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BookStack vs XWiki: catalog facts
BookStack	XWiki
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the LGPL-2.1 licence; professional support is available.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Fixed hierarchy makes large documentation sets easy to navigate Granular permissions plus LDAP, SAML and OIDC sign-in	Extension-based architecture for adding applications WYSIWYG editor with real-time collaboration
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	Heavier to install and run than lightweight wikis Breadth of features takes time to learn
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: LGPL-2.1
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 October 2, 2026

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