Docmost vs Outline
Docmost and Outline are both wiki and knowledge base software. Docmost is open source under AGPL-3.0, with 22k GitHub stars. Outline is open source under a license set out in its repository, with 41k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Docmost when
- A team wants Confluence-style documentation it can self-host on Postgres.
- Pick Outline when
- Your team wants a fast Notion- or Confluence-style wiki that you can either buy as a hosted service or run on your own server.
Side by side
A collaborative wiki with real-time editing, spaces, permissions, comments and built-in diagrams, as a Confluence or Notion alternative.
A team knowledge base with real-time collaborative Markdown editing, collections, search, permissions and Slack integration.
Still pre-1.0, AGPL licensed, with some features in a paid enterprise edition.
It uses the Business Source License rather than an OSI licence, and self-hosting needs PostgreSQL, Redis, file storage and an external SSO provider for login.
Usable
Production-ready
Self-hosted server and cloud service (both)
TypeScript, React, NestJS, PostgreSQL and Redis
TypeScript, React, Node.js, Koa, PostgreSQL and Redis
Open source, AGPL-3.0 (network copyleft)
Open source, license unclear on GitHub
Use inside your business is unrestricted. If you change it and let customers use it over the internet, you must publish your changes.
GitHub could not read the license. Check it in the repository before reusing any code.
22k GitHub stars
41k GitHub stars
Established: started 3 years ago, latest release v0.97.0.
Established: started 10 years ago, latest release v1.12.0.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.