BookStack vs HedgeDoc

Comparing two open source alternatives to Notion. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

BookStack

MIT

Open source wiki and documentation platform with a books/shelves/pages model — a simple, self-hostable alternative to Confluence and Notion.

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HedgeDoc

AGPL-3.0

Real-time collaborative markdown note editor you can self-host — write together with rich formatting and seamless sharing.

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Side-by-side comparison

	BookStack	HedgeDoc
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	287	7,475
Forks	35	605
Open Issues	705	277
Last Commit	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 9, 2026
First Released	Apr 27, 2026	Mar 27, 2019
Categories	Wiki Software	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#documentation #self hosted #laravel #php #markdown	#markdown #collaboration #note taking

GitHub stars over time

BookStack287

HedgeDoc

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