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wiki vs wandao
wiki has 28,946 GitHub stars, 3,314 forks, 182 open issues and last shipped today. wandao has 1,160 stars, 136 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped yesterday. wiki leads on adoption by 2,395% (28,946 vs 1,160 stars). wiki is written in Vue under AGPL-3.0; wandao is written in Python under AGPL-3.0. wiki has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, wandao 12%. wiki was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (markdown), 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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| wiki | wandao | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Vue | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 136 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick wiki if
- You weight community size — 29K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick wandao if
- You want the wandao feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and wandao fits your workflow better
About wiki
Wiki.js is a modern, lightweight wiki application built on NodeJS and distributed as open source under the AGPL 3.0 licence, aimed at teams and organisations that want to publish and maintain their own documentation and knowledge base rather than renting a hosted one.
About wandao
Wandao (万能导) is a multi platform knowledge base Markdown import and export tool that turns content you have permission to access into local Markdown and pushes local Markdown back into supported platforms, built for people who need to back up, migrate, or study documentation without manual copying and pasting.
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Frequently asked questions
Is wiki or wandao more popular?
wiki has 28,946 GitHub stars and wandao has 1,160. wiki has the larger community by that measure.
Are wiki and wandao free?
Both are open source. wiki is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and wandao under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between wiki and wandao?
wiki is written in Vue and wandao in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, wiki or wandao?
Choose wiki if you want the larger community (28,946 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose wandao if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.