docmost Community Edition vs TiddlyWiki

Two self-hosted Wikis apps, compared on the facts we track: GitHub popularity and activity, license, language, Docker images and a rough hosting estimate.

Side by side

	docmost Community Edition	TiddlyWiki
Description	Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).	Reusable non-linear personal web notebook.
GitHub stars	22,226	8,699
Forks	–	–
Open issues	–	–
Commits (12 months)	493	366
Last activity	2026-11-05	2026-11-04
Latest release	v0.97.0 (2026-10-25)	v5.4.1 (2026-07-10)
Maintenance health	Active	Active
License	AGPL-3.0	BSD-3-Clause
Language / platform	Docker, Nodejs	Nodejs
Docker Hub image	–	–
Docker pulls	–	–
Est. server size	~1 GB, 1 vCPU	~1 GB, 1 vCPU
Est. hosting from	$5/mo	$5/mo
Categories	Wikis	Wikis
Links	Website · Source	Website · Source

What the numbers say

docmost Community Edition is more popular on GitHub: 22.2k stars vs 8.7k for TiddlyWiki.
docmost Community Edition had more commits in the last 12 months (493 vs 366).
docmost Community Edition published a release more recently (v0.97.0 on 2026-10-25; TiddlyWiki's latest is v5.4.1 on 2026-07-10).
docmost Community Edition is licensed under AGPL-3.0, TiddlyWiki under BSD-3-Clause. TiddlyWiki's license is permissive; docmost Community Edition's is copyleft (changes you distribute must stay open).
Both are written in Nodejs.
Deployment options listed upstream: docmost Community Edition: Docker; TiddlyWiki: none listed.

Summary: docmost Community Edition leads on GitHub popularity and commit activity. The right choice depends on the features you need — read both project descriptions and docs.

This summary is generated from GitHub, Docker Hub and awesome-selfhosted data as of 2026-11-05. It does not rate features or quality.

Frequently asked questions

Is docmost Community Edition or TiddlyWiki more popular?

docmost Community Edition has more GitHub stars (22,226 vs 8,699 for TiddlyWiki, as of 2026-11-05). Stars measure interest, not quality.

Which is more actively maintained, docmost Community Edition or TiddlyWiki?

docmost Community Edition had more commits over the last 12 months (493 vs 366). The last recorded activity was 2026-11-05 for docmost Community Edition and 2026-11-04 for TiddlyWiki. Our health labels: docmost Community Edition is “Active”, TiddlyWiki is “Active”.

What licenses do docmost Community Edition and TiddlyWiki use?

docmost Community Edition: AGPL-3.0. TiddlyWiki: BSD-3-Clause. TiddlyWiki's license is permissive; docmost Community Edition's is copyleft (changes you distribute must stay open).

Can I run docmost Community Edition and TiddlyWiki with Docker?

We did not detect a Docker Hub image for either app. The upstream listing mentions Docker as a deployment option for docmost Community Edition. Check each project's documentation for install options.