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| Product | Outline Wiki by Outline View product | BookStack by BookStack View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for IT Documentation software? Outline Wiki by Outline provides fast full-text search for internal team wiki management. Compare features and alternatives. | BookStack covers Structured Shelf/Book/Page hierarchy and Dual WYSIWYG & Markdown editor for internal IT wiki management. Compare top IT Documentation tools. |
| Product type | Fast Collaborative Team Knowledge Base & Documentation Wiki | Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki Platform |
| Best for | Technology, Startups, Software Development, Remote Teams, Product Design | Software Engineering, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Education, Small Business |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Self-hosted; Open Source; Cloud SaaS; Self-hosted Docker Container | Self-hosted; Open Source; Self-hosted PHP/MySQL Application; Docker Container; Linux Server |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; Customer Infrastructure for Self-Hosted | Customer Self-Hosted Datacenter / Private Cloud |
| 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: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Corporate WorkspacesEngineering TeamsProduct WikisRemote Offices | Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPROpen Source BSL/Commercial | Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SlackGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft Entra IDGitHubFigmaDiscordZapier | SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks |
| Industries | TechnologyStartupsSoftware DevelopmentRemote TeamsProduct Design | Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Outline | BookStack |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Open-source project; distributed community |
| Company size | 1-10 | 1-10 |
| Founded | 2018 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
Outline Wiki
Looking for IT Documentation software? Outline Wiki by Outline provides fast full-text search for internal team wiki management. Compare features and alternatives.BookStack
BookStack covers Structured Shelf/Book/Page hierarchy and Dual WYSIWYG & Markdown editor for internal IT wiki management. Compare top IT Documentation tools.Product type
Outline Wiki
Fast Collaborative Team Knowledge Base & Documentation WikiBookStack
Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki PlatformBest for
Outline Wiki
Technology, Startups, Software Development, Remote Teams, Product DesignBookStack
Software Engineering, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Education, Small BusinessPricing
Pricing model
Outline Wiki
Contact VendorBookStack
Contact VendorFree trial
Outline Wiki
Free trial: yesBookStack
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Outline Wiki
SaaSCloudOn-Premise
BookStack
On-Premise
Deployment details
Outline Wiki
Cloud SaaS; Self-hosted; Open Source; Cloud SaaS; Self-hosted Docker ContainerBookStack
Self-hosted; Open Source; Self-hosted PHP/MySQL Application; Docker Container; Linux ServerData residency
Outline Wiki
United States; European Union; Customer Infrastructure for Self-HostedBookStack
Customer Self-Hosted Datacenter / Private CloudKey features
What it offers
Outline Wiki
- Markdown-native real-time collaborative editor
- Nested document collections
- Fast full-text search
- Enterprise SSO integration
- Open-source self-hostable option
- Internal team wiki management
- Engineering documentation
- Remote team knowledge sharing
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
Platform & access
API access
Outline Wiki
API access: yesBookStack
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Outline Wiki
SSO: yesBookStack
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Outline Wiki
RBAC: yesBookStack
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Outline Wiki
Multi-tenant: yesBookStack
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Outline Wiki
Mobile app: noBookStack
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Outline Wiki
Corporate WorkspacesEngineering TeamsProduct WikisRemote Offices
BookStack
Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures
Compliance
Outline Wiki
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPROpen Source BSL/Commercial
BookStack
Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Outline Wiki
SlackGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft Entra IDGitHubFigmaDiscordZapier
BookStack
SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks
Industries
Outline Wiki
TechnologyStartupsSoftware DevelopmentRemote TeamsProduct Design
BookStack
Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business
Regions
Outline Wiki
Global
BookStack
Global
Vendor
Company
Outline Wiki
OutlineBookStack
BookStackHeadquarters
Outline Wiki
San Francisco, California, USABookStack
Open-source project; distributed communityCompany size
Outline Wiki
1-10BookStack
1-10Founded
Outline Wiki
2018BookStack
2015