GitBook AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Wiki Engines

The best Wiki Engine alternative to GitBook is BookStack, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GitBook and five of them are Wiki Engines so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Wiki Engine alternatives to GitBook are Nuclino, DokuWiki, Wiki.js and Mycorrhiza Wiki.

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  1. BookStack icon

    BookStack

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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.

    107 BookStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about BookStack as an Alternative to GitBook
    BonZho
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    is not like gitbook,is more another php site generate for a online book if you're a writter.

    Alexandre ZANNI
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    BookStack is a knowledge base, it's dynamic. Gitbook is a static website generator for books and documentation.

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    • Some users think BookStack is a great GitBook alternative, some don't.

    • BookStack is the most popular Web-based, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to GitBook.

    • BookStack is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GitBook.

    • BookStack is Free and Open SourceGitBook is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Nuclino

     133 likes
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    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.

    322 Nuclino alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
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    • Nuclino is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to GitBook.

    • Nuclino is Freemium and ProprietaryGitBook is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Nuclino is MinimalisticGitBook is not according to our users
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    DokuWiki

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  5. Wiki.js icon

    Wiki.js

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  6. Mycorrhiza Wiki icon

    Mycorrhiza Wiki

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    Filesystem and git-based wiki engine written in Go using Mycomarkup as its primary markup language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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