Open Source Self-Hosted MediaWiki Alternatives

There are many alternatives to MediaWiki as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Self-Hosted alternative is TiddlyWiki. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MediaWiki and many of them are open source and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Self-Hosted alternatives to MediaWiki are Docmost, Ibis Wiki, DokuWiki and WackoWiki.

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  1. TiddlyWiki icon

    TiddlyWiki

     308 likes

    TiddlyWiki is a single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet. Because its a single file, its very portable - you can email it, put it on a web server or share...

    178 TiddlyWiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Xfce
    • RemoteStorage
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    Comments about TiddlyWiki as an Alternative to MediaWiki
    Guest
    Negative
    30

    Single user only. More a note taking app than a true wiki.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. TiddlyWiki is a legitimate MediaWiki alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • TiddlyWiki is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MediaWiki.

    • TiddlyWiki is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MediaWiki.

    • TiddlyWiki is Free and Open SourceMediaWiki is also Free and Open Source
    • TiddlyWiki is Customizable and LightweightMediaWiki is not according to our users
  2. Docmost icon

    Docmost

     44 likes

    Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion.

    91 Docmost alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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    • Docmost is the most popular SaaS alternative to MediaWiki.

    • Docmost is the most popular commercial alternative to MediaWiki.

    • Docmost is Paid and Open SourceMediaWiki is Free and Open Source
    • Docmost is Privacy focusedMediaWiki is not according to our users
  4. Ibis Wiki icon

    Ibis Wiki

     23 likes

    Ibis is a federated encyclopedia which uses the ActivityPub protocol, just like Mastodon or Lemmy. Users can create, browse, edit articles and use many other features. If you want to start a wiki for a TV series, a video game, or an open source project, then Ibis is for you!

    30 Ibis Wiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • PostgreSQL
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  5. DokuWiki icon

    DokuWiki

     189 likes

    DokuWiki is a standards compliant, simple to use Wiki, mainly aimed at creating documentation of any kind. It is targeted at developer teams, workgroups and small companies. It has a simple but powerful syntax which makes sure the datafiles remain readable outside the Wiki and...

    93 DokuWiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  6. WackoWiki icon

    WackoWiki

     13 likes

    WackoWiki is a light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine. Supports WYTIWYG-editing, page rights (ACLs), page comments, file uploads, email notification, design themes (skins) and much more. Compatible with PHP 8.0 - 8.5 and MariaDB / MySQL / SQLite.

    23 WackoWiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. La Suite Docs icon

    La Suite Docs

     21 likes

    Collaborative platform for real-time note-taking, documentation, and wikis, featuring offline editing, granular permissions, AI-assisted writing, multiple export formats, user-friendly formatting, scalable team support, customizable templates, and open-source licensing.

    65 La Suite Docs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. XWiki icon

    XWiki

     98 likes

    XWiki is the ultimate open-source structured wiki designed to enhance business collaboration and efficiency. Tailored for tech-savvy professionals, XWiki’s extensibility, customization, and flexibility make it indispensable for managing large projects and datasets, while...

    109 XWiki alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    Comments about XWiki as an Alternative to MediaWiki
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    From my experience, XWiki is way more adaptable to business use cases than MediaWiki : changing the theme or setting-up a mail server was very easy for example. XWiki also includes a nice extension manager with tons of available extensions. The main downside of XWiki is that it is harder to install than simple PHP applications ; it also take more system memory by default.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks XWiki is a great MediaWiki alternative.

    • XWiki is Free and Open SourceMediaWiki is also Free and Open Source
    • XWiki is Privacy focusedMediaWiki is not according to our users
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    BookStack

     129 likes

    BookStack is a free and open source knowledge management platform built on PHP. The system has been built around simplicity to ensure that adding information to it is not a chore. The content structure is built on the metaphors of Books, Chapters & Pages.

    107 BookStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about BookStack as an Alternative to MediaWiki
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Not a true wiki. Its a CMS.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    More a CMS app than a true wiki.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    BookStack icon

    • This alternative is disputed. BookStack is a legitimate MediaWiki alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • BookStack is Free and Open SourceMediaWiki is also Free and Open Source
  11. Foam icon

    Foam

     52 likes

    Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.

    250 Foam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
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  12. Wiki.js icon

    Wiki.js

     51 likes

    Write your content in the widely used and simple Markdown format, using the built-in visual editor. Unlike other wiki software that save content in a database with a difficult to extract format, Wiki.js saves all your content directly into Markdown (.

    76 Wiki.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about Wiki.js as an Alternative to MediaWiki
    Lunatica
    Negative
    3

    Wiki.js is for technical documentation (just take a look at its UI), while MediaWiki is made primarily for Wikipedia which is an encyclopedia, but can be also adapted for technical writing. So Wiki.js is not a replacement for MediaWiki when the use case is for encyclopedia or similar writing.

    jon k
    Negative
    0

    Still has a ways to go, many glitches and missing features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Modern node js based wiki, bring the future to your data, uses flat files stored on a git repo, with markdown notation

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
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    • Most users think Wiki.js is a great MediaWiki alternative.

    • Wiki.js is Free and Open SourceMediaWiki is also Free and Open Source
  13. Otter Wiki icon

    Otter Wiki

     6 likes

    An Otter Wiki is Python-based software for collaborative content management, called a wiki. The content is stored in a git repository, which keeps track of all changes. Markdown is used as Markup language. An Otter Wiki is written in python using the microframework Flask.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  14. Quartz – Static Site Generator icon

    Quartz – Static Site Generator

     5 likes

    Quartz is a set of tools that helps you publish your digital garden and notes as a website for free. Quartz v4 features a from-the-ground rewrite focusing on end-user extensibility and ease-of-use.

    22 Quartz – Static Site Generator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
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