Compare software

An Otter Wiki vs DokuWiki: catalog facts
An Otter Wiki	DokuWiki
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Git backend with full page history Extended Markdown with tables, formulas and diagrams	No database needed; pages are plain text files Easy to back up by copying a folder
Mermaid diagrams and Git server are experimental Deliberately minimal feature set	You have to host and maintain it yourself Wiki markup rather than a visual block editor
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.