XWiki
Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture.
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Still maintained? Yes: 1,081 commits in the last 90 days, latest release xwiki-platform-18.9.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Confluence.
At a glance
XWiki quick facts
- Health score
- 92/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 1,327
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- xwiki-platform-18.9.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- LGPL-2.1
Top alternatives to XWiki
Full rankings: Confluence alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
XWiki scores 92/100, #6 of 24 in Wikis: 1,081 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (xwiki-platform-18.9.0, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,327 stars add 12.5 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 7.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
1081 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
xwiki-platform-18.9.0 released 4 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 12.5 / 20
1.3k 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
- 1081
- Last 90 days
- 3,668
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 24 tools in Wikis by health , between LeafWiki (#5) and Wiki-Go (#7) .
Details
| Licence | LGPL-2.1 |
| Platforms | Java, Docker, deb |
| Latest release | xwiki-platform-18.9.0 · 4 days ago |
| Stars | 1,327 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | xwiki/xwiki-platform ↗ |
XWiki vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with XWiki (Wikis), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outline | 98 | 41k | BUSL-1.1 | today |
| Wiki.js | 98 | 29k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| docmost Community Edition | 97 | 22k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| XWiki (this tool) | 92 | 1.3k | LGPL-2.1 | today |
| BookStack | 90 | 304 | MIT | 12 days ago |
| Dokuwiki | 85 | 4.7k | GPL-2.0 | 1 month ago |
XWiki: common questions
What does XWiki replace?
Repoly lists XWiki as an open-source alternative to Confluence. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where XWiki stands against the others.
Is XWiki still maintained?
XWiki had 1,081 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, xwiki-platform-18.9.0, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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