MediaWiki 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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Compare MediaWiki with
choose an app… Docusaurus Outline MkDocs Docmost BookStack Answer Gollum TiddlyWiki Read the Docs Dendron DokuWiki MDwiki Raneto zk Helpy Documize Community Gitit Zim Django Wiki ZenTao Otter Wiki XWiki LeafWiki Kiwix Feather Wiki Daux.io Realms Wiki Antora Doctave phpMyFAQ Wikmd Mycorrhiza Wiki MoinMoin OutWiker Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Tiddloid AmuseWiki WikidPad Pepperminty Wiki YesWiki Foswiki Oddmuse W WackoWiki PhpWiki PmWiki WiKiss
Compare Wiki.js with
choose an app… AppFlowy AFFiNE Docusaurus Memos Mark Text Joplin Plane SiYuan Logseq Outline Trilium Notes TriliumNext Notes Khoj Karakeep ArchiveBox Focalboard Notable MkDocs Docmost Super Productivity Wekan Obsidian Linkwarden BookStack Foam Docs by Suite Numerique Omnivore OpenProject Answer Notesnook Gollum Habitica Self-Hosted Zettlr Quartz VNote Wallabag MarkText Workspace Planka Self-hosted LiveSync Shiori Leantime Linkding Blinko git-bug Kanboard Laverna TiddlyWiki Anytype Reor Read the Docs nb Notes Floccus Kaneo Dendron Buku Taskwarrior TagSpaces DokuWiki Shaarli Pinry MDwiki Raneto Documize Community Django Wiki ZenTao Otter Wiki XWiki LeafWiki Daux.io Realms Wiki
Feature MediaWiki Wiki.js Category Wikis & Documentation Notes & Knowledge Base License GPL-2.0 AGPL-3.0 Language PHP Vue Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 512 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal, source docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 5,135 ★ 28,727 First released 2002 2017 Replaces Confluence, Notion Confluence, Notion
Why pick each one
Choose MediaWiki if… Battle-tested at massive scale Huge extension ecosystem MediaWiki details Choose Wiki.js if… Flexible and full-featured Many auth options Good content management Wiki.js details
Frequently asked questions Is MediaWiki 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 MediaWiki and Wiki.js free and open-source? Yes. MediaWiki is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Wiki.js under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run MediaWiki and Wiki.js with Docker? MediaWiki: yes. Wiki.js: yes.