BookStack 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

BookStack

5.0

(3)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About BookStack

BookStack is a free and open-source documentation platform focused on providing an easy-to-use user experience that is suitable for mixed-technical-skill environments. At the center of BookStack are its pages, which hold documentation content and can be written using a simple WYSIWYG editor. Pages can then be organized within Books and Chapters, providing a familiar metaphor in respect to content organization features. Books can then be organized into Bookshelves.

Built-in business features include a full RBAC permission system upon a range of authentication features include SAML2, LDAP, OIDC and email/password. MFA is used where needed with enforcement possible at a per-user level.

Editing features include a range of possible formats for a variety of use-cases, including tables, image management and code-block control. Drawings can be added using the built-in draw.io integration offering an immensely powerful range of diagramming features. BookStack allows customization to suit the brand where needed, including logo and brand color control. An API and webhook system provides easy extension and integration with other systems within the business.

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BookStack Pricing and Plans

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BookStack Features

Popular features found in Knowledge Management
Access Controls/Permissions
Catalog Management
Collaboration Tools
Commenting/Notes
Content Management
Data Import/Export
Discussions/Forums
Document Management
Self Service Portal
Text Editing
More features of BookStack
API
Customizable Branding
Customizable Templates
Drag & Drop
Full Text Search
Knowledge Base Management
Multi-Language
Single Sign On
SSL Security

BookStack User Reviews

Overall Rating

5.0

Ratings Breakdown

100%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

5.0

Value for money

5.0

Customer support

4.0

Functionality

4.0

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Filippo V.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

Easy and powerful tool

I was very satisfied both in setting it up and in using it. As a user I found it very easy to learn.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It ha a lot of features and it helps you to organise stuff. Its shelfs, books, pages really helps in getting stuff organised.

Cons:

It lacks some integrations, like with mermaid graphs and some standard markdown syntax

Reasons for choosing BookStack

Cheaper and simplier to use. Bookstack is also very customisable

Reasons for switching to BookStack

Bookstack is more customisable and indeed it is cheaper

Tom L.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed February 2022

Great product for creating wikis to document common processes

Easy to upgrade and maintain with regular ongoing updates from the developer, however the product is conceptually limited by the developers desire to retain the Shelves > Books > Chapters > Pages structure, rather than abstracting these into a default set that could be customised.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

+ The support of Markdown and the preview of the documentation. + The automatic creation of a page contents using headings. + Pre-made structure of Shelves > Books > Chapters > Pages helps to get started. + Numerous IDM integrations including apps like Slack. + Auto-save of drafts.

Cons:

- Pre-made structure of Shelves > Books > Chapters > Pages is limiting. - File upload is only through a small droppable area which can cause you to loose the page. - Very limited visual customisation.

Reasons for choosing BookStack

- BookStack felt easier to manage thank MediaWiki and had more defined structure. - Moodle and SharePoint already exist within the organisation but the permissions would be hard to manage. - WordPress doesn't have a suitable Wiki structure.

David G.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2023

Aplicación de Wiki y gestor documental sencilla y directa.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Facilidad de uso. Es prácticamente instalar y funcionar. Rápida, intuitiva, pero no por ello poco potente. Posee todas las características que una aplicación de este tipo tiene que tener; Control de Versiones, editor potente, facilidades para organizar la información. Su estructura en estantes y libros resulta sumamente cómoda a la hora de asignar permisos.

Cons:

Un poco mas de personalización gráfica y de elementos que se pueden visualizar o no, dependiendo del rol que se esté utilizando.

Reasons for choosing BookStack

Por su sencillez y facilidad de uso.

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