XWiki
The heavyweight — a wiki you can program like an application platform.
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sovereigntyXWiki has been running enterprise documentation for two decades and is less a wiki than a platform you write applications on top of: structured data, scripting, forms and workflow all live inside the wiki itself. LGPL-2.1, Java, with a large extension marketplace. It is the only option here that genuinely replaces Confluence Data Center feature for feature, including the parts organisations use for regulated processes. It is also the heaviest, and it looks its age next to Docmost.
OPEN SOURCELGPL-2.1SELF-HOSTLOCAL-FIRST
LicenseLGPL-2.1
PricingFree and open source. Commercial support available from XWiki SAS.
Open sourceYes
Self-hostableYes
Local-first dataYes
What it does well
- +The only true Confluence Data Center replacement, feature for feature
- +Structured data and scripting — build applications inside the wiki
- +Two decades of enterprise deployment behind it
- +LGPL with commercial support available
Where it falls short
- −Heaviest option here — a Java application to operate
- −Interface is dated next to the newer tools
- −Steep learning curve for the platform features
- −Overkill if you just want to write pages
XWiki as an alternative to
Where XWiki shows up in our comparisons, and how it ranked.
XWiki head-to-head
Straight comparisons against the tools people weigh it against.