BookStack vs Wikidot
BookStack
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| Figure | BookStack | Wikidot |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £37.50/mo | $4.16/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Knowledge base software | 8.9 (#8) | 8.9 (#11) |
| Spec score · Wiki Software | 9.0 (#3) | 8.7 (#5) |
| API | The project describes a growing REST API for automation and importing content. | The plans comparison lists XML-RPC API access for Pro Lite, Pro, Pro+, and Community Site plans. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2015 | 2006 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Product | BookStack is a simple, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organising and storing information. | Wikidot hosts wiki-based websites for publishing content, sharing documents, and collaborating with others. |
| Security | BookStack supports CSP headers to increase protection against malicious content and stores MFA secrets encrypted in the database. | Wikidot says sensitive pages use HTTPS with at least 128-bit SSL certificates and describes measures against unauthorized access. |
| Support | Official paid support services are provided by HTTP Functions Ltd., while community support is available through discussions, Codeberg, Reddit, documentation and YouTube. | First-line help is provided through the community FAQ, multilingual Handbook and forum, with email escalation. |
| Version history | Yes | Yes |
Plans
BookStack
- BookStack self-hostedFree
- Community SupportFree
- Professional Support Plan£450 a year
- Enterprise Support Plan£4,500 a year
Wikidot
- Free accountFree
- Community SiteFree
- Pro Lite account$49.90 a year
- Additional slots$59.90 a year
- Pro account$119.90 a year
- Pro+ account$239.90 a year
- Pro Plus account$239.90 a year
In their own words
BookStack
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.