# Raneto review (2026): is it any good? > Open-source Markdown knowledge base for Node.js Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Raneto is an open-source knowledge base that serves documentation from Markdown files, with no database. It has a built-in editor in its web interface, full-text search and customizable themes. You run it yourself with Node.js or Docker, and it is MIT licensed. - **Category:** Docs & Wikis - **Made by:** Raneto Project (since 2014) - **Website:** https://raneto.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want someone else to host it, as there is no hosted version. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Raneto is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free and open source under the MIT license; you host it yourself. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Open source | $0 | The full project under an MIT license, self-hosted with Node.js or Docker. | Read from https://raneto.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Raneto before buying. ## Key features - **Markdown files, no database:** Pages are Markdown files in a folder, which can be kept under Git version control. - **Built-in editor:** Documents can be created and edited from the web interface. - **Full-text search:** Search across pages is built on Lunr.js. - **Themes and templating:** A customizable Bootstrap theme with Mustache templates and syntax highlighting. - **Docker image:** The home page shows a docker-compose file for running it. ## Good for - Developers who want a small self-hosted docs site - Teams that prefer plain Markdown files over a database - Projects that need a free internal knowledge base ## Worth knowing - You install, host and update it yourself; there is no hosted version on the site. - The home page lists the configuration example as 'coming soon'. - No hosted pricing, user management or commercial support is described on the site. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Raneto serves Markdown files as a knowledge base with search and a web editor, and costs nothing. But you install, host and update it yourself, there is no hosted version, and its own home page still lists the configuration example as coming soon. - **Value for money: C.** $0 under the MIT license, but you host it yourself on Node.js or Docker, which makes it an ordinary value rather than a free app. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Free with no paid plan, and one person could run it. You supply the server. - **Features: C.** Markdown pages with no database, a web editor, search and themes. It does that job fully but it's a smaller job, and the site names no user management. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record. It needs Node.js or Docker and you update it yourself. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only. The listing names Docker, Git and Node.js, and no phone or desktop apps. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Raneto Project's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among docs and wiki tools - Raneto's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 6 of the 86 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 41 of 86) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Raneto has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/docs-wikis ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Raneto is free, so making your own would save you nothing. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 70 of the 86 other docs and wiki tools grade higher. - You could make: Markdown, wiki and documents: an app builder makes these well. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Docker, Git, Node.js **Tags:** Open source, Self-hostable, Markdown, Wiki, Documents ## Alternatives - [BookStack](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bookstack): Free self-hosted wiki organized into books, chapters and pages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bookstack-vs-raneto) - [Wiki.js](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wiki-js): Open-source wiki software built on Node.js with Git sync. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/raneto-vs-wiki-js) - [DokuWiki](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dokuwiki): Open-source wiki software that needs no database. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dokuwiki-vs-raneto) - [Docmost](https://toolgpa.com/tools/docmost): Open-source collaborative wiki you deploy on your own servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/docmost-vs-raneto) - [An Otter Wiki](https://toolgpa.com/tools/otter-wiki): Minimal self-hosted wiki powered by Python, Markdown and Git. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/otter-wiki-vs-raneto) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://raneto.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/raneto Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).