| General Features | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.2.101
|
1.3.0.0
|
8.08.13
|
| Last Release Date |
2006-06-15 (19 years ago)
|
2013-08-02 (12 years ago)
|
2008-08-13 (17 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2008-09-01 (17 years ago)
|
2013-08-29 (12 years ago)
|
2009-02-02 (17 years ago)
|
| Author |
Raymond Camden
|
J.W. Davidson
|
Yuri Takhteyev
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
Apache
|
Apache License 2.0
|
MIT/X
|
| Programming Language |
ColdFusion
|
C#
|
Lua
|
| Data Storage |
Database
|
Database, Files
|
Database, Files, RCS
|
| License Cost/ Fee |
0
|
$0
|
0
|
| Development status |
Mature
|
Mature
|
Mature
|
| Intended Audience |
Mildly technical
|
small organization to enterprise
|
Small teams or private users
|
| System Requirements | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Operating System |
Windows, Linux, Solaris
|
Windows
|
Linux, UNIX, OSX, Windows
|
| Root Access |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Webserver |
Apache, IIS
|
IIS7 or IIS8
|
Apache, CGI, Xavante
|
| Other Requirements |
ColdFusion MX
|
IronPython
|
gcc or Lua
|
| Datastorage | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Text Files |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| MySQL |
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| PostgreSQL |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Oracle |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| SQLite |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| BerkeleyDB |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| RCS |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Other |
Access, SQL Server
|
MS SQL, MS SQL Express
|
Git
|
| Security/Anti-Spam | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Page Permissions |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACL |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Authentication Backends |
MS Membership and Roles
|
Yes
|
|
| Host Blocking |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Mail Encryption |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| nofollow |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Blacklist |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| CAPTCHA |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Delayed Indexing |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Development/Support | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| # 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 | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Preview |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Minor Changes |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Change Summary |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Page History |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
|
| Revision Diffs |
Between all
|
Between all
|
|
| Sitemap |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugin System |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Unicode Support |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Right-to-Left Support |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Interface Languages |
0
|
1
English |
3
English, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian |
| Email notification |
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Comments |
Discussion Pages
|
No
|
|
| Categories |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Namespaces |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Conflict Handling |
None
|
None
|
|
| Concurrent Editing |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Search |
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
|
| Wiki Farming |
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Structured Data |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Links | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| CamelCase |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Freelinks |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Backlinks |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| InterWiki |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| SisterWiki |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Image Links |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Windows Shares |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Page Redirects |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Syntax Features | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| HTML Tags |
None
|
Some
|
|
| Math formulas |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Tables |
simple + complex
|
complex
|
|
| CREOLE support |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Markdown Support |
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Textile Support |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| BBCode Support |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Emoticon Images |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Footnotes |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Internal Comments |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom styles |
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
| FAQ Tags |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Scripting |
IronPython
|
Lua, JavaScript
|
|
| Content Includes |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Feed Aggregation |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Usability | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Section Editing |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Page Templates |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Double-Click Edit |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Toolbar |
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| WYSIWYG Editing |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Access Keys |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Auto Signature |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Statistics | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Recent Changes |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Wanted Pages |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Orphaned Pages |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Most/Least Popular |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Recent Visitors |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Analysis |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Output | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Printer Friendly |
Print CSS
|
No
|
|
| Mobile Friendly |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Themes & Skins |
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
| RSS Feeds |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ATOM Feeds |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Abbreviations |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Auto-TOC |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Raw Export |
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
| HTML Export |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| XML export |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| PDF Export |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Office Export |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Media and Files | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| File Attachments |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Media Revisions |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Embedded Flash |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Embedded Video |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Image Editing |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| SVG Editing |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| MindMap Editing |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Media Search |
Contents
|
No
|
|
| Extras | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Calendar |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
| Image Galleries |
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| Presentations |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Forums |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Blogs |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Ticket System |
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| Chat |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Syntax Examples | CanvasWiki | LynxWiki | Sputnik |
| Internal Link |
|
CamelCase "display text":DisplayText |
[[Sputnik]] |
| External Link |
|
http://www.wikimatrix.org "Wiki Matrix":http://www.wikimatrix.org "this is a link (optional tooltip)":http://www.microsoft.com |
[Sputnik](http://spu.tnik.org) |
| Headlines |
|
!!Header 2 !!!Header 3 !!!!!!Header 6 |
# Sputnik |
| Bold Format |
|
*bold* '''bold''' |
**Sputnik** or __Sputnik__ |
| Italics Format |
|
_italics_ |
*Sputnik* or _Sputnik_ |
| Underline Format |
|
+underlined+ |
|
| Monospace Format |
|
[indent single space] @mono space on single line@ @@ start on multiline with end @@ |
|
| Strikethrough Format |
|
-strikethrough- |
|
| Superscript Format |
|
superscript^234^ |
|
| Subscript Format |
|
water: H~2~O |
|
| Images |
|
[image:/LynxWiki/Attachments/upload/images/IMG_2002.jpg] http://www.example.org/someimage.jpg |
|
| Aligning Text |
|
N/A |
|
| Text Indentation |
|
N/A |
> Sputnik |
| Bulleted Lists |
|
* first bullet (8 spaces) * first sub item bullet * second item |
* Sputnik |
| Numbered Lists |
|
1. first numbered item 1. second item |
1. Sputnik |
| Definition Lists |
|
N/A |
|
| Horizontal Rule |
|
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