Confluence: Open Source Alternative

Confluence is software developed by Australian IT giant Atlassian that is used as a corporate wiki by organizations worldwide. The application trumps with extensive functionality. Despite its popularity, many users wonder if there are also open source alternatives for Confluence.

These open source alternatives to Confluence are available

Open source is the term used to describe an application whose source code can also be modified. For Confluence, there are now numerous open source alternatives on the market:

• Tiddly Wiki: Very flexible customizable application to organize and share even complex information.
• Book Stack: This open source alternative trumps with a user-friendly operation and practical features.
• DokuWiki: Primarily used by smaller organizations and development teams to create wiki entries.
• XWiki: Promotes cross-organizational collaboration and trumps with numerous features.
• Documize: Focuses on composing and creating a knowledge base for companies to make workflow more efficient.

Since theoretically any user can change certain functions by editing the source code, there are always concerns about the security of an open source software. Durch eine stete Überwachung der Entwickler sind diese Sorgen bei Confluence Open Source Alternativen jedoch in der Regel unbegründet.