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MediaWikiDokuWiki
Free

Free and open software with no charge.

 Free

Free and open source.

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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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