Best Note-taking & docs for developers
We list 8 Note-taking & docs tools, ranked by community votes and market presence (how often other tools are positioned as alternatives to them). Top picks right now: Confluence, Obsidian, Logseq.
| # | Tool | Pricing | Starts at | Best for | Platforms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confluence Team wiki tightly integrated with Jira | Freemium | $7/mo | Enterprise, Developers | web, ios, android | 0 |
| 2 | Obsidian Local-first markdown knowledge base | Freemium | $5/mo | Freelancers, Developers, Creators | macos, windows, linux, ios, android | 0 |
| 3 | Logseq Open-source outliner with bi-directional links | Open source | $0 | Developers, Creators | macos, windows, linux, ios, android | 0 |
| 4 | Outline Fast, self-hostable team knowledge base | Freemium | $10/mo | Developers, Small businesses | web | 0 |
| 5 | AppFlowy Open-source workspace you can self-host | Open source | $16/mo | Developers, Small businesses | macos, windows, linux, ios, android | 0 |
| 6 | Display Shared workspace where AI agents publish docs, prototypes and apps | Freemium | $12/mo | Developers, Small businesses, Enterprise | web | 0 |
| 7 | GitBook Docs that sync with Git | Freemium | $65/mo | Developers, Small businesses | web | 0 |
| 8 | XWiki Open-source enterprise wiki, self-hosted or cloud, now with MCP | Open source | $0 | Enterprise, Small businesses, Developers | web, linux | 0 |
All 8 tools
1.Confluence
▲ 0Team wiki tightly integrated with Jira
Freemium · $7Enterprisechecked Oct 20
2.Obsidian
▲ 0Local-first markdown knowledge base
Freemium · $5Freelancerschecked Oct 20
3.Logseq
▲ 0Open-source outliner with bi-directional links
Open sourceDeveloperschecked Oct 20
4.Outline
▲ 0Fast, self-hostable team knowledge base
Freemium · $10Developerschecked Oct 20
5.AppFlowy
▲ 0Open-source workspace you can self-host
Open source · $16Developerschecked Oct 20
6.Display
▲ 0Shared workspace where AI agents publish docs, prototypes and apps
Freemium · $12Developerschecked Nov 3
7.GitBook
▲ 0Docs that sync with Git
Freemium · $65Developerschecked Oct 20
8.XWiki
▲ 0Open-source enterprise wiki, self-hosted or cloud, now with MCP
Open sourceEnterprisechecked Oct 31