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Wiki.js vs BookStack: catalog facts
Wiki.js	BookStack
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Optional Git storage keeps every page as a plain file in a repository Many authentication providers and fine-grained page permissions	Fixed hierarchy makes large documentation sets easy to navigate Granular permissions plus LDAP, SAML and OIDC sign-in
Version 3 has been in development for years while 2.x remains the stable line	PHP, MySQL and a web server are required; there is no single-binary option The rigid structure gets in the way if you want a free-form wiki
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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