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

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