Docusaurus
Wikis & DocumentationDocumentation website generator built with React
Replaces GitBook, Confluence
Best API Wikis & Documentation for self-hosting
The 14 best API wikis & documentation you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Gollum
Wikis & DocumentationA simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API
Replaces Confluence, Notion
Read the Docs
Wikis & DocumentationDocumentation hosting platform you can self-host
Replaces GitBook, Confluence
MediaWiki
Wikis & DocumentationThe wiki engine that powers Wikipedia
Replaces Confluence, Notion
Helpy
Wikis & DocumentationOpen-source helpdesk and knowledge base platform
Replaces Zendesk, Help Scout
Documize Community
Wikis & DocumentationModern knowledge management and team documentation
Replaces Confluence, Notion
Django Wiki
Wikis & DocumentationWiki application for the Django web framework
Replaces Confluence, MediaWiki
XWiki
Wikis & DocumentationAdvanced enterprise wiki and application platform
Replaces Confluence, Notion
Daux.io
Wikis & DocumentationFlat-file documentation generator rendered from Markdown
Replaces GitBook, Confluence
Antora
Wikis & DocumentationMulti-repository documentation site generator
Replaces Confluence, GitBook
phpMyFAQ
Wikis & DocumentationOpen-source FAQ and knowledge base software
Replaces Zendesk Guide, Confluence
MoinMoin
Wikis & DocumentationEasy-to-use, full-featured wiki engine in Python
Replaces Confluence
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
Wikis & DocumentationAll-in-one wiki, CMS, and groupware platform
Replaces Confluence, SharePoint
Foswiki
Wikis & DocumentationStructured wiki and enterprise collaboration platform
Replaces Confluence
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docusaurus | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 66,481 |
| Gollum | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 14,333 |
| Read the Docs | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | MIT | 8,394 |
| MediaWiki | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-2.0 | 5,199 |
| Helpy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | MIT | 2,469 |
| Documize Community | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 2,422 |
| Django Wiki | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,939 |
| XWiki | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | LGPL-2.1 | 1,317 |
| Daux.io | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 830 |
| Antora | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MPL-2.0 | 800 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Docusaurus (66,481 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Daux.io (from 128 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 5 of 14 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the wikis & documentation category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.