BookStack vs Files.md

Comparing two open source alternatives to Notion. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

BookStack

MIT

Open source wiki and documentation platform with a books/shelves/pages model — a simple, self-hostable alternative to Confluence and Notion.

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Files.md

MIT

A simple local-first note-taking app for your plain .md files with Telegram bot access.

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Side-by-side comparison

	BookStack	Files.md
License	MIT	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	311	4,176
Forks	37	220
Open Issues	715	9
Last Commit	Nov 5, 2026	Oct 26, 2026
First Released	Apr 27, 2026	May 23, 2023
Categories	Wiki Software	Note Taking & Knowledge Management Tools
Tags	#documentation #self hosted #laravel #php #markdown	#markdown #notes #local-first #pwa #wiki

GitHub stars over time

BookStack311

Files.md

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