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wiki vs blog
wiki has 28,938 GitHub stars, 3,314 forks, 182 open issues and last shipped today. blog has 8,575 stars, 1,923 forks, 128 open issues and last shipped yesterday. wiki leads on adoption by 237% (28,938 vs 8,575 stars). wiki is written in Vue under AGPL-3.0; blog is written in HTML under GPL-2.0. wiki has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, blog 22%. wiki was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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 | blog | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 8.6K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Written in | Vue | HTML |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 1.9K |
| 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 blog if
- You want the blog feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches HTML
- You evaluated both and blog 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Is wiki or blog more popular?
wiki has 28,938 GitHub stars and blog has 8,575. wiki has the larger community by that measure.
Are wiki and blog free?
Both are open source. wiki is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and blog under GPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between wiki and blog?
wiki is written in Vue and blog in HTML. 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 blog?
Choose wiki if you want the larger community (28,938 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose blog if its feature set, stack or GPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.