BookStack vs Docmost: which one to choose in 2026?
Both are open source alternatives to Confluence. We compare license, tech stack and features to help you decide which fits your team best.
| BookStack | Docmost | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| GitHub stars | 14k | 14k |
| Tech stack | PHP, Laravel, MySQL | NestJS, React, PostgreSQL |
| Replaces | Confluence | Confluence, Notion |
BookStack
Documentation organized into books and pages, an alternative to Confluence.
Pros
- MIT license
- Very lightweight compared to Confluence
Things to consider
- Fewer third-party plugins than Confluence
Docmost
Modern collaborative wiki, an open source alternative to Confluence.
Pros
- Very fast-growing community and feature set
Things to consider
- Still a young project compared to Confluence
Key features
BookStack
- Books, chapters and pages structure
- WYSIWYG or Markdown editor
- Granular role-based permissions
Docmost
- Spaces and team permissions
- Real-time collaborative editing
- Comments and page versioning