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DokuWiki vs Outline: catalog facts
DokuWikiOutline
Free

Free and open source.

Freemium

Hosted plans are paid. Self-hosting is possible under the source-available Business Source…

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • No database needed; pages are plain text files
  • Easy to back up by copying a folder
  • Fast collaborative editor with slash commands and nested collections
  • You have to host and maintain it yourself
  • Wiki markup rather than a visual block editor
  • Source-available under the Business Source License, not open source
  • The hosted plan is paid and self-hosting needs Postgres, Redis and object storage
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application, Hosted service
Open source Closed 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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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