Docmost vs Slab
Slab gives you a clean wiki in someone else's cloud. Docmost gives you the same polished experience on your own infrastructure — open source, with enterprise features included.
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Head-to-head with Slab
See how Docmost compares across the features that matter most to your team.
| Feature | Docmost | Slab |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time Collaboration | ||
| Bases (Databases) | ||
| Kanban | ||
| AI Chat | ||
| AI Assistant | ||
| AI Search | ||
| Local LLM Support | ||
| Block-based Editor | ||
| Spaces & Page Hierarchy | ||
| Inline Comments | ||
| Full-text Search | ||
| Markdown Support | ||
| Synced blocks | ||
| Public Page Sharing | ||
| REST API | ||
| Templates | ||
| Self-Hosted / On-Premises | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Air-Gapped Deployment | ||
| RBAC Permissions | ||
| SSO / SAML / OIDC | ||
| SCIM | ||
| Built-in Diagrams (Draw.io, Excalidraw) | ||
| Page-level Permissions | ||
| Page Approvals & Verification | ||
| Audit Logs | ||
| MCP Support | ||
| Notion Import | ||
| Confluence Import |
Why teams choose Docmost over Slab
Full Data Sovereignty
Slab is cloud-only with no self-hosting option. Docmost deploys on your own servers or private cloud, so sensitive company knowledge never leaves your network.
Open Source & No Lock-in
Docmost is open source and stores your data in standard PostgreSQL. No proprietary platform, no forced migrations, and no surprise pricing changes as your team grows.
Enterprise Security, Self-Hosted
SSO, SAML, OIDC, SCIM, and granular RBAC are available in Docmost on infrastructure you run — enterprise security without moving your knowledge into someone else's cloud.
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