ikiwiki vs SlimWiki
ikiwiki
ikiwiki.infoSlimWiki
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| Figure | ikiwiki | SlimWiki |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Wiki Software | 8.5 (#8) | 8.0 (#17) |
| Spec score · Knowledge base software | 8.0 (#82) | 7.9 (#88) |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Customization | Templates, CSS, and themes can be used to change the appearance and layout of generated pages. | Users can add their own branding and domain name to a wiki. |
| Intended users | Its setup guide describes creating a wiki or blog and notes that advanced users may prefer a manual setup. | SlimWiki presents use cases including sales processes, marketing playbooks, product documentation, communities, and clubs. |
| Search | Full-text search can be added using the Xapian search engine. | SlimWiki lists search and discovery as product capabilities. |
| SSO support | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The project provides a forum, bug tracker, TODO list, and discussion pages, and says developers monitor RecentChanges and respond in a timely fashion. | SlimWiki’s terms say technical support is provided by email; the pricing page lists 24/7 support and Priority support in its plan comparison. |
| Version history | Yes | Yes |
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In their own words
ikiwiki
ikiwiki is free, open-source software that compiles wiki pages into HTML for publication as a website. It builds a static site and regenerates pages when their source changes. Page history can be kept in Git, Subversion, or another revision-control setup, although a revision system is optional. Markdown is the default markup, while plugins can add WikiText, HTML, reStructuredText, and Textile. Any page can function as a blog and produce RSS or Atom feeds. Plugins provide much of the system, including markup, directives, revision-control backends, and CGI capabilities. Templates, CSS, and themes control generated appearance. Optional web editing supports registration, several authentication methods, and configurable edit permissions. Xapian can add full-text search. Packages are listed for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, BSD, openSUSE, Arch, Homebrew, and Guix. ikiwiki supports Linux, macOS, self-hosting, and web use, with custom domains, SSO, and version history listed.