drag-and-drop functionalities, and visually simple interfaces designed for productivity in managing tasks, notes, and databases effectively. Ideal for teams of every size.

    467 Notion alternatives

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  4. AppFlowy icon
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    Open-source workspace offering complete data control, deep customization via themes, plugins, and templates, native multi-platform support using Flutter and Rust, offline access, privacy features, collaborative tools, and easy extensibility for all users.

    167 AppFlowy alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
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  5. TiddlyWiki icon
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    TiddlyWiki is a single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet. Because its a single file, its very portable - you can email it, put it on a web server or share...

    206 TiddlyWiki alternatives

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    • Xfce
    • RemoteStorage
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  6. Docmost icon
     53 likes

    Open-source wiki and documentation solution offering real-time collaborative editing, robust permissions, group management, spaces for organizing content, inline commenting, full-page history, advanced full-text search, nested pages, attachments, and flexible storage.

    160 Docmost alternatives

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  7. BookStack icon
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    BookStack is a free and open source knowledge management platform built on PHP. The system has been built around simplicity to ensure that adding information to it is not a chore. The content structure is built on the metaphors of Books, Chapters & Pages.

    120 BookStack alternatives

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  8. La Suite Docs icon
     27 likes

    Collaborative platform for real-time note-taking, documentation, and wikis, featuring offline editing, granular permissions, AI-assisted writing, multiple export formats, user-friendly formatting, scalable team support, customizable templates, and open-source licensing.

    132 La Suite Docs alternatives

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    • Docker
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  9. QOwnNotes icon
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    Plain text notepad with markdown support and todo list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud.

    339 QOwnNotes alternatives

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    • Flathub
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  10. MediaWiki icon
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    MediaWiki is a free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis.

    97 MediaWiki alternatives

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  11. Nuclino icon
     138 likes

    Nuclino is a unified workspace where teams can bring all their knowledge, docs, and projects together in one place. It’s a modern, simple, and blazingly fast way to collaborate, without the chaos of files and folders, context switching, or silos.

    386 Nuclino alternatives

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  12. XWiki icon
     103 likes

    XWiki is the ultimate open-source structured wiki designed to enhance business collaboration and efficiency. Tailored for tech-savvy professionals, XWiki’s extensibility, customization, and flexibility make it indispensable for managing large projects and datasets, while...

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  13. Foam icon
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    Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.

    272 Foam alternatives

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    • Visual Studio Code
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