MediaWiki Alternatives

MediaWiki is described as 'Free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis' and is a very popular Wiki Engine in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MediaWiki for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Self-Hosted, Linux and Mac apps. The best MediaWiki alternative is TiddlyWiki, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MediaWiki are Google Docs, WackoWiki, DokuWiki and Docmost.

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MediaWiki is a free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis.

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MediaWiki alternatives page was last updated Dec 25, 2024
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  1. UserPress icon

    UserPress

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    UserPress is a wiki plugin for WordPress offering sophisticated functionality wrapped in a simple, intuitive interface. UserPress allows users to edit and create content using your front-end theme (as opposed to the wp-admin area), much like Wikipedia.

    41 UserPress alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    Theme
    Discontinued

    The plugin seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 2.0.6, released in July 2015, can be still downloaded from CodeCanyon.net

    UserPress Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Wiki
    3.  Knowledge Management
    4.  Knowledge base

    UserPress VS MediaWiki

     
  2. EditThis icon

    EditThis

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    A free wikifarm project allowing to keep private wiki and build it up through MediaWiki syntax.

    11 EditThis alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MediaWiki
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    EditThis Features

    1.  Wiki

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  4. Padland icon

    Padland

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    Padland is a tool to manage, share, remember and read collaborative documents based on the Etherpad technology.

    51 Padland alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free

    Padland VS MediaWiki

     
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    Archbee

    Archbee is a documentation platform that provides tools to create, manage, and distribute AI-assisted documentation. It enables team collaboration, publishing to a private domain, and integration with external tools.

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  6. Bookplay icon

    Bookplay

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    Design internal playbooks to keep your sales team up to speed, decrease ramp up time, and shorten your sales cycle. Check the video on the right to see if that's what you need.

    73 Bookplay alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Bookplay screenshot 1

    Bookplay Features

    1.  Sales enablement

    Bookplay VS MediaWiki

     
  7. Balsa Knowledgebase icon

    Balsa Knowledgebase

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    Balsa has a company-wide knowledgebase that you can store and share your most important documents within the company, using highest security standards.

    39 Balsa Knowledgebase alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Balsa Knowledgebase Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Knowledge base
    4.  Wiki

    Balsa Knowledgebase VS MediaWiki

     
  8. Phonemos icon

    Phonemos

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    All your content in one collaborative place. Sleek, easy to use, GDPR-compliant and affordable.

    18 Phonemos alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    A powerful and easy to understand editor

    Phonemos Features

    1.  Wiki
    2.  Knowledge base
    3.  Knowledge Management
    4.  Wiki-like interface

    Phonemos VS MediaWiki

     

  10. MarkWiki

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    MarkWiki aims to be dead simple. MarkWiki was born out of frustration with bad documentation tools behind a company firewall that were too complex.

    75 MarkWiki alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    MarkWiki is unmaintained since January 2017 according to the GitHub repo

    MarkWiki Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Wiki

    MarkWiki VS MediaWiki

     
  11. Noggle icon

    Noggle

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    Knowledge Center, Noggle not only helps you to better utilise the documents at your disposal, but to share libraries, and the things you learn, with others.

    6 Noggle alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Noggle VS MediaWiki

     
  12. Lessons Learned Server icon

    Lessons Learned Server

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    Lessons Learned Server is a light-weight knowledge-base web application with powerful editing capabilities. Based on PHP and MySQL. Available as a downloadable server application or via cloud hosting.

    29 Lessons Learned Server alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Lessons Learned Server screenshot 1

    Lessons Learned Server Features

    1.  Knowledge base
    2.  Content Management
    3.  Wiki
    4.  Knowledge Management

    Lessons Learned Server VS MediaWiki

     
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