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| Product | BookStack by BookStack View product | Notion by Notion View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | BookStack covers Structured Shelf/Book/Page hierarchy and Dual WYSIWYG & Markdown editor for internal IT wiki management. Compare top IT Documentation tools. | Notion: modular block editor and Relational databases & Kanban boards. Built for enterprise knowledge management. Compare IT Documentation alternatives. |
| Product type | Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki Platform | All-in-One Connected Workspace, Wiki & Project Management |
| Best for | Software Engineering, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Education, Small Business | Technology, Startups, Enterprise IT, Marketing, Education, Financial Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | On-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Self-hosted; Open Source; Self-hosted PHP/MySQL Application; Docker Container; Linux Server | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS |
| Data residency | Customer Self-Hosted Datacenter / Private Cloud | United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: no | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures | Corporate WorkspacesEngineering TeamsKnowledge BasesProject Boards |
| Compliance | Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACCPA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks | SlackGitHubJiraGoogle DriveFigmaZapierMakeOkta |
| Industries | Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business | TechnologyStartupsEnterprise ITMarketingEducationFinancial Services |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | BookStack | Notion |
| Headquarters | Open-source project; distributed community | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 1-10 | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2015 | 2013 |
Overview
What it is
BookStack
BookStack covers Structured Shelf/Book/Page hierarchy and Dual WYSIWYG & Markdown editor for internal IT wiki management. Compare top IT Documentation tools.Notion
Notion: modular block editor and Relational databases & Kanban boards. Built for enterprise knowledge management. Compare IT Documentation alternatives.Product type
BookStack
Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki PlatformNotion
All-in-One Connected Workspace, Wiki & Project ManagementBest for
BookStack
Software Engineering, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Education, Small BusinessNotion
Technology, Startups, Enterprise IT, Marketing, Education, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
BookStack
Contact VendorNotion
Contact VendorFree trial
BookStack
Free trial: yesNotion
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
BookStack
On-Premise
Notion
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
BookStack
Self-hosted; Open Source; Self-hosted PHP/MySQL Application; Docker Container; Linux ServerNotion
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSData residency
BookStack
Customer Self-Hosted Datacenter / Private CloudNotion
United States; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
BookStack
- Structured Shelf/Book/Page hierarchy
- Dual WYSIWYG & Markdown editor
- Granular role-based permissions
- SAML/OIDC/LDAP authentication
- Multi-format export
- Internal IT wiki management
- Software engineering documentation
- Standard operating procedure hosting
Notion
- Modular block editor
- Relational databases & Kanban boards
- Integrated Notion AI assistant
- Collaborative team wikis
- SAML SSO and audit logging
- Enterprise knowledge management
- Engineering team wikis
- Project and sprint tracking
Platform & access
API access
BookStack
API access: yesNotion
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
BookStack
SSO: yesNotion
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
BookStack
RBAC: yesNotion
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
BookStack
Multi-tenant: noNotion
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
BookStack
Mobile app: noNotion
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
BookStack
Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures
Notion
Corporate WorkspacesEngineering TeamsKnowledge BasesProject Boards
Compliance
BookStack
Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments
Notion
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAACCPA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
BookStack
SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks
Notion
SlackGitHubJiraGoogle DriveFigmaZapierMakeOkta
Industries
BookStack
Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business
Notion
TechnologyStartupsEnterprise ITMarketingEducationFinancial Services
Regions
BookStack
Global
Notion
Global
Vendor
Company
BookStack
BookStackNotion
NotionHeadquarters
BookStack
Open-source project; distributed communityNotion
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
BookStack
1-10Notion
1,000+Founded
BookStack
2015Notion
2013