HowHive Alternatives & Competitors

openKB is a Markdown Knowledge base application (FAQ) built with Nodejs and ExpressJS.

Key openKB features:

Open Source Self-Hosted Markdown Support Search Functionality

Modern Publishing, Simply taking your books from ideas to finished, polished books.

Key GitBook features:

User-Friendly Interface Collaborative Tools Integration with Git Customizable Templates

Open Source

Create in-app experiences with the most straightforward product adoption platform — quick implementation, lasting user engagement.

Key UserGuiding features:

User Onboarding Guides Hotspots Onboarding Checklists Knowledge Base

Try for free paid Free Trial $69.0 / Monthly (Basic; Guides & Checklists, Knowledge Base, In-app Surveys)

A powerful Open Source collaborative platform enhancing collaboration and communication.

Key XWiki features:

Open Source Extensibility Collaboration Features Flexible Permissions

Generate documentation from source code.

Key Doxygen features:

Comprehensive Documentation Automatic Code Parsing Customizable Output Integration with Other Tools

A second brain, for you, forever. Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.

Key Obsidian.md features:

Local-first Markdown Support Bidirectional Linking Customizability

MediaWiki is a free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia.

Key MediaWiki features:

Open Source Scalable Version Control Extensive Documentation

DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile Open Source wiki software that doesn't require a database.

Key DokuWiki features:

Ease of Use File-based Storage Extensibility Built-in Access Controls

SkyDocs is a lightweight static documentation builder with MarkDown.

Get the OneNote app for free on your tablet, phone, and computer, so you can capture your ideas and to-do lists in one place wherever you are. Or try OneNote with Office for free.

Key OneNote features:

Cross-Platform Accessibility Collaboration Features Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem Flexible Organization

Free Knowledge Base System.

Open source, flat-file Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files.

Key Raneto features:

Lightweight Markdown Support Easy Setup Open Source

Open Source

An API documentation generator for JavaScript.

Key JSDoc features:

Improved Documentation Enhanced Code Understanding Autocomplete and Type Checking Consistency

Open Source

Easy to maintain open source documentation websites.

Key Docusaurus features:

Easy Setup Customizable React-Based Versioning

Open Source