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| Product | Slab by Slab View product | BookStack by BookStack View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Slab covers distraction-free collaborative editor and Structured Topics and Collections for enterprise knowledge management. Compare top IT Documentation tools. | BookStack covers Structured Shelf/Book/Page hierarchy and Dual WYSIWYG & Markdown editor for internal IT wiki management. Compare top IT Documentation tools. |
| Product type | Modern Team Knowledge Base & Structured Documentation Workspace | Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki Platform |
| Best for | Technology, Startups, Enterprise IT, Remote Teams, Product Design, Marketing | 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 | SaaSCloud | On-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS | Self-hosted; Open Source; Self-hosted PHP/MySQL Application; Docker Container; Linux Server |
| Data residency | United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure | 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 WikisProduct DocumentationRemote Teams | Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA | Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | SlackGoogle WorkspaceGitHubJiraAsanaFigmaOktaMicrosoft Entra ID | SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks |
| Industries | TechnologyStartupsEnterprise ITRemote TeamsProduct DesignMarketing | Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Slab | BookStack |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | Open-source project; distributed community |
| Company size | 51-200 | 1-10 |
| Founded | 2016 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
Slab
Slab covers distraction-free collaborative editor and Structured Topics and Collections for enterprise knowledge management. Compare top IT Documentation tools.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
Slab
Modern Team Knowledge Base & Structured Documentation WorkspaceBookStack
Open-Source Self-Hosted Documentation & Wiki PlatformBest for
Slab
Technology, Startups, Enterprise IT, Remote Teams, Product Design, MarketingBookStack
Software Engineering, Enterprise IT, DevOps, Education, Small BusinessPricing
Pricing model
Slab
Contact VendorBookStack
Contact VendorFree trial
Slab
Free trial: yesBookStack
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Slab
SaaSCloud
BookStack
On-Premise
Deployment details
Slab
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaSBookStack
Self-hosted; Open Source; Self-hosted PHP/MySQL Application; Docker Container; Linux ServerData residency
Slab
United States; AWS Cloud InfrastructureBookStack
Customer Self-Hosted Datacenter / Private CloudKey features
What it offers
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
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
Slab
API access: yesBookStack
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Slab
SSO: yesBookStack
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Slab
RBAC: yesBookStack
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Slab
Multi-tenant: yesBookStack
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Slab
Mobile app: noBookStack
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Slab
Corporate WorkspacesEngineering WikisProduct DocumentationRemote Teams
BookStack
Self-Hosted Web ServersDocker EnvironmentsInternal IT Infrastructures
Compliance
Slab
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAA
BookStack
Open Source GPLv2GDPR compliant in self-hosted deployments
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Slab
SlackGoogle WorkspaceGitHubJiraAsanaFigmaOktaMicrosoft Entra ID
BookStack
SAML 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAPGitHubGitLabGoogleSlack Webhooks
Industries
Slab
TechnologyStartupsEnterprise ITRemote TeamsProduct DesignMarketing
BookStack
Software EngineeringEnterprise ITDevOpsEducationSmall Business
Regions
Slab
Global
BookStack
Global
Vendor
Company
Slab
SlabBookStack
BookStackHeadquarters
Slab
San Francisco, California, USABookStack
Open-source project; distributed communityCompany size
Slab
51-200BookStack
1-10Founded
Slab
2016BookStack
2015