CanvasWiki vs. ikiwiki vs. Wiki on a Stick

General Features CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Version
1.2.101
2.67
0.12.0
Last Release Date
2006-06-15 (19 years ago)
2008-10-17 (17 years ago)
2010-06-21 (15 years ago)
Last Update here
2008-09-01 (17 years ago)
2008-10-28 (17 years ago)
2010-08-24 (15 years ago)
Author
Raymond Camden
Joey Hess and the ikiwiki community
legolas558
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
Apache
GPL
GPLv2
Programming Language
ColdFusion
Perl
JavaScript
Data Storage
Database
Files, RCS
Files
License Cost/ Fee
0
0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Mildly technical
Anyone
Advanced End Users
System Requirements CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Operating System
Windows, Linux, Solaris
Any
OS Independent (Browser Application)
Root Access
No
No
No
Webserver
Apache, IIS
Any, or none
Other Requirements
ColdFusion MX
JavaScript-capable browser
Datastorage CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Text Files
Unknown
Yes
No
MySQL
Yes
No
No
PostgreSQL
Unknown
No
No
Oracle
Unknown
No
No
SQLite
Unknown
No
No
BerkeleyDB
Unknown
No
No
RCS
Unknown
Yes
No
Other
Access, SQL Server
Self-modifying XHTML file, can export into XHTML and WSIF
Security/Anti-Spam CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Page Permissions
No
Yes
Yes
ACL
No
Yes
No
Authentication Backends
Built-in, HTTP auth, OpenID; extensible via plugins
Supports per-page AES encryption
Host Blocking
Unknown
Yes
No
Mail Encryption
Unknown
Yes
No
nofollow
Unknown
No
No
Blacklist
Unknown
Yes
No
CAPTCHA
Unknown
No
No
Delayed Indexing
Unknown
No
No
Development/Support CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
No
No
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
N/A
N/A
N/A
Common Features CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Preview
Unknown
Yes
No
Minor Changes
Unknown
No
No
Change Summary
Yes
Yes
No
Page History
Yes
Yes
No
Page Revisions
Unlimited
None
Revision Diffs
Between all
No
Sitemap
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Plugin System
No
Yes
Yes
Special Features CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Unicode Support
No
Yes
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
Unknown
Yes
No
Interface Languages
0
1
English
2
English, Italian
Email notification
Unknown
Yes
No
Comments
Discussion Pages
No
Categories
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Namespaces
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Conflict Handling
Conflict Resolution
Page Locking
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Structured Data
Unknown
Unknown
Yes
Links CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
CamelCase
Yes
Plugin
No
Freelinks
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Backlinks
Unknown
Yes
Yes
InterWiki
Unknown
Plugin
No
SisterWiki
Unknown
Plugin
No
Image Links
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Windows Shares
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Page Redirects
Unknown
Unknown
No
Syntax Features CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
HTML Tags
Optional
All
Math formulas
Unknown
Plugin
Plugin
Tables
simple + complex
simple + complex
CREOLE support
Unknown
No
Yes
Markdown Support
Unknown
Yes
No
Textile Support
Unknown
Plugin
No
BBCode Support
Unknown
No
No
Emoticon Images
Unknown
Plugin
No
Syntax Highlighting
Unknown
Plugin
No
Footnotes
Unknown
No
Plugin
Quoting
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
Internal Comments
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Custom styles
Unknown
Yes
Yes
FAQ Tags
Unknown
Yes
No
Scripting
safe subset of HTML::Template supported via template plugin
JavaScript
Content Includes
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Feed Aggregation
Unknown
Plugin
No
Usability CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Section Editing
Unknown
No
No
Page Templates
No
Yes
Yes
Double-Click Edit
Unknown
No
Optional
Toolbar
Unknown
No
Yes
WYSIWYG Editing
Unknown
No
No
Access Keys
Unknown
No
Yes
Auto Signature
Unknown
No
No
Statistics CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Recent Changes
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Wanted Pages
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Orphaned Pages
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Most/Least Popular
Unknown
No
No
Recent Visitors
Unknown
No
No
Analysis
Unknown
No
Unknown
Output CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Printer Friendly
Print CSS
Print View
Mobile Friendly
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
Themes & Skins
Unknown
Yes
Yes
RSS Feeds
Unknown
Plugin
No
ATOM Feeds
Unknown
Plugin
No
Abbreviations
Unknown
No
Unknown
Auto-TOC
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Raw Export
Unknown
Yes
Yes
HTML Export
Unknown
Yes
Yes
XML export
Unknown
No
No
PDF Export
Unknown
No
No
Office Export
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Media and Files CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
File Attachments
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Media Revisions
Unknown
Yes
No
Embedded Flash
Unknown
Optional
Yes
Embedded Video
Unknown
Optional
No
Image Editing
Unknown
No
No
SVG Editing
Unknown
No
Unknown
MindMap Editing
Unknown
No
No
Media Search
Filenames only
Filenames only
Extras CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Calendar
Unknown
Plugin
Plugin
Image Galleries
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Presentations
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Forums
Unknown
Unknown
No
Blogs
Unknown
Yes
No
Ticket System
Unknown
Yes
No
Chat
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Examples CanvasWiki ikiwiki Wiki on a Stick
Internal Link
[[internal]]
[[WoaS test page]]
External Link
[link text](http://example.org)
[[http://stickwiki.sf.net/|WoaS Official Website]]
Headlines
Two syntaxes:

# heading 1
## heading 2
### heading 3

heading 1
=========

heading 2
---------
= Header 1
== Header 2
=== Header 3
Bold Format
**bold**
__bold__
*bold text*
Italics Format
*emphasized*
_emphasized_
/italics text/
Underline Format
via HTML: <u>underlined</u>
_underlined text_
Monospace Format
`inline monospace`

indented block of
monospaced text

tab-indented
block
{{{this text will not render wiki syntax}}}
Strikethrough Format
via HTML: <del>deleted</del>
Superscript Format
via HTML: x<sup>2</sup>
Subscript Format
via HTML: a<sub>1</sub>
Images
![alt text](internal/image)
![alt text](http://example.org/external/image)
[[Image::woas.png]]
Aligning Text
Text Indentation
Bulleted Lists
* item 1
* item 2
* item 2.1
* item 2.2
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
Numbered Lists
1. item 1
2. item 2
1. item 1.1
42. the value doesn't matter
1. any value works
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
Definition Lists
via HTML:
<dl>
<dt>term</dt>
<dd>definition</dd>
</dl>
Horizontal Rule
---
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___
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Any number > 3
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spaces don't matter
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