DokuWiki vs Foswiki
DokuWiki
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| Figure | DokuWiki | Foswiki |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Wiki Software | 8.1 (#15) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Spec score · Knowledge Management Software | 8.0 (#23) | 8.8 (#6) |
| Spec score · Knowledge base software | 7.5 (#111) | 8.5 (#38) |
| Access controls | The installer includes an option to enable access control lists and configure a superuser. | Pages can be protected with flexible access controls. |
| Extensions | The project provides a plugin wizard that generates a downloadable plugin skeleton. | A plugin API allows extensions to add functionality; plugins can be installed through the configure interface or command line, and community plugins are independently developed and maintained. |
| License | The project identifies its license as GPL v2. | Foswiki is developed as Free Software under the GNU/GPL. |
| Purpose | DokuWiki is an open source wiki engine. | Foswiki is an open, programmable collaboration platform for sharing knowledge and editing pages collaboratively. |
| Version history | Yes | Yes |
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In their own words
Foswiki
Foswiki is a free, open-source collaboration platform for teams to share knowledge and edit pages in a browser. It can serve as a document repository, authoring space, content or project management tool, blog, or tracking system. Teams can build applications such as status boards, to-do lists, inventory systems, employee handbooks, and bug trackers. Pages can hold structured data for advanced search, and users can edit them with a WYSIWYG editor, topic markup, or HTML. Foswiki keeps revision history for pages and attachments, with flexible access controls to protect pages. It supports enterprise LDAP and can connect to web APIs such as Google Maps. Its plugin architecture offers hundreds of extensions for added features and third-party application integration. The feature list identifies Cross-Site Request Forgery protection and localized interfaces in 20 languages. It runs on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, and can also run from a USB stick or as a VMware or VirtualBox appliance. Installation is manual, assumes basic server administration knowledge, and requires Perl and required Perl modules; external extension dependencies may need manual installation.