BookStack vs Wiki.js

Self-host pick — both replace Confluence (Team wiki / documentation).

Both BookStack and Wiki.js self-host as a replacement for Confluence (Team wiki / documentation). Pick BookStack if you want a MIT-licensed codebase (MIT); pick Wiki.js for AGPL (AGPL-3.0). Both run in roughly the same cost bracket — $5 vps — php + mysql, very light footprint vs $5 vps for small/medium teams.

	BookStackopen-source	Wiki.jsopen-source
License	`MIT`	`AGPL-3.0`
Setup time	10min docker-compose	20min docker-compose
Monthly cost	$5 VPS — PHP + MySQL, very light footprint.	$5 VPS for small/medium teams.
GitHub	BookStackApp/BookStack ★ 18.8k · last commit 5d agoalive	Requarks/wiki ★ 28.3k · last commit 12d agoalive
Replaces	Confluence + 1 other	Confluence

Good fit for

BookStack

Companies who want a stable, low-ops wiki for handbooks and runbooks.

Weak at:No real-time collaborative editing; macro/plugin ecosystem is small.

Wiki.js

Engineering teams who want a wiki that syncs with Git.

Weak at:v3 has been in development a long time; v2 is the production line.

In a terminal? npx -y github:SolvoHQ/os-alt-cli confluence prints Confluence's self-host options including both — how the CLI works →

FAQ

Which is easier to self-host, BookStack or Wiki.js?

BookStack: 10min docker-compose. Wiki.js: 20min docker-compose.

What does each cost to run?

BookStack: $5 VPS — PHP + MySQL, very light footprint.. Wiki.js: $5 VPS for small/medium teams.. Both projects are free and open source.

Do BookStack and Wiki.js replace the same SaaS?

Yes — both are open-source alternatives to Confluence.