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Flame vs Document360

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Flame and Document360 — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Flame vs Document360: at a glance

FeatureFlameDocument360
SectorCollabCollab
Velocity score0.07.5
Sparks · 30d01
Top themesself-hosting, homelab, dashboard, dormantknowledge-base, documentation, collaborative-editing, api-platform
Last editorial update1mo ago7d ago
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What is Flame?

Self-hosted dashboard that finished its feature arc and stopped shipping in 2023.

Flame is a self-hosted startpage for homelab services — app tiles, bookmarks, weather, and a search bar. The feature set it set out to build was finished across 2021 and 2022: custom app descriptions, Docker secrets support, a secondary search provider, and a custom theme editor. The most recent release in this feed is v2.3.1 from July 2023, and it is entirely bug fixes.

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What is Document360?

Document360 ships collaborative editing and API v3 with OAuth 2.0 in back-to-back releases.

Document360 has shipped two major capability expansions in consecutive August releases: v12.8.2 introduced API v3 with OAuth 2.0 authentication and scoped API keys (the product's largest API overhaul to date), and v12.8.4 added real-time collaborative editing allowing multiple contributors to work on the same article simultaneously. The surrounding releases improved the AI assistant analytics layer (Eddy AI unanswered query tracking) and redesigned the navigation and publishing UX.

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Flame vs Document360: editorial side-by-side

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0.0

Self-hosted dashboard that finished its feature arc and stopped shipping in 2023.

◆ Current state

Flame is a self-hosted startpage for homelab services — app tiles, bookmarks, weather, and a search bar. The feature set it set out to build was finished across 2021 and 2022: custom app descriptions, Docker secrets support, a secondary search provider, and a custom theme editor. The most recent release in this feed is v2.3.1 from July 2023, and it is entirely bug fixes.

◆ Where it's heading

The arc reads as a project reaching completion rather than one under active development. Later releases shifted from adding capability to correcting the edges of what already existed — search-provider interactions, iOS input rendering, theme editor field sizes, label wording. There has been nothing since.

◆ Prediction

Nothing in these entries suggests further releases; anyone deploying Flame should treat the current version as the final one unless the project resumes.

D7.5

Document360 ships collaborative editing and API v3 with OAuth 2.0 in back-to-back releases.

◆ Current state

Document360 has shipped two major capability expansions in consecutive August releases: v12.8.2 introduced API v3 with OAuth 2.0 authentication and scoped API keys (the product's largest API overhaul to date), and v12.8.4 added real-time collaborative editing allowing multiple contributors to work on the same article simultaneously. The surrounding releases improved the AI assistant analytics layer (Eddy AI unanswered query tracking) and redesigned the navigation and publishing UX.

◆ Where it's heading

Document360 is clearly targeting enterprise knowledge base teams: OAuth 2.0 on the API enables secure SSO-gated integrations, collaborative editing removes a key friction point for team-based documentation, and unanswered query analytics gives content managers data to prioritize gaps. The product is closing the gap to Confluence and Notion on collaboration and integration depth.

◆ Prediction

Expect role-based collaborative editing permissions (view-only, comment, edit) and API v3 expansion to cover content lifecycle endpoints — the OAuth infrastructure is the foundation for third-party workflow integrations.

Alternatives to Flame and Document360

Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Flame or Document360.

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Recent activity from Flame and Document360

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 9d agoDocument360September - 12.9.1
  2. 16d agoDocument360August 2026 - 12.8.5
  3. 23d agoDocument360August 2026 - 12.8.4
  4. 1mo agoDocument360August 2026 - 12.8.3
  5. 1mo agoDocument360August 2026 - 12.8.2
  6. 1mo agoDocument360August 2026 - 12.8.1
  7. 3y agoFlameBug fixes for local search, iOS input styling, and theme editor
  8. 4y agoFlameCustom theme editor and secondary search provider
  9. 4y agoFlameIn-app location detection and tightened file permissions
  10. 4y agoFlameLocal search covers app descriptions; background task tuning
  11. 4y agoFlameCustom app descriptions and a cluster deployment fix
  12. 4y agoFlameDocker secrets support

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Flame and Document360?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Document360 is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Flame better than Document360?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Document360 is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Flame?

Top Flame alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Flame alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/flame-dashboard for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Document360?

Top Document360 alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Document360 alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/document360 for the full list with editorial commentary on each.