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XWiki vs Confluence: catalog facts
XWiki	Confluence
Free Free and open source under the LGPL-2.1 licence; professional support is available.	Freemium Hosted plans from Atlassian, with paid tiers for larger teams and more features.
Self-hosted	Web
Extension-based architecture for adding applications WYSIWYG editor with real-time collaboration	Central wiki for team documentation and knowledge AI drafting, summaries and answers from existing pages
Heavier to install and run than lightweight wikis Breadth of features takes time to learn	Hosted service; your content lives on Atlassian's servers Built for teams rather than personal notes
Self-hosted	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: LGPL-2.1	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account 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 September 24, 2026

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