Docs & Wikis
Free docs and wiki tools
38 of the 52 docs and wiki tools in this directory are free or have a free plan.
5 have no paid plan at all. The rest pair a free plan with paid ones, and the table says what each free plan includes.
Listings checked up to Oct 9, 2026 · Where the facts come from
| Tool | Price | What is free |
|---|---|---|
| ConfluenceTeam wiki and docs workspace from Atlassian, tied to Jira | Free plan · from $6.70/mo | Free plan for up to 10 users: pages, spaces, databases and templates, 2 GB of file storage, 3 active whiteboards per user and 50 automation steps a month. No space or page permission settings. |
| Google DocsBrowser-based word processor, free with a Google Account | Free plan · from $7/mo | Free with a personal Google Account: anyone signed in can create, edit and share documents. Some features, such as joining a Meet call from a document, need a Google Workspace plan. |
| Superhuman DocsDocs with tables, formulas and automations, formerly Coda | Free plan · from $12/mo | Collaborative docs with connected tables, views, forms, formulas and low-quota automations, 1 GB of attachments per doc and 7-day version history. Pages and objects are limited in shared docs. |
| Microsoft LoopShared workspaces and pages with components that sync across apps | Free plan · from $5.40/mo | Free with a personal Microsoft account on the web, iOS and Android. Workspaces and pages count toward the account's Microsoft storage quota; Copilot and Loop components in Teams or Outlook are not available. |
| Dropbox PaperFree collaborative documents that live in a Dropbox account | Free plan · from $9.99/mo | Paper is free with any Dropbox account, including the free Basic plan with 2 GB of storage. There is no limit on the number of docs, and each doc takes up less than 100 bytes of storage. |
| NuclinoLightweight team wiki with docs, boards and whiteboards | Free plan · from $6/mo | Up to 50 items, up to 3 canvases and 2 GB of total storage, with real-time collaboration, all four views, integrations and the web, desktop and mobile apps. |
| GitBookDocumentation platform for product and API docs, synced with Git | Free plan · from $65/mo | Free plan for one user: unlimited basic sites with unlimited traffic, the visual editor, GitHub or GitLab sync, API playgrounds and preview deployments. No custom domain, AI search or AI writing. |
| SlabKnowledge base and team wiki with search across connected tools | Free plan · from $6.67/mo | Free plan for up to 10 users: unlimited posts and topics, real-time collaboration, templates, verification, unified search, 90 days of version history, 10 MB attachments and 10 standard integrations. |
| OutlineFast team knowledge base and wiki, cloud-hosted or self-hosted | Free plan · from $10/mo | The self-hosted Community Edition costs $0, with limited features and no support. The cloud-hosted version has no free plan, only a 30-day trial. |
| ScribeStep-by-step guides captured automatically as you work | Free plan · from $13/mo | Basic plan: capture web processes with the Chrome or Edge extension, edit text and steps, and share guides by link, embed or video. Unlimited guide creation, exports and desktop capture need a paid plan. |
| TangoCaptures workflows as step-by-step guides with screenshots | Free plan · from $15/mo | Free forever: up to 5 workflows in the team library, browser capture, link and embed sharing, and up to 10 free users per workspace. |
| BookStackFree self-hosted wiki organized into books, chapters and pages | Free plan · from £450/yr | The whole application is free and MIT licensed, with no cost to download and install your own instance. Community support carries no assurance of a response. |
| Wiki.jsOpen-source wiki software built on Node.js with Git sync | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| MediaWikiThe free wiki software that powers Wikipedia | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| DokuWikiOpen-source wiki software that needs no database | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| XWikiOpen-source enterprise wiki with structured data and apps | Free plan · from €309/yr | Community version: the open-source software with community extensions, downloaded and set up on your own servers, without XWiki SAS support or the XWiki Pro applications. |
| DocmostOpen-source collaborative wiki you deploy on your own servers | Free plan · from $6/mo | Open Source edition (AGPL-3.0): the editor, real-time collaboration, unlimited spaces, groups, page history, comments, diagrams, public sharing and full-text search. |
| HackMDReal-time collaborative Markdown editor and knowledge base | Free plan · from $4/mo | Free forever: unlimited notes, up to 3 teammates, 3 custom templates, the 10 most recent versions, 20 GitHub pushes and 400 API calls a month, and images up to 1 MB each. |
| Zoho WriterFree online word processor with AI and document automation | Free plan · from $2.50/mo | Free for individuals and organizations with all editing features and no limit on the number of documents, plus 200 free document automation credits a month per organization. |
| Zoho LearnTeam knowledge base and training courses in one platform | Free plan · from $0.83/mo | 5 users, 3 spaces, 5 manuals, 5 courses, 2 learning paths and 1 GB of storage. It has no external sharing, version history or PDF export. |
| ONLYOFFICEOpen-source office suite for documents, sheets, slides and PDFs | Free plan · from $20/mo | DocSpace Startup cloud plan: up to 3 admins, 12 rooms and 2 GB of storage, with unlimited users and guests. Desktop editors, mobile apps and self-hosted Community builds are also free. |
| Collabora OnlineSelf-hosted, open-source office suite based on LibreOffice | Free plan · from $3.40/mo | Collabora Online Development Edition (CODE): free, self-hosted rolling release with no SLA or long-term support. The vendor suggests it for testing, home use or small teams, not production. |
| CryptPadEnd-to-end encrypted, open-source collaborative office suite | Free plan · from €5/mo | Free registered account on cryptpad.fr with 1 GB of storage and 25 MB uploads. Guests can use every app without an account, but their documents are deleted after 90 days of inactivity. |
| EtherpadOpen-source real-time collaborative editor you host yourself | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| HedgeDocOpen-source, self-hosted collaborative Markdown editor | Free | Everything. There is no paid plan. |
| Proton DocsEnd-to-end encrypted collaborative documents inside Proton Drive | Free plan · from $3.99/mo | Proton Free: 5 GB of end-to-end encrypted storage for files, photos and documents, with the online document and spreadsheet editor included. |
| Stack InternalVerified company knowledge for teams and AI agents | Free plan | Starter plan: up to 3 collaborators and 1,000 credits a month, with 4 connectors, the custom ingestion API and the trust engine. It has no SSO, audit logs or health and usage insights. |
| ProProfs Knowledge BaseKnowledge base software for help centers and internal wikis | Free plan · from $49/mo | 1 author and up to 25 pages, free forever. The pricing page says the free plan includes all features. |
| WhaleSOP documentation and employee training platform with AI | Free plan · from $249/mo | Free Forever: up to 10 members, 1 creator and 20 Playbook items across the workspace, with 20 AI credits a month. No PDF or Word export, version history or insights. |
| GuiddeAI video documentation tool that turns screen captures into guides | Free plan · from $19/mo | Up to 25 how-to videos captured from web apps, with recorded voiceover, link sharing, transitions and soundtracks. Removing the Guidde watermark and exporting need Pro. |
| DubbleChrome extension that records clicks as step-by-step guides | Free plan · from $18/mo | Unlimited guides, sharing and exports, with screenshot annotation and redaction, PDF download and unlimited private viewers. No screen or audio recording, and output is watermarked. |
| FolgeOffline desktop app that turns clicks into step-by-step guides | Free plan · from $89 one-time | Free version with no time limit: 5 guides with unlimited steps, all annotation tools, PDF export, 2 export templates, the bring-your-own-key AI Helper and 20 hosted online guides. |
| You Need A WikiWiki layer on top of Google Docs and Google Drive | Free plan · from $19/mo | Free for 1 user. The pricing table lists one feature set across all tiers, including unlimited wikis, document search and unlimited read-only users. |
| PapyrsDrag-and-drop company intranet and team wiki at flat prices | Free plan · from $89/mo | Personal Wiki: one user and two subsites with all core features, unlimited pages and 1GB of storage. |
| Bit.aiCollaborative documents and wikis with embeds and link tracking | Free plan · from $8/mo | Free plan with no time limit: up to 5 members and 50 documents, a 5 MB file limit and 1 GB of storage. The AI Genius writing assistant is not included. |
| BlueSpiceOpen-source enterprise wiki built on MediaWiki | Free plan · from $1,620/yr | BlueSpice free is a community edition to download and run yourself: MediaWiki plus a visual editor, search and about 100 extensions. It has community support only and no approvals or workflows. |
| DocumizeSelf-hosted knowledge base with approvals and analytics | Free plan · from $900/yr | The first 5 users are free with no feature restrictions, using a free activation key that the vendor emails on request. No credit card is required. |
| GramaxOpen-source knowledge base that stores Markdown in Git | Free plan · from $20/mo | Gramax Open Source is free with no license: visual editor, diagrams, templates, export to PDF and DOCX, browser and desktop apps, and unlimited documentation portals and readers. AI runs on your own model. |
Common questions
Which docs and wiki tools are free?
38 of the 52 docs and wiki tools in this directory are free or have a free plan. They are Confluence, Google Docs, Superhuman Docs, Microsoft Loop, Dropbox Paper, Nuclino, GitBook, Slab, Outline, Scribe, Tango, BookStack, Wiki.js, MediaWiki, DokuWiki and 23 more.
Which docs and wiki tools are free with no paid plan?
Wiki.js, MediaWiki, DokuWiki, Etherpad and HedgeDoc have no paid plan. The others on this page limit the free plan and sell paid ones.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and each listing names the pages it was read from.