Open Source Fandom Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Fandom is Miraheze. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Fandom and 11 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Fandom are Ibis Wiki, BookStack, MediaWiki and BreezeWiki.

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  1. Miraheze icon
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    Miraheze is a wiki farm (hosts wikis) for free and with no ads, it also provides custom domains, extensions and many other features. It is based on MediaWiki.

    26 Miraheze alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MediaWiki
     
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  2. Ibis Wiki icon
     25 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!

    31 Ibis Wiki alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • PostgreSQL
     
  3. BookStack icon
     133 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.

    112 BookStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  4. MediaWiki icon
     183 likes

    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.

    91 MediaWiki alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Sandstorm
     
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  5. BreezeWiki icon
     9 likes

    BreezeWiki makes wiki pages on Fandom readable. It removes ads, videos, and suggested content, leaving you with a clean page that doesn't slow down your device or use up your data. BreezeWiki can also be called an "alternative frontend for Fandom".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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  6. Telepedia icon
     1 like

    Telepedia is a free, ad-supported wiki hosting company focusing on creating comprehensive wikis for entertainment communities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Citizendium icon
     10 likes

    Citizendium, powered by MediaWiki, is "an open wiki project dedicated to creating a free, comprehensive, and reliable repository of structured knowledge". Unlike with Wikipedia, a contributor must register using their real name and verify their identity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MediaWiki
     
  8. On an internet dominated by ads and corporate-run websites, Indie Wiki Buddy is a browser extension that helps you easily find and support independent wikis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  9. LibertyEngine is a MediaWiki syntax-compatible wiki engine developed by Librewiki and developed in Node.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. openNAMU icon
     4 likes

    Python-based wiki engine.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Mac
     
  11. Herodotus icon
     4 likes

    Herodotus has been designed as easy to use archival software, created to serve as an offline information reference when internet access in unavailable. Herodotus is not designed to be a personal "wayback machine", instead its focus is on providing a handy offline...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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