BookStack vs Miraheze

BookStack is a free, open-source platform for organizing and storing information on a self-hosted instance. It organizes content into Books, Chapters and Pages, with a WYSIWYG editor and an optional Markdown editor with live preview. Search works within a book or across books, chapters and pages, and users can link directly to paragraphs. The editor includes diagrams.net drawing capability. Authentication supports OIDC, SAML2 and LDAP, as well as social-based secondary authentication options. Built-in multi-factor authentication can be enforced by role and uses TOTP and static backup codes. Content exports include contained HTML, PDF, plain text, Markdown and Portable ZIP. The project describes a growing REST API for automation and importing content. The MIT-licensed software has no cost to download and install. Setup requires PHP 8.2 or newer, MySQL 8.0 or MariaDB 10.6 or newer, Git, Composer 2.2 or newer and a PHP-compatible web server. BookStack does not currently support shared PHP hosting. Community support is free but does not assure a response, support or resolution; paid support plans are also listed.

Miraheze provides free wiki hosting on the web using MediaWiki. Hosted wikis do not feature ads, and administrators can configure almost every aspect through a self-service interface. Users can choose and configure more than 300 extensions and skins, add a custom domain at no charge, and use VisualEditor without a separate fee. Miraheze offers help from a team of MediaWiki experts. Its stated use cases include technology, games, entertainment, science, and education wikis. The service supports role permissions, revision history, media uploads, and API access. Miraheze describes its code as open source and links to its GitHub organization, whose profile identifies the WikiTide Foundation as operator. The Free wiki hosting plan costs nothing and includes hosting, 300+ extensions and skins, custom domains, and VisualEditor. Its privacy policy says registration and usage details may be collected.