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Docmost vs BookStack
Pick Docmost if you want a Notion-style editor (the published c17 docs stack). Pick BookStack if you want a GitBook-shaped shelf of books, chapters, and pages.
Facts checked 17 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Docmost in the catalog BookStack in the catalogStart on Railway
How they compare
| Docmost | BookStack | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 (docmost/docmost) source | MIT (BookStackApp/BookStack) source |
| Language | TypeScript source | PHP source |
| GitHub activity | 22,008 stars, pushed 16 Oct 2026 (not in the catalog row) source | 19,086 stars, pushed 17 Oct 2026 (not in the catalog row) source |
| Self-host | Notion-style wiki. Persist Postgres and uploads. | Shelves / books / pages. Simple PHP wiki. |
| Best for | A pretty team wiki humans will actually edit. | A GitBook-shaped manual, not a Notion canvas. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Docmost is /stacks/docmost-wiki: Postgres, uploads on a volume, import the first space. BookStack is a PHP wiki already in the catalog (bookstackapp.com). Outline and Wiki.js are not Crew catalog rows, so they are not compared here.
FAQ
- Docmost or BookStack?
- Docmost is the Notion-shaped editor. BookStack is the GitBook-shaped shelf. Pick by the vendor you are leaving.
- Where is Outline?
- Not a Crew catalog row. /best/docs-wiki already says so. This page skips it.
- Which one do agents like?
- Tela, which speaks MCP — that is the docs stack FAQ. Tela is a third catalog tool, not this pair.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open /stacks/docmost-wiki for Docmost. BookStack is linked from that stack and the wiki roundup.
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