Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Real-time Wiki is a collaborative documentation tool that lets multiple users create and edit content simultaneously. It's designed for teams and communities who need to build shared knowledge bases with live updates.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Real-time Wiki launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   You Need A Wiki▲579

   Create a wiki with Google Docs

   2019 · youneedawiki.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   XWiki▲71

   Open Source collaborative platform to create team wikis

   2021 · xwiki.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Realtime Multiplayer by Supabase▲273

   Easily build real-time apps that enables user collaboration

   2022 · multiplayer.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4CA
   Create a beautiful timeline with TimeKiwi▲145

   2011 · timekiwi.com · its alternatives →

5. 5HI
   HackPad is the best wiki ever▲209

   2012 · hackpad.com · its alternatives →

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   I made a modern web UI for Wikipedia▲979

   A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Wikipedia. Enhance your Wikipedia experience with a redesigned look, new features and customization.

   2021 · modernwiki.app · its alternatives →

7. 7PA
   Piki, a fresh take on the wiki▲27

   2012 · piki.heroku.com · its alternatives →

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   Figma 1.0▲705

   The first interface design tool with real-time collaboration

   2016 · figma.com · its alternatives →

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   I am building an open-source Confluence and Notion alternative▲551

   Hello HN, I am building Docmost, an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion. I have been working on it for the past 12 months. This is the first public release (beta). The rich-text editor has support for real-time collaboration, LaTex, inline comments, tables, and callouts to name a few. Features - Collaborative real-time editor - Spaces (Teamspace) - User permissions - Groups - Comments - Page history - Nested pages - Search - File attachments You can find screenshots of the product on the website. Website:…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Deepstream.io – open-source real-time server with pub/sub and data sync▲301

    A realtime server for the modern web

    2016 · deepstream.io · its alternatives →

11. 11WM
    We made a real-time editor for web database apps▲121

    2018 · demo.hyperfiddle.net · its alternatives →

12. 12RT
    Real-Time Web Collaborative Code Editing▲15

    2012 · cocode.io · its alternatives →

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    Wikiful▲118

    Pain-free wikis for individuals and teams.

    2019 · wikiful.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wikiwand▲169

    Streamline Wikipedia knowledge and answer your questions

    2024 · wikiwand.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Almanac▲393

    Doc Editor & Platform for Async Collaboration

    2019 · get.almanac.io · its alternatives →

16. 16LT
    LocalWiki, the open platform for local knowledge▲83

    2015 · localwiki.org · its alternatives →

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    OneCal▲323

    Synchronize your calendars in real-time

    2022 · onecal.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nuclino▲240

    Part knowledge base, part collaboration space 🧠

    2016 · nuclino.com · its alternatives →

19. 19EW
    Explore Wikipedia edits made by institutions, companies and governments▲261

    Hi HN! Wikiwho is a tool that scans Wikipedia edits and extracts those coming from specific IP ranges associated to known organizations. I've made this as a for-fun side project two years ago. If you want to read more on how it works I've written a short blog article about it here: https://ailef.tech/2020/04/18/discovering-wikipedia-edits-ma... I had already posted it here at the time (previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22907200) but I've now decided to release the code openly, hence the repost. If you're insterested, you…

    2022 · wikiwho.ailef.tech · its alternatives →

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    Matterwiki▲227

    A simple, beautiful, and open source wiki for teams

    2017 · nishantarora.org · its alternatives →

21. 21VR
    Visualizing real-time tweets and Wikipedia updates▲14

    2013 · arcgis.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Feature Rich Wiki for Microsoft Teams▲78

    One place to store, manage and update your team’s SOPs, manuals and FAQs — with AI answers right inside Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Copilot.

    2020 · perfectwiki.xyz · its alternatives →

23. 23WB
    We built an open source tool for journalists to inspect Wikipedia edits▲131

    2014 · blog.twg.ca · its alternatives →

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    Enterprise Wiki▲7

    A structured, realtime, collaborative markdown wiki

    2016 · its alternatives →

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