Free Self-Hosted Confluence Alternatives

Confluence is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best free Self-Hosted alternative is AppFlowy, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Confluence and many of them are free and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Self-Hosted alternatives to Confluence are TiddlyWiki, BookStack, XWiki and MediaWiki.

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  1. AppFlowy icon

    AppFlowy

     185 likes

    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.

    90 AppFlowy alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Rust
    • Flathub
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    Comments about AppFlowy as an Alternative to Confluence
    whitehotaru
    Negative
    0

    It is a notion clone. Confluence is far away from Notion in structure and UI

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    • AppFlowy is Freemium and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • AppFlowy is Privacy focused, Lightweight and CustomizableConfluence is not according to our users
  2. TiddlyWiki icon

    TiddlyWiki

     308 likes

    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...

    178 TiddlyWiki alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Xfce
    • RemoteStorage
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    Comments about TiddlyWiki as an Alternative to Confluence
    sergey27564
    Negative
    1

    Good for note-taking, but very bad for enterprise wiki

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    • TiddlyWiki is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • TiddlyWiki is Customizable and LightweightConfluence is not according to our users
  4. BookStack icon

    BookStack

     129 likes

    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.

    107 BookStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about BookStack as an Alternative to Confluence
    Guest
    Positive
    6

    Bookstack is completly free and also has a WYSIWYG Editor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • BookStack is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
  5. XWiki icon

    XWiki

     98 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...

    111 XWiki alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    Comments about XWiki as an Alternative to Confluence
    Guest
    Positive
    6

    Provides similar functions and look & feel.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's Open Source and has the closest feature set compared to Confluence. It also has additional features such as structured wiki pages. There is also a migration toolkit.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Clément Aubin
    Positive
    2

    I like XWiki as an alternative to Confluence as it comes with tools allowing a seamless migration from one to another. It also has similar macros and the same extension mechanism as Confluence, which allows to not loose features when migrating.

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    • XWiki is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • XWiki is Privacy focusedConfluence is not according to our users
  6. MediaWiki icon

    MediaWiki

     183 likes

    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.

    87 MediaWiki alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Sandstorm
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    Daniel Pinto
    Positive
    4

    It's free and reliable. The interface is a bit dated and it's not that easy to set up and use, but in general, a good alternative.

    Lisa Bowman
    Positive
    0

    Free and flexible. Let modern than Confluence, but more reliable.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Very flexible with lots of use cases and extensions.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • MediaWiki is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
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    La Suite Docs

     22 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.

    67 La Suite Docs alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. DokuWiki icon

    DokuWiki

     189 likes

    DokuWiki is a standards compliant, simple to use Wiki, mainly aimed at creating documentation of any kind. It is targeted at developer teams, workgroups and small companies. It has a simple but powerful syntax which makes sure the datafiles remain readable outside the Wiki and...

    93 DokuWiki alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about DokuWiki as an Alternative to Confluence
    Karim Abud
    Positive
    3

    A bit dated but tested by time - and free!

    Guest
    Negative
    -5

    no friends, live chat and pms

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • DokuWiki is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • DokuWiki is LightweightConfluence is not according to our users
  10. Foam icon

    Foam

     52 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
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  11. Wiki.js icon

    Wiki.js

     51 likes

    Write your content in the widely used and simple Markdown format, using the built-in visual editor. Unlike other wiki software that save content in a database with a difficult to extract format, Wiki.js saves all your content directly into Markdown (.

    76 Wiki.js alternatives

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    • Cloudron
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  12. Plane icon

    Plane

     22 likes

    Open source alternative supporting project management, issue and task tracking, custom workflows, Kanban, list, calendar views, analytics, imports, secure encryption, Slack and GitHub integrations, Agile and Waterfall frameworks, and advanced customization.

    69 Plane alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  13. Outline icon

    Outline

     23 likes

    Your team’s knowledge base Team wiki, documentation, meeting notes, playbooks, onboarding, work logs, brainstorming, & more….

    93 Outline alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
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  14. BlueSpice for MediaWiki icon

    BlueSpice for MediaWiki

     20 likes

    BlueSpice is your tool for documentation and centrally collecting and sharing knowledge. BlueSpice turns Wikipedia’s popular software engine MediaWiki into a fully-fledged EnterpriseWiki solution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
    • MediaWiki
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