DokuWiki vs Memos
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted notes & knowledge base options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare DokuWiki with
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Compare Memos with
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Feature DokuWiki Memos Category Notes & Knowledge Base Notes & Knowledge Base License GPL-2.0 MIT Language PHP Go Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 128 MB 64 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker, binary GitHub stars ★ 4,694 ★ 62,093 First released 2004 2022 Replaces Confluence Notion, Google Keep
Why pick each one
Choose DokuWiki if… Trivial to back up Very stable and mature Low resource needs DokuWiki details Choose Memos if… Extremely lightweight Quick capture workflow Simple deployment Memos details
Frequently asked questions Is DokuWiki or Memos better? Neither is universally better. Memos has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are DokuWiki and Memos free and open-source? Yes. DokuWiki is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Memos under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run DokuWiki and Memos with Docker? DokuWiki: yes. Memos: yes.