Knowledge Management for Regulated Industries
Collaborate with Confidence
Parabol is the self-hosted knowledge management platform for regulated industries.
Replace scattered documents, email chains, and hard-to-track and edit wikis with a secure, powerful workspace you control. Built for teams in finance, healthcare, and government (including defense), our platform combines the flexibility of Notion with the structure of Confluence, at a fraction of the cost, and is ready for your compliance and collaboration needs, out of the box.
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Built for the Most Demanding Environments
Your data. Your infrastructure. Your rules.
Whether you’re managing sensitive patient records, financial audits, or classified government operations, our platform is designed for teams with no room for compromise.

What Makes It Different

All-in-One Collaboration
Organize wikis, meeting notes, SOPs, project plans, and documentation in one place. No need to stitch together multiple tools.

Built for the Enterprise
From startups to federal agencies, our platform scales to your needs.

Compliance Without Compromise
Unlike public SaaS tools, we’re built from the ground up for regulated environments.
Industries We Serve
🏥 Healthcare & Life Sciences
Collaborate on clinical workflows, manage policies, and securely handle patient data—all while staying HIPAA-compliant.
🏦 Finance & Insurance
Maintain operational transparency and document controls that meet SEC, FINRA, and SOX expectations
🛡️ Federal & DoD
Operate with confidence in IL2 and IL4 environments. Our platform supports mission-critical documentation without compromising on security or flexibility. Application images are accredited by DoD Platform One Iron Bank.
Get Started Securely
You don’t need to compromise between modern collaboration and compliance.
- Deploy in minutes with Docker or Kubernetes
- Integrate with your identity provider
- Choose your hosting: cloud or on-prem
- Includes IL2 and IL4 deployment guide
Feature Comparison
Confluence | Notion | Parabol | |
Self-hostable | ✅(legacy) | ✅ | |
IL2 / IL4 DoD Support | ✅ | ✅ | |
HIPPA Compliance | ⚠️ Enterprise only | ✅ | |
Granular data residency | ⚠️Select regions only | ✅ | |
Real-Time Collaboration | ⚠️Basic | ✅ | ✅ |
Zero Third-Party Access | ✅ | ✅ | |
Air-Gapped Deployment Support | – | ✅ | ✅ |
SAML SSO | ⚠️ Enterprise only | ✅ | ✅ |
Role-Based Access Control | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Administrator Interface | ✅ |