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wiki vs oscean
wiki has 28,938 GitHub stars, 3,314 forks, 182 open issues and last shipped today. oscean has 561 stars, 81 forks, 8 open issues and last shipped yesterday. wiki leads on adoption by 5,058% (28,938 vs 561 stars). wiki is written in Vue under AGPL-3.0; oscean is written in HTML under MIT. wiki has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, oscean 14%. wiki 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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| wiki | oscean | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 561 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Vue | HTML |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 81 |
| 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 oscean if
- You want the oscean feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches HTML
- You evaluated both and oscean 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 oscean
Oscean This is the repository for the Oscean wiki, see the on site documentation for more up to date details. Oscean is a static site written in Uxntal, a stack machine assembly language designed for a portable virtual machine. The database tables are stored as plain text files designed to fit in Uxn's 64kb of memory. The main branch is the live version . Build The oscean.rom file can be assembled with drifblim. The pre processor step generates temporary files for oscean to populate the wiki with. entry log , contains all the diary logs for that entry. entry map , contains all the incoming links for that entry. T…
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Frequently asked questions
Is wiki or oscean more popular?
wiki has 28,938 GitHub stars and oscean has 561. wiki has the larger community by that measure.
Are wiki and oscean free?
Both are open source. wiki is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and oscean under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between wiki and oscean?
wiki is written in Vue and oscean 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 oscean?
Choose wiki if you want the larger community (28,938 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose oscean if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.