Gollum vs Wiki.js
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Feature Gollum Wiki.js Category Wikis & Documentation Notes & Knowledge Base License MIT AGPL-3.0 Language Ruby Vue Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 512 MB Deployment binary, docker, source docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 14,308 ★ 28,727 First released 2010 2017 Replaces Confluence, Notion Confluence, Notion
Why pick each one
Choose Gollum if… Pages are plain files in Git Easy version control Gollum details Choose Wiki.js if… Flexible and full-featured Many auth options Good content management Wiki.js details
Frequently asked questions Is Gollum or Wiki.js better? Neither is universally better. Wiki.js has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Gollum and Wiki.js free and open-source? Yes. Gollum is licensed under MIT and Wiki.js under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Gollum and Wiki.js with Docker? Gollum: yes. Wiki.js: yes.