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Documize Community vs Gollum

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted wikis & documentation options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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DO Documize Community Modern knowledge management and team documentation VS GO Gollum A simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API
FeatureDocumize CommunityGollum
CategoryWikis & DocumentationWikis & Documentation
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageJavaScriptRuby
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, bare-metalbinary, docker, source
GitHub stars★ 2,415★ 14,308
First released20162010
ReplacesConfluence, NotionConfluence, Notion

Why pick each one

Choose Documize Community if…

  • Document workflow built in
  • Single Go binary
Documize Community details

Choose Gollum if…

  • Pages are plain files in Git
  • Easy version control
Gollum details

Frequently asked questions

Is Documize Community or Gollum better?

Neither is universally better. Gollum has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Documize Community and Gollum free and open-source?

Yes. Documize Community is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Gollum under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Documize Community and Gollum with Docker?

Documize Community: yes. Gollum: yes.

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