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deepwiki-open vs gollum
deepwiki-open has 18,350 GitHub stars, 2,025 forks, 269 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. gollum has 14,338 stars, 1,560 forks, 91 open issues and last shipped 11 months ago. deepwiki-open leads on adoption by 28% (18,350 vs 14,338 stars). deepwiki-open is written in Python under MIT; gollum is written in Ruby under MIT. deepwiki-open has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, gollum 11%. deepwiki-open was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (wiki), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| deepwiki-open | gollum | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 14K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-10-28 | 2025-11-24 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.0K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick deepwiki-open if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick gollum if
- You want the gollum feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and gollum fits your workflow better
About deepwiki-open
DeepWiki Open (Grok Wiki) DeepWiki is my own implementation attempt of DeepWiki, automatically creates beautiful, interactive wikis for any GitHub, GitLab, or BitBucket repository! Just enter a repo name, and DeepWiki will: 1. Analyze the code structure 2. Generate comprehensive documentation 3. Create visual diagrams to explain how everything works 4. Organize it all into an easy to navigate wiki 5. Generate codemap for code centric guided tours English 简体中文 繁體中文 日本語 Español 한국어 Tiếng Việt Português Brasileiro Français Русский Deepwiki Open 2.0 (Grok Wiki is now live) Download at 🤝 Contributing Contributions…
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About gollum
gollum A git based Wiki Gollum is a simple wiki system built on top of Git. A Gollum Wiki is simply a git repository of a specific nature: A Gollum repository's contents are human editable text or markup files. Pages may be organized into directories any way you choose. Other content can also be included, for example images, PDFs and headers/footers for your pages. Gollum pages: May be written in a variety of markups. Can be edited with your favourite editor (changes will be visible after committing) or with the built in web interface. Can be displayed in all versions, reverted, etc. Gollum strives to be…
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Frequently asked questions
Is deepwiki-open or gollum more popular?
deepwiki-open has 18,350 GitHub stars and gollum has 14,338. deepwiki-open has the larger community by that measure.
Are deepwiki-open and gollum free?
Both are open source. deepwiki-open is licensed under MIT and gollum under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between deepwiki-open and gollum?
deepwiki-open is written in Python and gollum in Ruby. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, deepwiki-open or gollum?
Choose deepwiki-open if you want the larger community (18,350 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose gollum if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.