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| Product | BookStack by BookStack View product | Slab by Slab 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. | Slab covers distraction-free collaborative editor and Structured Topics and Collections for enterprise knowledge management. Compare top IT Documentation tools. |
| Product type | Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki Platform | Modern Team Knowledge Base & Structured Documentation Workspace |
| Best for | Software Engineering, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Education, Small Business | Technology, Startups, Enterprise IT, Remote Teams, Product Design, Marketing |
| 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: no |
| Supported platforms | Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures | Corporate WorkspacesEngineering WikisProduct DocumentationRemote Teams |
| Compliance | Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks | SlackGoogle WorkspaceGitHubJiraAsanaFigmaOktaMicrosoft Entra ID |
| Industries | Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business | TechnologyStartupsEnterprise ITRemote TeamsProduct DesignMarketing |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | BookStack | Slab |
| Headquarters | Open-source project; distributed community | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 1-10 | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2015 | 2016 |
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.Slab
Slab covers distraction-free collaborative editor and Structured Topics and Collections for enterprise knowledge management. Compare top IT Documentation tools.Product type
BookStack
Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki PlatformSlab
Modern Team Knowledge Base & Structured Documentation WorkspaceBest for
BookStack
Software Engineering, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Education, Small BusinessSlab
Technology, Startups, Enterprise IT, Remote Teams, Product Design, MarketingPricing
Pricing model
BookStack
Contact VendorSlab
Contact VendorFree trial
BookStack
Free trial: yesSlab
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
BookStack
On-Premise
Slab
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
BookStack
Self-hosted; Open Source; Self-hosted PHP/MySQL Application; Docker Container; Linux ServerSlab
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSData residency
BookStack
Customer Self-Hosted Datacenter / Private CloudSlab
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
Slab
- Distraction-free collaborative editor
- Structured Topics and Collections
- Slab Search cross-tool indexing
- Verification workflows
- Enterprise SSO integration
- Enterprise knowledge management
- Internal engineering wikis
- Cross-tool unified search
Platform & access
API access
BookStack
API access: yesSlab
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
BookStack
SSO: yesSlab
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
BookStack
RBAC: yesSlab
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
BookStack
Multi-tenant: noSlab
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
BookStack
Mobile app: noSlab
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
BookStack
Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures
Slab
Corporate WorkspacesEngineering WikisProduct DocumentationRemote Teams
Compliance
BookStack
Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments
Slab
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
BookStack
SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks
Slab
SlackGoogle WorkspaceGitHubJiraAsanaFigmaOktaMicrosoft Entra ID
Industries
BookStack
Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business
Slab
TechnologyStartupsEnterprise ITRemote TeamsProduct DesignMarketing
Regions
BookStack
Global
Slab
Global
Vendor
Company
BookStack
BookStackSlab
SlabHeadquarters
BookStack
Open-source project; distributed communitySlab
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
BookStack
1-10Slab
51-200Founded
BookStack
2015Slab
2016