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wiki vs Typemill
wiki has 28,937 GitHub stars, 3,314 forks, 182 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Typemill has 619 stars, 76 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped 25 days ago. wiki leads on adoption by 4,575% (28,937 vs 619 stars). wiki is written in Vue under AGPL-3.0; Typemill is written in JavaScript under MIT. wiki has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Typemill 12%. wiki was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (documentation, 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 | Typemill | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 619 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Vue | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-24 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 76 |
| 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 Typemill if
- You want the Typemill feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Typemill 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 Typemill
Typemill is an open source, MIT licensed flat file content management system that stores every page as a Markdown file and is built for authors and teams publishing informational sites such as documentation, manuals, handbooks, knowledge bases, and wikis.
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Frequently asked questions
Is wiki or Typemill more popular?
wiki has 28,937 GitHub stars and Typemill has 619. wiki has the larger community by that measure.
Are wiki and Typemill free?
Both are open source. wiki is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Typemill under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between wiki and Typemill?
wiki is written in Vue and Typemill in JavaScript. 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 Typemill?
Choose wiki if you want the larger community (28,937 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Typemill if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.