MediaWiki
Wikis & DocumentationThe wiki engine that powers Wikipedia
Replaces Confluence, Notion
Best LDAP Wikis & Documentation for self-hosting
The 5 best LDAP wikis & documentation you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
XWiki
Wikis & DocumentationAdvanced enterprise wiki and application platform
Replaces Confluence, Notion
phpMyFAQ
Wikis & DocumentationOpen-source FAQ and knowledge base software
Replaces Zendesk Guide, Confluence
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
Wikis & DocumentationAll-in-one wiki, CMS, and groupware platform
Replaces Confluence, SharePoint
Foswiki
Wikis & DocumentationStructured wiki and enterprise collaboration platform
Replaces Confluence
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MediaWiki | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-2.0 | 5,199 |
| XWiki | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | LGPL-2.1 | 1,317 |
| phpMyFAQ | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MPL-2.0 | 620 |
| Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | LGPL-2.1 | 300 |
| Foswiki | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 118 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: MediaWiki (5,199 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: MediaWiki (from 512 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 of 5 use LGPL-2.1; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged LDAP within the wikis & documentation category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.