docmost Community Edition vs Wiki.js

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	Wiki.js
Description	Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).	Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown.
GitHub stars	22,226	29,166
Forks	–	–
Open issues	–	–
Commits (12 months)	493	327
Last activity	2026-11-05	2026-11-05
Latest release	v0.97.0 (2026-10-25)	3.0.2 (2026-11-02)
Maintenance health	Active	Active
License	AGPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Language / platform	Docker, Nodejs	Nodejs, Docker, K8S
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

Wiki.js is more popular on GitHub: 29.2k stars vs 22.2k for docmost Community Edition.
docmost Community Edition had more commits in the last 12 months (493 vs 327).
Wiki.js published a release more recently (3.0.2 on 2026-11-02; docmost Community Edition's latest is v0.97.0 on 2026-10-25).
Both are licensed under AGPL-3.0.
Both are written in Nodejs.
Deployment options listed upstream: docmost Community Edition: Docker; Wiki.js: Docker, K8S.

Summary: docmost Community Edition leads on commit activity; Wiki.js leads on GitHub popularity. 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 Wiki.js more popular?

Wiki.js has more GitHub stars (29,166 vs 22,226 for docmost Community Edition, as of 2026-11-05). Stars measure interest, not quality.

Which is more actively maintained, docmost Community Edition or Wiki.js?

docmost Community Edition had more commits over the last 12 months (493 vs 327). Both had repository activity on 2026-11-05. Our health labels: docmost Community Edition is “Active”, Wiki.js is “Active”.

What licenses do docmost Community Edition and Wiki.js use?

Both use AGPL-3.0.

Can I run docmost Community Edition and Wiki.js 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 and Wiki.js. Check each project's documentation for install options.