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Dendron vs Gollum

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted wikis & documentation options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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DE Dendron Hierarchical note-taking and personal knowledge wiki VS GO Gollum A simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API
FeatureDendronGollum
CategoryWikis & DocumentationWikis & Documentation
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageTypeScriptRuby
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB256 MB
Deploymentsource, binarybinary, docker, source
GitHub stars★ 7,458★ 14,308
First released20202010
ReplacesNotion, ConfluenceConfluence, Notion

Why pick each one

Choose Dendron if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Mature project with 7.5k GitHub stars
  • Written in TypeScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Dendron details

Choose Gollum if…

  • Pages are plain files in Git
  • Easy version control
Gollum details

Frequently asked questions

Is Dendron or Gollum better?

Neither is universally better. Gollum has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Dendron and Gollum free and open-source?

Yes. Dendron is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Gollum under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Dendron and Gollum with Docker?

Dendron: check the project docs for container support. Gollum: yes.

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