#58 in Collaboration & CommunicationUpdated 2026-08

Docs

by Docs · Open-source collaborative document editor you can self-host

32 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Docs is an open-source, web-based text editor for teams, with block-based editing, slash commands, tables, columns and media. Documents nest into sub-docs to build a knowledge base, and several people can edit the same document at once with live cursors, presence and comments. It is MIT licensed and runs on your own infrastructure or on a public community instance.

Best for: Teams wanting a self-hosted, real-time collaborative document editor with full control of their content.
Pricing: No prices are shown; Docs is free, MIT-licensed software you self-host, with public instances run by the community.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Real-time editing with live cursors, presence and comments
MIT licensed; self-host on Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Nix or YunoHost
Imports .docx and .md; exports .docx, .odt and .pdf
Version history on every save, with rollback to any earlier state

Trade-offs

Documents are not end-to-end encrypted; unsuited for restricted content
Content search, notifications and find-and-replace are still on the roadmap
Self-hosting requires Docker Compose and GNU Make, or Kubernetes
AI is optional and needs your own LLM provider wired up when self-hosting

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 60 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 41 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 55 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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