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Feature Comparison
| General Features | CentralDesktop  | SamePage | Socialtext |
|---|---|---|---|
 Version |
does not apply |  3.6 |
does not apply |
| Last Release Date |
does not apply | June 2008 |
does not apply |
| Author |
Central Desktop |
eTouch Systems |
Socialtext |
| URL |
www.centraldesktop.com |
www.etouch.net |
www.socialtext.com |
| Free and Open Source |
does not apply |  No |
does not apply |
| License |
does not apply | Commercial |
does not apply |
| Programming Language |
does not apply | Java |
does not apply |
| Data Storage |
does not apply | Files, DB |
does not apply |
| License Cost/ Fee |
Free Version Available (Pay versions start at $25/month) |
Pls check www.etouch.net |
www.socialtext.com |
| Development status |
does not apply | Mature |
does not apply |
| Intended Audience |
Small-Medium Sized Businesses |
Anyone who intends to use the Web for a collaborative initiatives.Geared for Enterprise Users. |
Businesses, individuals & developers |
| Hosting Features | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| Storage Quota |
from 25MB and up |
None |
Starts at 1GB & scales to unlimited storage |
| Bandwidth Quota |
unlimited |
None |
Unlimited |
| Other Limits |
|
User-based |
Unlimited wiki workspaces & pages |
| Topic Restrictions |
|
No pornography |
None |
| Corporate Branding |
 Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Own Domain |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ads allowed |
Yes |
No |
No |
| System Requirements | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| Operating System |
does not apply | Windows/Linux/Solaris |
does not apply |
| Root Access |
does not apply | No |
does not apply |
| Webserver |
does not apply | Bundled with Tomcat. Can run on any J2EE app server. Can be proxied via webserver of choice |
does not apply |
| Other Requirements |
does not apply | JDK1.4 |
does not apply |
| Datastorage | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| Text Files |
does not apply | No |
does not apply |
| MySQL |
does not apply | Yes |
does not apply |
| PostgreSQL |
does not apply | No |
does not apply |
| Oracle |
does not apply | Yes |
does not apply |
| SQLite |
does not apply | No |
does not apply |
| BerkeleyDB |
does not apply | No |
does not apply |
| RCS |
does not apply | No |
does not apply |
| Other |
does not apply | |
does not apply |
| Security/Anti-Spam | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| Page Permissions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACL |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Authentication Backends |
does not apply | Database,LDAP (AD, OID,Novell,Sun etc), SSO (Siteminder,WebSeal, OracleSSO etc) |
does not apply |
| Host Blocking |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Mail Encryption |
|
No |
 Optional |
| nofollow |
No |
No |
Optional |
| Blacklist |
|
No |
Yes |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| Delayed Indexing |
|
Yes |
Optional |
| Development/Support | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| Commercial Support |
Yes, 1 listed |
Yes, 2 listed |
Yes, 2 listed |
| Preconfigured Hosting |
does not apply | Yes |
does not apply |
| Code Repository |
does not apply | Source Code is not included |
does not apply |
| Issue Tracker |
|
support.etouch.net |
www.socialtext.net |
| Mailing List |
|
samepage-support@etouch.net |
www.socialtext.net |
| Support Forum |
forum.centraldesktop.com |
forums.etouch.net |
www.socialtext.net |
| IRC Channel |
|
Not available currently |
#socialtext |
| Common Features | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| Preview |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Minor Changes |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| Change Summary |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Page History |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Revision Diffs |
Between all |
Between all |
Between all |
| Page Index |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Plugin System |
|
Yes |
|
| Special Features | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| Unicode Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Right-to-Left Support |
|
Yes |
Optional |
| Interface Languages |
Not localized |
5 languages German, English, French, Hungarian, Polish |
|
| Email notification |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Comments |
Flat |
Threaded |
Flat |
| Categories |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Namespaces |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Page Redirection |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| Conflict Handling |
Conflict Resolution |
Page Locking |
Conflict Detection |
| Search |
Full Text |
Full Text |
Full Text |
| Wiki Farming |
does not apply | Yes |
does not apply |
| Structured Data |
|
 Patch |
|
| Links | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| CamelCase |
Optional |
No |
Optional |
| Freelinks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Backlinks |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| InterWiki |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| SisterWiki |
Yes |
No |
Optional |
| Image Links |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows Shares |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Page Redirects |
|
Yes |
|
| Syntax Features | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| HTML Tags |
Some |
Optional |
All |
| Math formulas |
No |
 Plugin |
Optional |
| Tables |
simple + complex |
simple + complex |
simple + complex |
| CREOLE support |
|
No |
Optional |
| Markdown Support |
No |
No |
Optional |
| Textile Support |
No |
Yes |
Optional |
| BBCode Support |
No |
No |
Optional |
| Emoticon Images |
No |
Yes |
Optional |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes |
No |
Optional |
| Footnotes |
No |
No |
Optional |
| Quoting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Internal Comments |
Yes |
No |
Optional |
| Custom styles |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| FAQ Tags |
No |
No |
Optional |
| Scripting |
html/css/templating |
Direct scripting prohibited for security reasons.Can be done via plugins, custom js files. |
Javascript |
| Content Includes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Feed Aggregation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Usability | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| Section Editing |
Yes |
Patch |
Optional |
| Page Templates |
|
Yes |
|
| Double-Click Edit |
Optional |
No |
Yes |
| Toolbar |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access Keys |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto Signature |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Statistics | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| Recent Changes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wanted Pages |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Orphaned Pages |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Most/Least Popular |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Recent Visitors |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Analysis |
Optional |
Yes |
Optional |
| Output | CentralDesktop | SamePage | Socialtext |
| HTML |
HTML 4 |
HTML 4 |
HTML 4 |
| CSS Stylesheets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Printer Friendly |
Print View |
Print View |
Print View |
| Mobile Friendly |
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