Outline
Extensible wiki for your team.
Best self-hosted Wikis software in 2026
A wiki is a publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser.
We track 24 open-source, self-hosted Wikis apps. 18 of them had commits in the last 90 days, 11 can run with Docker, and the most common licenses are AGPL-3.0 (5), GPL-2.0 (5), MIT (5). The most-used languages are PHP, Nodejs, Go. Below are the top picks by GitHub stars, followed by every app ranked by stars weighted by maintenance health.
Alternatives to NotionAlternatives to ConfluenceAlternatives to SharePointAlternatives to ObsidianAlternatives to HackMDAlternatives to GitBookAlternatives to Document360Alternatives to BookStack
Top 5 by GitHub stars
| # | App | Stars | Health | Last activity | License | Language | Docker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outline | 41.3k | Active | 2026-11-10 | BUSL-1.1 | Nodejs, Docker | ✓ |
| 2 | Wiki.js | 29.3k | Active | 2026-11-10 | AGPL-3.0 | Nodejs, Docker | ✓ |
| 3 | docmost Community Edition | 22.3k | Active | 2026-11-10 | AGPL-3.0 | Docker, Nodejs | ✓ |
| 4 | TiddlyWiki | 8.7k | Active | 2026-11-04 | BSD-3-Clause | Nodejs | – |
| 5 | Dokuwiki | 4.7k | Active | 2026-11-10 | GPL-2.0 | PHP | ✓ |
- Outline — Extensible wiki for your team.
- Wiki.js — Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown.
- docmost Community Edition — Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).
- TiddlyWiki — Reusable non-linear personal web notebook.
- Dokuwiki — Easy to use, lightweight, standards-compliant wiki engine with a simple syntax allowing reading the data outside the wiki. All data is stored in plain text files, therefore no database is required.
Head-to-head comparisons
Outline vs Wiki.jsdocmost Community Edition vs Outlinedocmost Community Edition vs Wiki.jsOutline vs TiddlyWikiTiddlyWiki vs Wiki.jsdocmost Community Edition vs TiddlyWiki
All 24 self-hosted Wikis apps
Ranked by GitHub stars weighted by maintenance health.
Wiki.js
Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown.
docmost Community Edition
Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).
TiddlyWiki
Reusable non-linear personal web notebook.
Dokuwiki
Easy to use, lightweight, standards-compliant wiki engine with a simple syntax allowing reading the data outside the wiki. All data is stored in plain text files, therefore no database is required.
Gitit
Wiki program that stores pages and uploaded files in a git repository, which can then be modified using the VCS command line tools or the wiki's web interface.
Zim
Graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images.
django-wiki
Wiki system with complex functionality for simple integration and a superb interface. Store your knowledge with style: Use django models.
Otter Wiki
Simple, easy to use wiki software using markdown.
XWiki
Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture.
LeafWiki
Fast wiki for people who think in folders, not feeds. Fast editing. Tree navigation. Markdown on disk.
Wiki-Go
Modern, feature-rich, databaseless flat-file wiki platform.
Raneto
Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files.
WikiDocs
Databaseless markdown flat-file wiki engine.
Documize
Modern Docs + Wiki software with built-in workflow, single binary executable, just bring MySQL/Percona.
BookStack
Organize and store information. Stores documentation in a book like fashion.
AmuseWiki
Amusewiki is based on the Emacs Muse markup, remaining mostly compatible with the original implementation. It can work as a read-only site, as a moderated wiki, or as a fully open wiki or even as a private site.
Tiki
Wiki CMS Groupware with the most built-in features.
W
Lightweight, mutli-user, flat-file-database Wiki engine. Create pages quickly and edit them in your Web browser using Mardown/HTML/CSS/JS. The main difference with other wiki is that you are encouraged to customize each page style individually.
WackoWiki
Light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine.
Feather Wiki
Lightning fast and infinitely extensible tool for creating personal non-linear notebooks, databases, and wikis that is entirely self-contained, runs in your browser, and is only 58 kilobytes in size.
Mediawiki
Wiki software package that powers Wikipedia and all other Wikimedia projects, serving hundreds of millions of users each month.
PmWiki
Wiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites.
WiKiss
Wiki, simple to use and install.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best self-hosted Wikis software in 2026?
By GitHub stars, the most popular self-hosted Wikis apps are Outline (41,273 stars), Wiki.js (29,288 stars), docmost Community Edition (22,276 stars). Popularity is only one signal: also check maintenance health, license and whether it fits your setup.
How many self-hosted Wikis apps are actively maintained?
18 of the 24 apps listed had commits in the last 90 days and 3 more in the last 12 months; for 3 we have no repository activity data.
Which self-hosted Wikis apps can I run with Docker?
11 of the 24 apps can run with Docker; 2 publish an image on Docker Hub, including docmost Community Edition and Dokuwiki.
Which licenses do self-hosted Wikis apps use?
The most common licenses in this category are AGPL-3.0 (5 apps), GPL-2.0 (5 apps), MIT (5 apps).
How much does it cost to self-host Wikis software?
The software itself is free to download. Based on our rough hardware estimates, the cheapest suitable VPS plan starts at about $3.5/month (median $5/month across apps in this category). Several light apps can share one server.
Related categories
Figures from GitHub and Docker Hub as of 2026-11-15; hosting costs are rough estimates.