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

BookStack
MITOpen source wiki and documentation platform with a books/shelves/pages model — a simple, self-hostable alternative to Confluence and Notion.
Jotted
Source-AvailableSelf-hosted tasks and notes management with offline support, push reminders, and full-text search in a single Docker container.
Side-by-side comparison
BookStack | ||
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| License | MIT | Source-Available |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 267 | 11 |
| Forks | 33 | — |
| Open Issues | 700 | — |
| Last Commit | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| First Released | Apr 27, 2026 | Oct 21, 2025 |
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