Docusaurus
Wikis & DocumentationDocumentation website generator built with React
Replaces GitBook, Confluence
Best No-Database Wikis & Documentation for self-hosting
The 18 best No-Database wikis & documentation you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
MkDocs
Wikis & DocumentationDocumentation site generator for technical teams
Replaces Confluence, GitBook
Gollum
Wikis & DocumentationA simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API
Replaces Confluence, Notion
TiddlyWiki
Wikis & DocumentationA non-linear personal web notebook in a single file
Replaces Notion, OneNote
Dendron
Wikis & DocumentationHierarchical note-taking and personal knowledge wiki
Replaces Notion, Confluence
MDwiki
Wikis & DocumentationCMS-free wiki that renders Markdown in the browser
Replaces Confluence
Raneto
Wikis & DocumentationFree, open, simple Markdown-powered knowledge base
Replaces Confluence, Zendesk Guide
zk
Wikis & DocumentationPlain-text note-taking and Zettelkasten assistant
Replaces Roam Research, Obsidian
Zim
Wikis & DocumentationA desktop wiki and personal knowledge base
Replaces OneNote, Notion
Otter Wiki
Wikis & DocumentationLightweight Git-backed documentation wiki
Replaces Confluence, Notion
Feather Wiki
Wikis & DocumentationTiny single-file personal wiki for note taking
Replaces Notion, TiddlyWiki
Daux.io
Wikis & DocumentationFlat-file documentation generator rendered from Markdown
Replaces GitBook, Confluence
Antora
Wikis & DocumentationMulti-repository documentation site generator
Replaces Confluence, GitBook
Doctave
Wikis & DocumentationMarkdown documentation site generator with search
Replaces Confluence, GitBook
Wikmd
Wikis & DocumentationFile-based wiki using Markdown and Git
Replaces Confluence, Notion
MoinMoin
Wikis & DocumentationEasy-to-use, full-featured wiki engine in Python
Replaces Confluence
Tiddloid
Wikis & DocumentationHost and edit single-file TiddlyWiki wikis
Replaces Evernote, OneNote
Pepperminty Wiki
Wikis & DocumentationComplete wiki engine contained in a single PHP file
Replaces DokuWiki, MediaWiki
No apps match these filters.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged No-Database within the wikis & documentation category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.