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DokuWiki vs MediaWiki: catalog facts
DokuWiki	MediaWiki
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open software with no charge.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
No database needed; pages are plain text files Easy to back up by copying a folder	Proven at very large scale by Wikipedia Large library of extensions
You have to host and maintain it yourself Wiki markup rather than a visual block editor	Needs a server and some administration to install and maintain Wiki markup and setup take time to learn
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
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

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