Open Source Self-Hosted GitBook Alternatives

GitBook 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 open source Self-Hosted alternative is BookStack. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GitBook and many of them are open source and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Self-Hosted alternatives to GitBook are Foam, DokuWiki, Wiki.js and Docusaurus.

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  1. BookStack icon
     130 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)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
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    Comments about BookStack as an Alternative to GitBook
    BonZho
    Negative
    5

    is not like gitbook,is more another php site generate for a online book if you're a writter.

    Alexandre ZANNI
    Negative
    1

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

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    • BookStack is Free and Open SourceGitBook is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Foam icon
     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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  3. DokuWiki icon
     190 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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  4. Wiki.js icon
     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 (.

    76 Wiki.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  5. Docusaurus icon
     20 likes

    Docusaurus is a project for easily building, deploying, and maintaining open source project websites.

    50 Docusaurus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Docusaurus as an Alternative to GitBook
    BonZho
    Positive
    0

    its Open Source and not Freemium like gitbook with pay plans and limitations, is mainteined for Facebook inc, Opensource projects.

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    • Docusaurus is Free and Open SourceGitBook is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Quartz is a set of tools that helps you publish your digital garden and notes as a website for free. Quartz v4 features a from-the-ground rewrite focusing on end-user extensibility and ease-of-use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
  7. Archivy icon
     13 likes

    A self-hosted knowledge repository that allows you to safely preserve useful content that contributes to your own personal, searchable and extensible wiki.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
     
  8. Sphinx icon
     26 likes

    Sphinx is a tool that makes it easy to create intelligent and beautiful documentation, written by Georg Brandl and licensed under the BSD license.

    49 Sphinx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Docsify.js icon
     15 likes

    docsify generates your documentation website on the fly. Unlike GitBook, it does not generate static html files. Instead, it smartly loads and parses your Markdown files and displays them as website. All you need to do is create an index.

    52 Docsify.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Docsify.js as an Alternative to GitBook
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Almost the same as GitBook

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Docsify.js is Free and Open SourceGitBook is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Daux.io icon
     16 likes

    Daux.io is a documentation generator that uses a simple folder structure and Markdown files to create custom documentation on the fly. It helps you create great looking documentation in a developer friendly way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
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