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Gitit 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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GI Gitit Wiki program that stores pages and uploaded files in a git repository, VS GO Gollum A simple, Git-powered wiki with a sweet API
FeatureGititGollum
CategoryWikis & DocumentationWikis & Documentation
LicenseGPL-2.0MIT
LanguageHaskellRuby
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB256 MB
Deploymentbare-metalbinary, docker, source
GitHub stars★ 2,279★ 14,308
First released20202010
Replaces—Confluence, Notion

Why pick each one

Choose Gitit if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Active community (2.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Haskell
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Gitit details

Choose Gollum if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Gitit 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 Gitit and Gollum free and open-source?

Yes. Gitit is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Gollum under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Gitit and Gollum with Docker?

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

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