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HedgeDoc vs Document360

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

Shared themes:collaborative-editing

HedgeDoc vs Document360: at a glance

FeatureHedgeDocDocument360
SectorCollabCollab
Velocity score2.57.5
Sparks · 30d01
Top themesmarkdown, collaborative-editing, security-fixes, self-hostedknowledge-base, documentation, collaborative-editing, api-platform
Last editorial update21d ago7d ago
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What is HedgeDoc?

A collaborative markdown editor on a security-driven maintenance cadence.

HedgeDoc's 1.x line ships every one to two months and is dominated by security response. Recent releases carry seven advisories between them — HTML injection via an email localpart, YAML frontmatter denial of service, CSRF in the Gist export, a rate-limit bypass through CF-Connecting-IP, a permission-value validation gap, missing upload security headers, and script execution in uploaded SVGs. Around those sit configuration knobs for the external-link warning, webp uploads, and rate limits.

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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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HedgeDoc vs Document360: editorial side-by-side

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2.5

A collaborative markdown editor on a security-driven maintenance cadence.

◆ Current state

HedgeDoc's 1.x line ships every one to two months and is dominated by security response. Recent releases carry seven advisories between them — HTML injection via an email localpart, YAML frontmatter denial of service, CSRF in the Gist export, a rate-limit bypass through CF-Connecting-IP, a permission-value validation gap, missing upload security headers, and script execution in uploaded SVGs. Around those sit configuration knobs for the external-link warning, webp uploads, and rate limits.

◆ Where it's heading

Two threads run in parallel. The perimeter work reduces attack surface and maintenance burden at once: old API endpoints and unused config are deleted, Node 18 support is dropped now that its security window has closed, and features added in one release tend to gain an off switch in the next. The second thread is realtime correctness — concurrent-editing data loss, connections dropped mid-handshake, operations discarded during revision gap recovery — which is the only work aimed at the core editing experience rather than its edges.

◆ Prediction

Expect the 1.x line to continue as security and correctness maintenance, with more legacy endpoints and configuration removed rather than new editing features added.

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 HedgeDoc 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 HedgeDoc or Document360.

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Recent activity from HedgeDoc 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. 25d agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.12.0
  5. 1mo agoDocument360August 2026 - 12.8.3
  6. 1mo agoDocument360August 2026 - 12.8.2
  7. 1mo agoDocument360August 2026 - 12.8.1
  8. 1mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.11.1
  9. 2mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.11.0
  10. 5mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.8
  11. 6mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.7
  12. 7mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.6

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between HedgeDoc and Document360?

Both compete on the same themes — collaborative-editing — within Collab. Document360 is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 2.5), 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 HedgeDoc 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 2.5), 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 HedgeDoc?

Top HedgeDoc alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "HedgeDoc alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/hedgedoc 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.