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Wiki.js

Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown.

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Still maintained? Yes: 244 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 3.0.0-beta.705 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Notion and Confluence.

Docker #2 of 24 in Wikis

At a glance

Wiki.js quick facts

Health score
98/100 GOOD
Stars
29,108
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
3.0.0-beta.705, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View Requarks/wiki on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Wiki.js

Full rankings: Notion alternatives, Confluence alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "Wiki.js is an open source project that has been made possible due to the generous contributions by community backers. If you are interested in supporting this project, please consider becoming a sponsor, becoming a patron, donating to our OpenCollective, via Paypal or via Ethereum (0xe1d55c19ae86f6bcbfb17e7f06ace96bdbb22cb5)."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Wiki.js scores 98/100, #2 of 24 in Wikis: 244 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (3.0.0-beta.705, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 29,108 stars add 17.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 2.1 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    244 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    3.0.0-beta.705 released 4 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 17.9 / 20

    29k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

294 commits over the last 12 months
244
Last 90 days
294
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #2 of 24 tools in Wikis by health , between Outline (#1) and docmost Community Edition (#3) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsNodejs, Docker, K8S
Latest release3.0.0-beta.705 · 4 days ago
Stars29,108
Open issues7
DockerYes
RepositoryRequarks/wiki ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗ Live demo ↗

Wiki.js vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Wiki.js (Wikis), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Outline 98 41k BUSL-1.1 today
Wiki.js (this tool) 98 29k AGPL-3.0 today
docmost Community Edition 97 22k AGPL-3.0 today
XWiki 92 1.3k LGPL-2.1 today
BookStack 90 304 MIT 12 days ago
Dokuwiki 85 4.7k GPL-2.0 1 month ago

Wiki.js: common questions

What does Wiki.js replace?

Repoly lists Wiki.js as an open-source alternative to Notion and Confluence. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Wiki.js stands against the others.

Is Wiki.js still maintained?

Wiki.js had 244 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 3.0.0-beta.705, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.