Microsoft SharePoint logo

20 self-hosted Microsoft SharePoint alternatives

Microsoft SharePoint is a cloud service for building intranet and team sites, managing document libraries and content, enabling file storage, sharing, search, permissions, workflows and Microsoft 365 integration for collaboration.

Alternatives to Microsoft SharePoint

An open source static site generator for building and maintaining documentation and project websites with Markdown/MDX, React, versioning, and i18n.

Docusaurus screenshot

66.1k stars10k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Outline is a fast, collaborative knowledge base for teams, featuring markdown docs, real-time editing, AI-powered search, and Slack integrations.

Outline screenshot

40.3k stars3.5k forkslast commit Actively maintained

A modern, extensible Node.js wiki with Markdown editing, powerful admin tools, multiple auth options, and support for popular SQL databases.

Wiki.js screenshot

28.8k stars3.3k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source Confluence/Notion alternative for team wikis and documentation with real-time editing, spaces, permissions, diagrams, and search.

Docmost screenshot

21.5k stars1.5k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

BookStack is a simple documentation and wiki platform with a WYSIWYG and optional Markdown editor, full-text search, permissions, and integrated authentication.

BookStack screenshot

19k stars2.4k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Git-backed wiki engine that supports multiple markup formats, an integrated editor, and features like diagrams, math rendering, citations, and RSS feeds.

14.3k stars1.6k forksMITlast commit Slowing down

Open-source, web-based collaborative Markdown editor for real-time notes, diagrams, and slide presentations with revisions and access controls.

HedgeDoc screenshot

7.4k stars590 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Minimalistic document management and archiving platform for long-term storage, full-text search, tagging, and automated ingestion via email or folders.

Papra screenshot

5.2k stars277 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source, local-first Slack and Notion alternative combining team chat, rich docs, databases, and file management with offline-first sync and self-hosting.

Colanode screenshot

5k stars314 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

DokuWiki is a lightweight, file-based wiki engine with ACL, versioning, and a rich plugin/template ecosystem for documentation and knowledge bases.

DokuWiki screenshot

4.7k stars919 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted photo gallery for organizations and individuals; supports large libraries, albums, plugins, themes, permissions and a developer API.

Piwigo screenshot

3.8k stars480 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source DMS that OCRs, indexes, and manages scanned PDFs, TIFFs and images with tagging, versioning, metadata and full-text search support.

Papermerge screenshot

2.9k stars311 forksApache-2.0last commit Slowing down

Raneto is an open-source, file-based Markdown knowledge base for Node.js with web editing, full-text search, theming, and optional login protection—no database required.

Raneto screenshot

2.9k stars442 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open source architecture documentation tool to model and document domains, services, events, and schemas for event-driven and microservice systems.

EventCatalog screenshot

2.8k stars272 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Documize is a self-hosted knowledge base and documentation platform for internal and external docs, offering spaces, labels, search, and enterprise-friendly authentication.

Documize screenshot

2.4k stars239 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

#16

Gitit is a wiki engine that stores pages in a git-compatible repo, uses Pandoc for markup, and runs on Happstack.

2.3k stars232 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted, secure platform for file sharing, collaboration, and document management with no vendor lock-in.

Pydio Cells screenshot

2.2k stars228 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Manyfold is a self-hosted web app to organize, preview, and share 3D models for 3D printing, with tagging, metadata, and disk reorganization tools.

Manyfold screenshot

2.1k stars139 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Extensible Django wiki application with Markdown pages, versioning, permissions, and a pluggable architecture for integrating knowledge bases into Django sites.

1.9k stars588 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

A minimalistic wiki for collaborative documentation, storing pages in Git and editing in Markdown with version history, attachments, and user authentication.

An Otter Wiki screenshot

1.5k stars124 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

What replacing Microsoft SharePoint actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 18 of 20 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT, AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, GPL-2.0, GPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

Browse everything in Wikis & Knowledge Bases.

Other tools people replace alongside Microsoft SharePoint