Looking for a free alternative to IT Glue? Weavestream provides structured client documentation, linked assets and credentials, a knowledge base, domain monitoring, and IPAM on infrastructure you control.
IT Glue is an established commercial documentation platform with a broad integration ecosystem. Weavestream takes a self-hosted, open-source approach: you run the stack, manage the database and backups, and pay no per-user license fees.
Compare the fit for your team
| Area | IT Glue | Weavestream |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Vendor-hosted platform | Self-hosted with Docker |
| License | Commercial subscription | Free and open source, AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Structured documentation | Flexible assets and documentation relationships | Clients, custom asset layouts, credentials, articles, and relationships |
| Knowledge base | Documentation and runbooks | Rich-text and Markdown, version history, restore, and Mermaid diagrams |
| Credential management | Password management tools | Encrypted vault, TOTP, breach checks, history, and access restrictions |
| Client access | MyGlue | Client portal with selected records and server-enforced field visibility |
| Integrations | Established PSA and RMM ecosystem | Action1, Breeze, Cloudflare, Google Workspace, Level RMM, Microsoft 365, NinjaOne, and UniFi |
| Mobile access | Mobile app | Installable mobile web app for field technicians |
Weavestream does not currently include native ConnectWise or Autotask sync. If either is essential to your daily workflow, evaluate that gap before migrating. See the integration catalog for supported providers and setup guides, and IT Glue’s website for its current offering.
Connected documentation under your control
Open an asset and follow its credentials, articles, IP records, domains, and attachments. Use scheduled integrations to keep inventory current, and email alerts to track renewals, website outages, record changes, and security events.
The mobile app gives field technicians access to credentials, articles, assets, camera capture, search, and Ask anything. Records require a connection and are never stored on the device.
Ask anything runs through your configured OpenAI-compatible AI endpoint, including self-hosted models. API keys and MCP let scripts and AI agents work with documentation under the same permission system as your team.
Explore the product overview for the complete picture.
Security and operational ownership
Weavestream includes enforced MFA, role-based access, credential restrictions, reauthentication for sensitive actions, IP access rules, and a Security Center. Audit history is append-only and protected from modification through the application.
Self-hosting also makes operations your responsibility: maintain the host, configure TLS, schedule database backups, protect uploaded files and encryption keys, and verify restores. The security documentation, encryption reference, and backup guide explain the controls and requirements.
Plan a migration around real records
Deploy Weavestream alongside your current system and test one client first. Map asset layouts, credentials, articles, attachments, and relationships, then validate your team’s access and client-visible fields.
Weavestream does not currently offer a general-purpose CSV migration wizard. Recreate or script the records you need through supported APIs, and use integrations where they can populate existing inventory. Keep IT Glue available until the migrated documentation and workflows have been checked.
Get started
Follow the Docker quickstart or inspect the source and release notes on GitHub.