| General Features | bitweaver  | MediaWiki | TWiki |
 Version |
 1.3.1 (2.0 prealpha) |
1.11.1 |
TWiki 4.2.0 |
| Last Release Date |
22-MAR-2006 (23-OCT-2006) |
2008-01-24 |
2008-01-22 |
| Author |
bitweaver.org |
Magnus Manske, Brion Vibber, Lee Daniel Crocker, Tim Starling, Erik Möller, and others. |
Peter Thoeny, TWiki community |
| URL |
www.bitweaver.org |
www.mediawiki.org |
twiki.org and www.twiki.net |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| License |
LGPL |
GPL |
GPL |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
PHP |
Perl |
| Data Storage |
Database |
Database |
Files, RCS |
| License Cost/ Fee |
FREE |
0 |
0 |
| Development status |
Mature |
Mature |
Mature |
| Intended Audience |
Hi Traffic, Custom Web Development |
End Users/Desktop, Education |
Large enterprise; small to medium businesses |
| System Requirements | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| Operating System |
|
*nix, Windows, Mac OS X |
Linux, Windows, OS-X and other |
| Root Access |
 No |
No |
No |
| Webserver |
YES |
Any with PHP support |
Almost any webserver, typically Apache 1.3/2.0 |
| Other Requirements |
PHP |
none |
RCS (optional), cron/scheduler, fgrep, egrep; Plugins may have additional dependencies |
| Datastorage | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| Text Files |
|
No |
Yes |
| MySQL |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| PostgreSQL |
Yes |
 Optional |
No |
| Oracle |
Yes |
Optional |
No |
| SQLite |
|
No |
No |
| BerkeleyDB |
|
No |
No |
| RCS |
|
No |
Yes |
| Other |
Firebird |
No |
RcsLite Perl library for version control without external RCS; backend API for other storage |
| Security/Anti-Spam | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| Page Permissions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACL |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Authentication Backends |
Cusomization API for Proprietary Systems |
Yes |
Internal authentication; anything Apache supports such as LDAP, NIS, AD, Kerberos |
| Host Blocking |
|
Yes |
 Plugin |
| Mail Encryption |
|
Plugin |
Yes |
| nofollow |
|
Optional |
Plugin |
| Blacklist |
|
Yes |
Plugin |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Delayed Indexing |
|
No |
Plugin |
| Development/Support | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| Commercial Support |
No |
Yes, 21 listed |
Yes, 21 listed |
| Preconfigured Hosting |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Code Repository |
sourceforge.net |
svn.wikimedia.org |
twiki.org |
| Issue Tracker |
sourceforge.net |
bugzilla.wikimedia.org |
twiki.org |
| Mailing List |
sourceforge.net |
lists.wikimedia.org |
twiki.org |
| Support Forum |
www.bitweaver.org |
mwusers.com |
twiki.org |
| IRC Channel |
irc://freenode.net/#bitweaver |
www.mediawiki.org |
twiki.org |
| Common Features | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| Preview |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Minor Changes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Change Summary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Page History |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Revision Diffs |
To current |
Between all |
Between all |
| Page Index |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Plugin System |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Special Features | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| Unicode Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Right-to-Left Support |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Interface Languages |
|
100+ |
14 |
| Email notification |
Yes |
Optional |
Yes |
| Comments |
Threaded |
Discussion Pages |
Threaded |
| Categories |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Namespaces |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Page Redirection |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Conflict Handling |
|
Conflict Resolution |
Conflict Resolution |
| Search |
Full Text |
Full Text |
Full Text |
| Links | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| CamelCase |
Optional |
No |
Yes |
| Freelinks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Backlinks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| InterWiki |
|
Yes |
Plugin |
| SisterWiki |
|
No |
Plugin |
| Image Links |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows Shares |
|
No |
Yes |
| Syntax Features | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| HTML Tags |
Optional |
Some |
All |
| Math formulas |
No |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Tables |
simple + complex |
simple + complex |
simple + complex |
| CREOLE support |
|
No |
No |
| Markdown Support |
Optional |
No |
No |
| Textile Support |
|
No |
Plugin |
| BBCode Support |
Optional |
No |
No |
| Emoticon Images |
Optional |
Optional |
Plugin |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Footnotes |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Quoting |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Internal Comments |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom styles |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| FAQ Tags |
|
No |
Yes |
| Scripting |
|
Optional |
JavaScript; TWiki variables; powerful API |
| Content Includes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Feed Aggregation |
Yes |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Usability | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| Section Editing |
No |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Double-Click Edit |
Optional |
Optional |
Plugin |
| Toolbar |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editing |
Optional |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Access Keys |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto Signature |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Statistics | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| Recent Changes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wanted Pages |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Orphaned Pages |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Most/Least Popular |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Recent Visitors |
|
Plugin |
No |
| Analysis |
|
Optional |
Yes |
| Output | bitweaver | MediaWiki | TWiki |
| HTML |
XHTML 1.0 Strict |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
| CSS Stylesheets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Printer Friendly |
Print CSS |
Print CSS |
Print View |
| Themes & Skins |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| RSS Feeds |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ATOM Feeds |
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Abbreviations |
|
No |
Plugin |
| Auto-TOC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Wikis
Forums
Podcatchers
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