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DokuWiki vs XWiki: catalog facts
DokuWiki	XWiki
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL-2.1 licence; professional support is available.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
No database needed; pages are plain text files Easy to back up by copying a folder	Extension-based architecture for adding applications WYSIWYG editor with real-time collaboration
You have to host and maintain it yourself Wiki markup rather than a visual block editor	Heavier to install and run than lightweight wikis Breadth of features takes time to learn
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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