# Free alternatives to Confluence

> Confluence (Standard) costs $69.36 a year. Free alternatives: BookStack and Wiki.js. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/confluence/
- Category: Notes & Docs (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/notes-and-docs/)
- Vendor: Atlassian
- Plan: Standard
- Price: $5.78/month, $69.36/year
- Billing: per user/month
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Standard Everything you need to get started $5.78 per user / month"
- Price source: https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### BookStack

- Website: https://www.bookstackapp.com
- Repository: https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack (19,082 stars, last push 2026-10-12)
- License: MIT
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/bookstack/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Wiki.js

- Website: https://js.wiki
- Repository: https://github.com/requarks/wiki (29,024 stars, last push 2026-10-09)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/wiki-js/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Confluence?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are BookStack (open source, MIT) and Wiki.js (open source, AGPL-3.0).

### How much does Confluence cost?

Confluence's Standard plan costs $5.78 a month, which is $69.36 a year (per user/month). Source: the official pricing page at atlassian.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Confluence alternatives run on Linux?

BookStack (self-hosted server; web UI) and Wiki.js (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Confluence alternative?

Yes. BookStack and Wiki.js run on your own server.

### Are these Confluence alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: BookStack (MIT) and Wiki.js (AGPL-3.0).

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