Docmost vs An Otter Wiki (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Docmost grades higher than An Otter Wiki: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Docmost grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Docmost
Open-source collaborative wiki you deploy on your own servers
An Otter Wiki
Minimal self-hosted wiki powered by Python, Markdown and Git
Which one is for you
Pick Docmost if
- Fits if your documentation has to stay on your own servers, even air-gapped ones
- Works for teams leaving Notion for a self-hosted wiki, since Notion import is in the free edition
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a hosted wiki, because Docmost only comes as something you run yourself
- Tight if you're staying free and need SSO, MFA, AI, templates or page-level permissions
- Pricey if you're a team of three, since Business has a 10-seat minimum and is billed annually
- Watch out: no monthly price is shown, and SCIM, audit logs and SIEM are Enterprise only at a custom price
- Not for you if you want phone or desktop apps, as none are on record
Pick An Otter Wiki if
- Fits if you want a plain wiki whose pages live as Markdown in a Git repo
- Works for small teams with a server and no budget for a hosted wiki
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a hosted service, because the site describes none
- Not for you if you rely on embeds, which are labeled experimental
- Too light for a large company wiki, since the listing shows accounts but no wider admin features
- Watch out: support is through GitHub issues
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADocmostGood | 2.0GPAAn Otter WikiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBusiness is $6 a seat a month, inside the cheapest quarter of this category, and it adds SSO, page-level permissions, Bases, Kanban and AI. It's billed annually with a 10-seat minimum, so the smallest real bill is ten seats for a year, and you're still running the server yourself. | C$0 under the MIT license, but you host it on your own server, so it sits in the middle for value. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Open Source edition is free under AGPL-3.0 and includes the editor, real-time collaboration, unlimited spaces, groups, page history, comments, diagrams, public sharing, full-text search and Notion import. SSO, MFA, templates and page-level permissions belong to Business. | BFree with no paid plan, and one person could run it. You supply the server. |
| Features | BLive editing with cursors, a slash menu with tables, code blocks and equations, unlimited spaces with their own permissions and groups, Draw.io, Excalidraw and Mermaid diagrams inside a page, Bases and Kanban for structured content, and AI answers with citations that can run on your own model. The wiki job, covered. | CMarkdown editor, Git backend, page history, attachments and user accounts. It does the wiki job fully but it's a small one, and embeds are experimental. |
| Ease of use | DThere's no hosted version at all: the pricing page covers self-managed editions only, so somebody has to deploy Docmost on your own infrastructure and keep it running, air-gapped or not. | DNo store rating on record. It is installed on your own server, so there is setup and upkeep. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app with Figma, Airtable, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Miro, Loom, Typeform and Draw.io connected, and API keys on the Business edition. No phone or desktop apps are on record. | CWeb only. Git is the only integration named, and no phone or desktop apps. |
| Best for | a wiki on your own servers | a small wiki backed by Git |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Docmost and An Otter Wiki. How we grade
Price against what you get
Docmost starts at $6 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. An Otter Wiki has no paid plan and scores 1.7.
Docmost scores higher, and starts $6 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other docs and wiki tools on the chart, 7 score higher than Docmost for less, and none scores higher than An Otter Wiki for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Docmost also covers AI search, databases and diagrams.
- An Otter Wiki also covers Markdown.
At a glance
| Docmost | An Otter Wiki | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $6 per seat / month, billed annually (Business, 10-seat minimum) | Free |
| Free plan | Open Source edition (AGPL-3.0): the editor, real-time collaboration, unlimited spaces, groups, page history, comments, diagrams, public sharing and full-text search. | Free and open source under the MIT license; you host it yourself. |
| Free trial | Free trial license key for the Business and Enterprise editions, generated in the customer portal | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Docmost, Inc. | An Otter Wiki |
| Price read from | docmost.com | otterwiki.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Docmost
- The pricing page covers self-managed editions only: you deploy and run Docmost on your own infrastructure.
- The Business edition has a 10-seat minimum and is priced on annual billing; no monthly price is shown.
- SSO, MFA, AI, Bases, Kanban, templates and page-level permissions are not in the free Open Source edition.
- SCIM, audit logs, SIEM and the page verification workflow are limited to Enterprise, which has custom pricing.
An Otter Wiki
- It is self-hosted only; the site describes no hosted service.
- Embeds are labeled experimental.
- Support is through GitHub issues, per the contributing section.
Key features
Docmost
- Real-time collaborative editor
- Several people edit the same page at once with live cursors. The editor has a slash menu, @ mentions, tables, code blocks, math equations and Markdown shortcuts.
- Spaces and permissions
- Unlimited spaces separate content by team, project or department, each with its own permissions and groups. Page-level permissions need the Business edition.
- Built-in diagrams
- Draw.io, Excalidraw and Mermaid diagrams are created inside a page, and all three are included in the free Open Source edition.
- AI search, chat and MCP
- Business and Enterprise add AI answers grounded in your pages with source citations, running on a self-hosted or cloud LLM, and can expose the wiki as an MCP server.
- Bases and Kanban
- Bases organize content as structured databases with properties, filters, sorts and formulas, in table and Kanban views. They are part of the Business edition.
- Import and export
- Pages import from Markdown, HTML and Notion and export to Markdown and HTML on every edition. Confluence, DOCX and PDF import need Business.
An Otter Wiki
- Git backend
- Full changelog and page history, with an optional Git web server.
- Markdown editor
- Editor tools for Markdown, with tables, footnotes, alerts, formulas and mermaid diagrams.
- Attachments
- Files can be uploaded to pages and images pasted straight into the editor.
- User accounts
- Self-registration and password recovery are supported.
- Embeds
- Experimental embeds include page indexes, data tables, includes and video.
Plans
Docmost
Community$0
Open-source edition: editor, real-time collaboration, unlimited spaces, page history, diagrams, public sharing, full-text search and Notion import.
Business$6
per seat / month, billed annually; minimum 10 seats
Adds Bases and Kanban, SSO, page-level permissions, AI and MCP, Confluence import, attachment search, MFA, API keys and email support.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Business, plus SCIM, audit logs, SIEM, retention controls, a page verification workflow and priority support.
An Otter Wiki
Open source$0
The whole wiki under an MIT license, self-hosted.
Ways to pay less
Docmost
- Nonprofit
Special pricing for non-profits
The pricing FAQ says Docmost offers special pricing for non-profit organizations through its sales team. No amount is stated.
- Education
Special pricing for educational institutions
The same FAQ extends special pricing to educational institutions that contact the sales team. No amount is stated.
An Otter Wiki
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Docmost or An Otter Wiki?
As of Nov 13, 2026, An Otter Wiki is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $6 a month for each person for Docmost. Docmost starts at $6 per seat / month, billed annually (Business, 10-seat minimum), and An Otter Wiki is free.
Which has a free plan, Docmost or An Otter Wiki?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Docmost and An Otter Wiki have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.