The Best Open Source Confluence AlternativesTop Team Collaboration & Note-taking Tools like Confluence

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

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  1. AppFlowy icon

    AppFlowy

     213 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Rust
    • Flathub
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    AppFlowy vs Confluence Comments
    whitehotaru
    Negative
    0

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

    • AppFlowy is Freemium and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • AppFlowy is a Note-taking Confluence is a Team Collaboration Tool
    • AppFlowy is Privacy focused, Lightweight and CustomizableConfluence is not according to our users
  2. TiddlyWiki icon

    TiddlyWiki

     315 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Xfce
    • RemoteStorage
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    TiddlyWiki vs Confluence Comments
    sergey27564
    Negative
    1

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

    • TiddlyWiki is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • TiddlyWiki is a Note-taking Confluence is a Team Collaboration Tool
    • TiddlyWiki is Customizable and LightweightConfluence is not according to our users
  4. BookStack icon

    BookStack

     134 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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    BookStack vs Confluence Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    6

    Bookstack is completly free and also has a WYSIWYG Editor.

    • BookStack is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • BookStack is a Wiki Engine Confluence is a Team Collaboration Tool
  5. Docmost icon

    Docmost

     52 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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
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  7. XWiki icon

    XWiki

     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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    XWiki vs Confluence Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    6

    Provides similar functions and look & feel.

    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.

    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.

    • XWiki is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • XWiki is Privacy focusedConfluence is not according to our users
  8. La Suite Docs icon

    La Suite Docs

     26 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Python
    • Typescript
    • JavaScript
    • React
    • Django
    • Next.js
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  9. MediaWiki icon

    MediaWiki

     184 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.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Sandstorm
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    MediaWiki vs Confluence Comments
    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.

    • MediaWiki is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • MediaWiki is a Wiki Engine Confluence is a Team Collaboration Tool
  10. DokuWiki icon

    DokuWiki

     191 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...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    DokuWiki vs Confluence Comments
    Karim Abud
    Positive
    3

    A bit dated but tested by time - and free!

    Guest
    Negative
    -5

    no friends, live chat and pms

    • DokuWiki is Free and Open SourceConfluence is Paid and Proprietary
    • DokuWiki is LightweightConfluence is not according to our users
  11. QOwnNotes icon

    QOwnNotes

     102 likes

    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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Qt
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  12. Foam icon

    Foam

     55 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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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
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    Wiki.js

     52 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 (.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  14. Plane icon

    Plane

     24 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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