docmost Community Edition vs Outline

Two self-hosted Wikis apps, compared on the facts we track: GitHub popularity and activity, license, language, Docker images and a rough hosting estimate.

Side by side

docmost Community EditionOutline
DescriptionCollaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).Extensible wiki for your team.
GitHub stars22,27641,273
Forks–3.7k
Open issues (incl. PRs)–60
Commits (12 months)5062.4k
Last activity2026-11-102026-11-10
Latest releasev0.97.0 (2026-10-25)v1.12.0 (2026-10-23)
Maintenance healthActiveActive
LicenseAGPL-3.0BUSL-1.1
Language / platformDocker, NodejsNodejs, Docker
Docker Hub imagedocmost/docmost–
Docker pulls6098k–
Est. server size~1 GB, 1 vCPU~1 GB, 1 vCPU
Est. hosting from$5/mo$5/mo
CategoriesWikisWikis
LinksWebsite · SourceWebsite · Source

What the numbers say

Summary: docmost Community Edition leads on Docker Hub availability; Outline leads on GitHub popularity and commit activity. The right choice depends on the features you need — read both project descriptions and docs.

This summary is generated from GitHub, Docker Hub and awesome-selfhosted data as of 2026-11-15. It does not rate features or quality.

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docmost Community Edition

docker pull docmost/docmost

Image on Docker Hub. Ports, volumes and environment variables differ per app; follow the official docs.

Frequently asked questions

Is docmost Community Edition or Outline more popular?

Outline has more GitHub stars (41,273 vs 22,276 for docmost Community Edition, as of 2026-11-15). Stars measure interest, not quality.

Which is more actively maintained, docmost Community Edition or Outline?

Outline had more commits over the last 12 months (2,374 vs 506). Both had repository activity on 2026-11-10. Releases in the past year: docmost Community Edition 10+, Outline 10+. Our health labels: docmost Community Edition is “Active”, Outline is “Active”.

What licenses do docmost Community Edition and Outline use?

docmost Community Edition: AGPL-3.0. Outline: BUSL-1.1. Note: Outline includes a non-free license component.

Can I run docmost Community Edition and Outline with Docker?

docmost Community Edition has a Docker Hub image (docmost/docmost). We did not find one for Outline, though the upstream listing mentions Docker as a deployment option.

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docmost Community Edition

Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).

Active ★ 22.3k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Outline

Extensible wiki for your team.

Active ★ 41.3k BUSL-1.1 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

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