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MediaWikiXWiki
Free

Free and open software with no charge.

 Free

Free and open source under the LGPL-2.1 licence; professional support is available.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Proven at very large scale by Wikipedia
  • Large library of extensions
  • Extension-based architecture for adding applications
  • WYSIWYG editor with real-time collaboration
  • Needs a server and some administration to install and maintain
  • Wiki markup and setup take time to learn
  • Heavier to install and run than lightweight wikis
  • Breadth of features takes time to learn
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated 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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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