BookStack vs kuku

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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kuku

MIT

Open-source local-first Markdown workspace for macOS with wiki, AI editing, and encrypted sync.

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Side-by-side comparison

	BookStack	kuku
License	MIT	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	287	227
Forks	35	42
Open Issues	705	1
Last Commit	Oct 11, 2026	Oct 10, 2026
First Released	Apr 27, 2026	Jan 28, 2026
Categories	Wiki Software	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools Wiki Software
Tags	#documentation #self hosted #laravel #php #markdown	#markdown #note taking #wiki #local-first #ai

GitHub stars over time

BookStack287

kuku

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