Foswiki vs MoinMoin
Foswiki
foswiki.orgMoinMoin
moinmo.inSide by side
| Figure | Foswiki | MoinMoin |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Wiki Software | 8.9 (#4) | 8.3 (#13) |
| Spec score · Knowledge base software | 8.5 (#38) | 8.0 (#83) |
| Deployment | The feature page says Foswiki is available as a software appliance for VMware or VirtualBox. | The feature list says MoinMoin runs on Linux, UNIX, BSD, Mac OS X, Windows, and OpenVMS, with CGI, WSGI, standalone Python HTTP server, FastCGI, and other server options. |
| Editing | Pages can be edited with a WYSIWYG editor, topic markup, or HTML. | It offers both a WYSIWYG editor and a text markup editor. |
| Extensions | 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. | Extension types include macros, parsers, actions, formatters, XML-RPC, and themes. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| History | Foswiki keeps revision history for pages and attachments. | The wiki keeps backups of page revisions and supports revision lists and diffs between arbitrary versions. |
| Integrations | Foswiki supports enterprise LDAP and can combine with web APIs such as Google Maps. | The feature list names email and Jabber notifications, email import, wiki synchronization, and XML-RPC. |
| License | Foswiki is developed as Free Software under the GNU/GPL. | MoinMoin is Free Software licensed under the GNU GPL. |
| Purpose | Foswiki is an open, programmable collaboration platform for sharing knowledge and editing pages collaboratively. | MoinMoin is an extensible wiki engine for collaboration on easily editable web pages. |
| Security | The feature page identifies protection against Cross-Site Request Forgery as a security feature. | The SecurityFixes page says version 1.9.11 fixes security issues in 1.9.10 and lists fixes for CVE-2020-25074 and CVE-2020-15275. |
| SSO support | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The feature page points users to IRC for help and lists community consultants who can help install and customize Foswiki. | Free support is available through the project wiki, mailing list, and chat channel; paid support is also offered by MoinMoin consultants and developers. |
| Version history | Yes | Yes |
Plans
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.
MoinMoin
MoinMoin is a free, extensible wiki engine for creating and collaborating on editable web pages. It offers a WYSIWYG editor as well as text markup, and keeps page revision backups with lists and comparisons between versions. Search covers titles, full text, multiple terms, Boolean expressions, attachments, and older revisions through Xapian indexing. Configurable edit locks or warnings can help reduce editing conflicts, while RSS feeds report RecentChanges. Access controls include permission lists, multiple authentication methods, reuse of web server authentication, and modular single sign-on. Extensions include macros, parsers, actions, formatters, XML-RPC, and themes. MoinMoin stores page content in directories and does not require an external SQL database. It can run on Linux, UNIX, BSD, Mac OS X, Windows, and OpenVMS through several server options. The download page lists version 1.9.11, released in 2020; the 2.0 repository is described as unstable and alpha quality at best. Free project support is available, and consultants and developers also offer paid support.