Comparison

BookStack vs Notion

On the evidence we track, Notion leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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BookStack50

★Notion65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BookStack	NotionLeader
vioscaleAI score	50 / 100low · 24%	65 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	£450	$0.00
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	48
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/security/	https://www.notion.com/es-es/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 10 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=ssddanbrown%2Fbookstack&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	19,079	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	40	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	10	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in GB	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

BookStack50 / 100low · 24%

Notion65 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Free tier

BookStack✓

Notion✓

Model

BookStackopen_source

Notionfreemium

Price level

BookStackfree

Notionlow

Starting price

BookStack£450

Notion$0.00

Transparent

BookStack✓

Notion✗

Integrations

Count

BookStack–

Notion48

Security

Certifications

BookStack–

NotionSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

BookStack✓

Notion✓

Gdpr

BookStack–

Notion✓

Hipaa

BookStack–

Notion✓

Iso27001

BookStack–

Notion✓

Soc2

BookStack–

Notion✓

Trust center

BookStackhttps://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/security/

Notionhttps://www.notion.com/es-es/security

Vulnerabilities

BookStackCount: 10 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=ssddanbrown%2Fbookstack&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Notion–

Reliability

Status page

BookStack–

Notion✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

BookStack0

Notion–

Github stars

BookStack19,079

Notion–

Activity

Commits last 30d

BookStack40

Notion–

Release

Cadence days

BookStack10

Notion–

History

BookStack20 items

Notion–

License

Spdx

BookStackMIT

Notion–

Language

Primary

BookStackPHP

Notion–

Market

Availability

BookStackAvailable worldwide · Popular in GB

NotionAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

BookStack–

Notion7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for wiki software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Wiki Software
Capability	BookStack	Notion
Capabilities
Deployment model	Self hosted on premise	cloud_managed_saas
Hierarchical nested page trees	✓	✓
BI directional backlinking	-	-
Rich markdown slash commands	-	✓
Real time multiplayer editing	-	✓
Page version history and diffing	✓	✓
AI automated content summarization	-	✓
Slack ms teams chat embeds	-	✓
Jira github engineering embeds	-	✓
Figma lucidchart design embeds	-	✓
SOC2 type ii	-	✓
ISO 27001	-	✓
Pricing model	-	Freemium

Capabilities

Deployment model

BookStackSelf hosted on premise

Notioncloud_managed_saas

Hierarchical nested page trees

BookStack✓

Notion✓

BI directional backlinking

BookStack-

Notion-

Rich markdown slash commands

BookStack-

Notion✓

Real time multiplayer editing

BookStack-

Notion✓

Page version history and diffing

BookStack✓

Notion✓

AI automated content summarization

BookStack-

Notion✓

Slack ms teams chat embeds

BookStack-

Notion✓

Jira github engineering embeds

BookStack-

Notion✓

Figma lucidchart design embeds

BookStack-

Notion✓

SOC2 type ii

BookStack-

Notion✓

ISO 27001

BookStack-

Notion✓

Pricing model

BookStack-

NotionFreemium

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

BookStack

BookStack is a free, open-source wiki software designed for self-hosted deployment. It provides a straightforward way to organize information into books, chapters, and pages, supporting both visual and Markdown editing.

Independently observed

Notion

Leader

A platform that enables teams to centralize information, search and retrieve answers across connected tools and content, and automate tasks using AI-powered capabilities integrated throughout the workspace.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

BookStack

from £450/yrOpen sourceFree tier

Free open source software. Optional support from £450/year.

Community SupportFree
Professional Support Plan£450/year
- Email and help-desk support
- Installation and updating issue coverage
- High priority triage for bug and issue reports
- Open source platform development support
Enterprise Support Plan£4,500/year
- All Professional Support features
- Highest priority support request handling
- API integration and extension assistance
- Feature and roadmap discussion with core maintainers
- Video support via Zoom, Teams, Meet, Discord

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Notion

Leader

freemiumFree tier

FreeFree
Plus-
Business-
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	BookStack	Notion
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

BookStack✓

Notion✓

iOS

BookStack✗

Notion✓

Android

BookStack✗

Notion✓

macOS

BookStack✗

Notion✓

Windows

BookStack✗

Notion✓

Linux

BookStack✗

Notion✓

CLI

BookStack✓

Notion✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

BookStack✗

Notion✓

Self-hosted

BookStack✓

Notion✗

On-premise

BookStack✓

Notion✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

BookStack

Not documented yet.

Notion

Leader

55 total

Figma
GitHub
Slack
Jira
Amplitude
Google Analytics
Google Calendar
Gmail
Google Drive
Cursor
Claude Agents
Zendesk
Salesforce
Loom
YouTube
Linear
Microsoft Teams
Stripe
Microsoft Entra ID
OneLogin
Rippling
Outlook
Notion Calendar
Asana
+31 more

Independently observed

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