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Team wiki and knowledge base
What is Outline on ManageStacks?
Outline on ManageStacks is the open-source team wiki + knowledge base deployed to your own AWS, Azure, or GCP region — priced flat at $29 per instance per month regardless of user count, instead of the per-user pricing of Notion, Confluence, or Slab. Fast Markdown editor, SSO (Slack/Google/Microsoft/OIDC), full-text search, real-time collaboration, and Notion/Confluence import. Materially cheaper than Notion Teams or Confluence Data Center at scale, and your knowledge base stays in your cloud region.
Outline on ManageStacks is the open-source team wiki + knowledge base deployed to your own AWS, Azure, or GCP region — priced flat at $29 per instance per month regardless of user count, instead of the per-user pricing of Notion, Confluence, or Slab. Fast Markdown editor, SSO (Slack/Google/Microsoft/OIDC), full-text search, real-time collaboration, and Notion/Confluence import. Materially cheaper than Notion Teams or Confluence Data Center at scale, and your knowledge base stays in your cloud region.
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About Outline
What Outline does, and why teams deploy it.
Outline is a fast, opinionated team wiki designed as an open-source alternative to Notion, Confluence, and Slab. Its Markdown-compatible editor is faster than Notion (Outline was built by a team that specifically wanted the speed back), real-time collaboration is smooth, and the structured collection + document hierarchy is what teams actually want (versus Notion's free-form page tree that everyone eventually loses in).
Outline supports SSO via Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft, and any OIDC provider (Keycloak, Auth0, Okta). Full-text search across every document. API + webhooks for integrations. Embeds from Figma, Loom, Google Docs, GitHub, YouTube, and dozens of other services.
Self-hosting Outline means running Node.js + Postgres + Redis + S3-compatible storage + SMTP for email + SSO configuration. ManageStacks handles it all.
DIY vs ManageStacks
What running Outline yourself looks like — and what it looks like with us.
DIY self-hosting
- Install Node.js, Postgres, Redis, and MinIO/S3 on a VM; configure Outline env vars
- Set up SMTP for invitation and notification emails
- Configure SSO (Slack/Google/Microsoft/OIDC) manually with certificates
- Set up Postgres backups + S3 attachment backups separately
- Track Outline releases + handle upgrades yourself
On ManageStacks
- Subscribe through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace
- Outline comes up with Postgres, Redis, MinIO (or your S3), SMTP, and SSO wired
- Daily encrypted backups of Postgres + attachments run automatically
- Rolling version upgrades handled by us
- Pair with Keycloak (on same account) for fully self-hosted SSO
Outline on ManageStacks — key numbers
$29/mo
Standard tier; HA on Business+
SSO
Slack, Google, Microsoft, or any OIDC
Notion import
Migrate your existing workspace
Key features
Everything Outline ships with, running on our stack.
- Fast Markdown editor with real-time collaboration
- Collections and nested document hierarchy (structured, not free-form chaos)
- Full-text search with typo tolerance across all documents
- SSO with Slack, Google, Microsoft, and any OIDC provider (Keycloak, Auth0)
- API + webhooks for programmatic access and integrations
- Document versioning and revision history
- Rich embeds: Figma, Loom, Google Docs, GitHub, YouTube, and 30+ more
- Import from Notion, Confluence, and Markdown archives
- Public share links with per-link permissions
- Full data export — Markdown archive on demand
How it deploys
From subscribe to live in minutes.
Subscribe
Subscribe to ManageStacks through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace.
Provision
Outline spins up with Postgres, Redis, storage, SMTP, and SSO scaffolding — typically 3-5 minutes.
Configure SSO
Point Outline at your Slack/Google/Microsoft workspace, or your Keycloak instance for a fully self-hosted stack.
Import + write
Import from Notion or Confluence, or start fresh. Invite the team via SSO.
Who this is for
Built for teams that want Outline to just work.
Engineering teams cutting Confluence spend
Confluence per-user pricing gets punishing at scale. Outline gives you a fast, structured team wiki at flat cost.
Teams moving off Notion for data-ownership reasons
Regulated industries, IP-sensitive orgs, or teams uncomfortable with SaaS lock-in. Outline in your cloud region is the alternative.
Product teams needing a real editor
Notion's editor gets sluggish above ~10k words per page. Outline's editor was built by a team that felt that pain — it stays fast.
Compliance & compatibility
What we handle, what Outline runs on.
Compliance & operations
- Automated SSL/TLS via Let's Encrypt with custom-domain support
- Daily encrypted Postgres + S3 attachment backups in a separate region
- SSO integration with any SAML or OIDC identity provider
- GDPR data-residency — documents stay in your chosen cloud region
- OS-level and Outline security patches applied during your maintenance window
- Full Markdown export on demand — data portability guaranteed
Compatibility
- Version
- Latest Outline stable (validated before release)
- Runtime
- Node.js 20 on containerised infrastructure
- Dependencies
- PostgreSQL 15, Redis 7, S3-compatible storage, SMTP
- Min. resources
- 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM (dedicated); scale with team size
How ManageStacks helps
We handle the parts you shouldn't be writing yourself.
ManageStacks deploys Outline with Postgres, Redis, S3-compatible storage, SMTP for email, and SSO pre-configured against your IdP or Keycloak on the same account. Your team gets a private knowledge base with a fast editor, real-time collaboration, and full-text search without managing the multi-service backend.
How it compares
Outline on ManageStacks vs the alternatives.
How Outline on ManageStacks compares to the dominant team-wiki SaaS platforms and self-hosted alternatives.
| Property | Outline on ManageStacksUs | Notion | Confluence Cloud | Self-hosted BookStack / Wiki.js |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Managed on your AWS, Azure, or GCP | Vendor-hosted | Vendor-hosted | You provision + operate |
| Data residency | Your cloud region | Vendor infrastructure | Vendor infrastructure | Your cloud region |
| Pricing basis | Flat per instance | Per user ($10-24/user/mo) | Per user ($6-16/user/mo) | Your compute cost |
| Editor speed | Fast (Markdown-native) | Slows above ~10k word pages | Standard | Varies |
| Open source | BSL (self-host permitted) | No (proprietary) | No (proprietary) | Yes (MIT / AGPL) |
| Import from Notion | Yes | N/A | Yes | Partial |
Comparison focuses on architectural properties (deployment model, pricing basis, open-source status) that don't change with vendor pricing pages. Verify current pricing on each vendor's own site.
FAQ
Common questions about Outline on ManageStacks.
How does this compare to Notion or Confluence?
Notion is $10-24/user/month for teams; Confluence is $6-16/user/month plus per-user Data Center add-ons at scale. ManageStacks Outline is a flat $29 per instance regardless of user count. For teams beyond ~10 users, self-hosted Outline is materially cheaper — often 10-50x by 50 users. Notion wins on databases, templates ecosystem, and design polish; Confluence on Jira integration and enterprise governance; Outline on flat cost + data ownership + editor speed.
Can I migrate from Notion or Confluence?
Yes. Outline supports importing from Notion (export your workspace as Markdown/HTML archive), Confluence (Space export), and plain Markdown files. Documents, hierarchy, and formatting migrate. Comments and databases don't map perfectly (Outline is structured docs, not free-form DBs). We help with the initial import.
How is SSO configured?
Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft, and any OIDC provider are supported. Configure through the Outline admin UI. Pair with Keycloak on the same ManageStacks account for a fully self-hosted identity stack.
Does ManageStacks back up Outline documents?
Yes. Daily encrypted backups of Postgres (documents + metadata) and S3-compatible storage (attachments + images). Point-in-time recovery within the retention window.
Does ManageStacks handle Outline version upgrades?
Yes. Rolling upgrades on HA setups. Database migrations tested on a staging clone first.
What if I want to move off?
Outline supports Markdown export of any document, collection, or the whole workspace. Import into any Markdown-friendly wiki (Notion, GitBook, Docusaurus, MkDocs). Outline is BSL-licensed but self-hosting is permitted. Migration off is a supported operation.
Deploy Outline in under 5 minutes.
Subscribe through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace. We handle provisioning, SSL, monitoring, backups, updates, and security. From $29/app/month.