Comparison of wiki software


The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of wiki software packages.

General information

Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.
Wiki softwareCreatorFirst public release dateLatest stable releaseStable release datePredecessorSoftware licenseOpen sourceEncodingMultilingualProgramming languageData backend
BlueSpice MediaWikiHallo Welt! GmbHMediaWikiGPLv3UTF-8PHPMySQL
BrainKeeperBrainKeeper, Inc.2010-03-01ProprietaryJava/Java EEMySQL
Central DesktopCentral Desktop Inc.2.02010-02-22ProprietaryPHPPostgreSQL
CLiki2Andrey Moskvitin, Vladimir Sedach, Anastasiya SterhCLikiAffero GPL v3Common Lisp
ConfluenceAtlassianProprietaryUTF-8Java, Java EEDB2, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL
ConnectedTextEduardo Mauro6.0.152015-06-26ProprietaryC++SQL
DokuWikiAndreas GohrGPL v2UTF-8PHPFile system
FlexWikiDavid Ornstein2.1.0.2742008-10-20CPLASP.NET, C#File system, Microsoft SQL Server
FoswikiFoswiki communityTWikiGPLISO8859-1, UTF-8PerlFlat-file, RCS, or a variety of databases as plugins
GititJohn MacFarlane and communityGPLUTF-8HaskellGit
GollumTom Preston-Werner, Rick Olson, Dawa Ometto, Bart Kamphorst and communityMITUTF-8RubyGit
IBM ConnectionsIBMProprietaryUTF-8Java/Java EEDB2, MS SQL Server or Oracle
IkiwikiJoey Hess et al.GNU General Public License v2 +Perlstandard version control system such as Git or Subversion or 6+ others
JiveJive SoftwareProprietaryISO8859-1, UTF-8,...Java EE/JavaSQL/LDAP
JotSpotJotSpot 2.0ProprietaryJavaFile system, XML
MediaWikiMagnus Manske, then Lee Daniel CrockerNupedia then UseModWikiGPL v2UTF-8PHPMySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite
Midgard WikiHenri Bergius10.05.62012-03-06LGPLPHPMySQL and RCS
MindTouchMindTouch Inc.10.1.42013-01-22MediaWikiProprietaryUTF-8PHP, C# on Windows or MonoMySQL
MoinMoinJürgen Hermann; Thomas Waldmann;...PikiPikiGPLUTF-8PythonFlat-file
MojoMojoMarcus Ramberg & community1.122017-05-13UTF-8PerlPostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL, others
NuclinoNuclinoProprietaryUTF-8JavaScriptPostgreSQL
PBworksDavid WeeklyTipiWikiProprietaryUTF-8PHPMogileFS, Squid, MySQL, Pound, lighttpd
PhpWikiSteve Wainstead,...1.5.52015-12-11WikiWikiWebGPLISO8859-1, UTF-8PHPBerkeley DB, Flat-file, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle 8, Firebird
PmWikiPatrick MichaudGPLISO8859-1, UTF-8PHPFlat-file. SQLite
SharePointMicrosoftProprietaryUTF-8ASP.NET, C#Microsoft SQL Server or Windows Internal Database
SocialtextSocialtext7.5Dual UTF-8PerlPostgreSQL
SwikiMark Guzdial; Jochen Rick1.52005-12-06GPLSqueakFile system
TiddlyWikiJeremy RustonBSDUTF-8WikiText, JavaScriptHTML file
Tiki Wiki CMS GroupwareLuis Argerich LGPLUTF-8PHPMySQL
TracEdgewall Software1.4BSDUTF-8PythonMySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite
Traction TeamPageTraction SoftwareProprietaryUTF-8,...Supports multi-lingual content
Java SE/JavaFlat File and File System
Oracle 10G RDB option
WebDAV for attachments
TWikiPeter ThoenyJosWikiGPLISO8859-1, UTF-8PerlFlat-file, RCS, pluggable storage backend
UseModWikiClifford Adams1.2.12017-12-01AtisWikiGPLPerlFlat-file
WagnGrass Commons1.152015-03-27InstikiGPLUTF-8RubyMySQL, PostgreSQL
WhizfoldersAvniTech7.12016-06-09ProprietaryISO8859-1DelphiFile System
Wiki.jsNicolas Giard28 January 2017Affero GPL v3UTF-8JavaScriptPostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server or SQLite
Wiki ServerApple Inc.?ProprietaryUTF-8Ruby on RailsPostgreSQL
WikispacesTangient LLCProprietaryUTF-8PHPMySQL, MogileFS
WikiWikiWebWard CunninghamWikiWikiHyperCardPerlFile System
XWikiLudovic DubostTWikiLGPLUTF-8JavaPostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Apache Derby, HSQLDB
ZWikiSimon Michael0.61.02008-10-28GPLUTF-8PythonZODB - Zope Object Database
Wiki softwareCreatorFirst public release dateLatest stable releaseStable release datePredecessorSoftware licenseOpen sourceEncodingMultilingualProgramming languageData backend

Target audience

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Installation

Wiki softwarePlatformWeb server requiredOther software requiredInstallable to USB stick
BrainKeeperNA - hosted-NA
BlueSpice MediaWikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersIIS/Apache, TomcatMySQL, Oracle
Central DesktopNA - hosted--
ConfluenceMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Oracle SolarisTomcat included, or use your own servlet container.Java 1.8, database such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.
ConnectedTextMicrosoft Windows-Python optional
DokuWikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersShould work on any web server with PHPPHP
FlexWikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersIIS/ApacheASP.Net/Mono
FoswikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersAny Web server with cgi support.Perl, RCS
GititCross platformYes. Happstack; can also be used locally.LaTeX; Versioning system like Git, Darcs, or Mercurial
GollumCross platformNo, but possible -
IBM ConnectionsLinux, Unix, WindowsIBM HTTP Server or any other WebServer which can couple with WebSphere.All software required is delivered as one package
JiveJava 1.5 + one of: Windows Server 2003 SP2, Linux, Solaris 10Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphereMS SQL, Postgres, MySQL or Oracle
JotSpotLinux, Unix, Windows & othersNone VMware Player
MediaWikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersAny web server that supports PHP 5.5+PHP5; one of MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MSSQL
Midgard WikiLinux, Unix & othersApache with PHPMySQL, PHP
MindTouchLinux, Unix, Windows & othersApache, IIS6, IIS7, IIS8Mono, MySQl, PHP
MoinMoinLinux, Macs, Unix, Windows & othersNone for Desktop versionPython
MojoMojoLinux, Macs, Unix, Windows, othersNone - builtin server suitable for desktop or production useSQL database
PhpWikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersAny Web server with PHPPHP
PmWikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersAny Web server with PHP, can run without a web server.PHP
SharePoint FoundationWindows ServerIISOptional SQL Server
SharePoint ServerWindows Server or SaaSIIS or SaaSOptional SQL Server
SocialtextNA - hostedno, all required components includedno, all required components included
SwikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersNone—installs own server. Can coexist with IIS and Apache by running on alternate port-
TiddlyWikiAny -Runs in regular browser
Tiki Wiki CMS GroupwareLinux, Unix, Windows & othersAny Web server with PHPPHP
TracLinux, WindowsRecommended, builtin availableSQL database
Traction TeamPageAny OS capable of running Java 2 Virtual MachineJetty -
TWikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersAny Web server with cgi support. Web server included in VMware appliance and TWiki for MS-Windows PersonalPerl, RCS
UseModWikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersAny web server with cgi supportPerl
WagnLinux, Unix, Windows & othersAny web server with Ruby supportMySQL or PostgreSQL, Ruby, git
WhizfoldersMicrosoft Windows--
Wiki.jsLinux, Unix, Windows & othersNone - Can coexist with Apache / nginx / IIS via alternate portMongoDB, git
WikispacesSaaS - hosted--
XWikiJava PlatformAny Java EE webserverJava on Jetty/HSQL
ZWikiLinux, Unix, Windows & othersZopePython
Wiki softwarePlatformWeb server requiredOther software requiredInstallable to USB stick

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