BookStack

RATING:

5.0

Overview

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, inc...

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BookStack is free and open source, under the MIT license.

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BookStack Reviews

Overall Rating

5.0

Ratings Breakdown

(2)

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Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

Customer Support

Value for money

Functionality

3.5

Most Helpful Reviews for BookStack

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Tom

Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

EASE OF USE

VALUE FOR MONEY

FUNCTIONALITY

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.

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.

Reason 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

Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

EASE OF USE

VALUE FOR MONEY

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

FUNCTIONALITY

Reviewed March 2023

Aplicación de Wiki y gestor documental sencilla y directa.

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.

Reason for choosing BookStack

Por su sencillez y facilidad de uso.