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 Edition	Outline
Description	Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).	Extensible wiki for your team.
GitHub stars	22,226	41,174
Forks	–	–
Open issues	–	–
Commits (12 months)	493	2.3k
Last activity	2026-11-05	2026-11-05
Latest release	v0.97.0 (2026-10-25)	v1.12.0 (2026-10-23)
Maintenance health	Active	Active
License	AGPL-3.0	BUSL-1.1
Language / platform	Docker, Nodejs	Nodejs, Docker
Docker Hub image	–	–
Docker pulls	–	–
Est. server size	~1 GB, 1 vCPU	~1 GB, 1 vCPU
Est. hosting from	$5/mo	$5/mo
Categories	Wikis	Wikis
Links	Website · Source	Website · Source

What the numbers say

Outline is more popular on GitHub: 41.2k stars vs 22.2k for docmost Community Edition.
Outline had more commits in the last 12 months (2,326 vs 493).
docmost Community Edition published a release more recently (v0.97.0 on 2026-10-25; Outline's latest is v1.12.0 on 2026-10-23).
docmost Community Edition is licensed under AGPL-3.0, Outline under BUSL-1.1.
Both are written in Nodejs.
Deployment options listed upstream: docmost Community Edition: Docker; Outline: Docker.

Summary: 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 2026-11-05. It does not rate features or quality.

Frequently asked questions

Is docmost Community Edition or Outline more popular?

Outline has more GitHub stars (41,174 vs 22,226 for docmost Community Edition, as of 2026-11-05). Stars measure interest, not quality.

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

Outline had more commits over the last 12 months (2,326 vs 493). Both had repository activity on 2026-11-05. 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?

We did not detect a Docker Hub image for either app. The upstream listing mentions Docker as a deployment option for docmost Community Edition and Outline. Check each project's documentation for install options.