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BookStack vs Wiki.js: catalog facts
BookStack	Wiki.js
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Fixed hierarchy makes large documentation sets easy to navigate Granular permissions plus LDAP, SAML and OIDC sign-in	Optional Git storage keeps every page as a plain file in a repository Many authentication providers and fine-grained page permissions
PHP, MySQL and a web server are required; there is no single-binary option The rigid structure gets in the way if you want a free-form wiki	Version 3 has been in development for years while 2.x remains the stable line
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: AGPL-3.0
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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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