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wiki vs llm-wiki-compiler
wiki has 28,938 GitHub stars, 3,314 forks, 182 open issues and last shipped today. llm-wiki-compiler has 2,030 stars, 208 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. wiki leads on adoption by 1,326% (28,938 vs 2,030 stars). wiki is written in Vue under AGPL-3.0; llm-wiki-compiler is written in TypeScript under MIT. wiki has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, llm-wiki-compiler 10%. wiki was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (markdown, 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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| wiki | llm-wiki-compiler | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Vue | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 208 |
| 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 llm-wiki-compiler if
- You want the llm-wiki-compiler feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and llm-wiki-compiler 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 llm-wiki-compiler
llmwiki New in 1.3 — A fresh look for your wiki. Meet Scientific Clay, with soft surfaces and rounded typography, and Minimal, which follows your system’s light or dark setting. Switch instantly between four themes, including Nebula Light and Dark. Scientific Clay Minimal The same page in a demonstration wiki. Click either screenshot for a closer look. Recursive source folders, path exclusions, project specific compile instructions, and storage for larger embedding indexes. Configurable Lifecycle Profiles — introduced in 1.0. Build a domain specific wiki with typed records, relationships, lifecycle gates, and wor…
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Frequently asked questions
Is wiki or llm-wiki-compiler more popular?
wiki has 28,938 GitHub stars and llm-wiki-compiler has 2,030. wiki has the larger community by that measure.
Are wiki and llm-wiki-compiler free?
Both are open source. wiki is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and llm-wiki-compiler under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between wiki and llm-wiki-compiler?
wiki is written in Vue and llm-wiki-compiler in TypeScript. 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 llm-wiki-compiler?
Choose wiki if you want the larger community (28,938 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose llm-wiki-compiler if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.