CanvasWiki vs. LynxWiki vs. Wiki on a Stick

General Features CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Version
1.2.101
1.3.0.0
0.12.0
Last Release Date
2006-06-15 (19 years ago)
2013-08-02 (12 years ago)
2010-06-21 (15 years ago)
Last Update here
2008-09-01 (17 years ago)
2013-08-29 (12 years ago)
2010-08-24 (15 years ago)
Author
Raymond Camden
J.W. Davidson
legolas558
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
Apache
Apache License 2.0
GPLv2
Programming Language
ColdFusion
C#
JavaScript
Data Storage
Database
Database, Files
Files
License Cost/ Fee
0
$0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Mildly technical
small organization to enterprise
Advanced End Users
System Requirements CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Operating System
Windows, Linux, Solaris
Windows
OS Independent (Browser Application)
Root Access
No
Yes
No
Webserver
Apache, IIS
IIS7 or IIS8
Other Requirements
ColdFusion MX
IronPython
JavaScript-capable browser
Datastorage CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Text Files
Unknown
Yes
No
MySQL
Yes
No
No
PostgreSQL
Unknown
No
No
Oracle
Unknown
No
No
SQLite
Unknown
Yes
No
BerkeleyDB
Unknown
No
No
RCS
Unknown
No
No
Other
Access, SQL Server
MS SQL, MS SQL Express
Self-modifying XHTML file, can export into XHTML and WSIF
Security/Anti-Spam CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Page Permissions
No
Yes
Yes
ACL
No
Yes
No
Authentication Backends
MS Membership and Roles
Supports per-page AES encryption
Host Blocking
Unknown
Yes
No
Mail Encryption
Unknown
No
No
nofollow
Unknown
No
No
Blacklist
Unknown
Yes
No
CAPTCHA
Unknown
Yes
No
Delayed Indexing
Unknown
No
No
Development/Support CanvasWiki LynxWiki 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 LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Preview
Unknown
Yes
No
Minor Changes
Unknown
Yes
No
Change Summary
Yes
Yes
No
Page History
Yes
Yes
No
Page Revisions
Unlimited
None
Revision Diffs
Between all
No
Sitemap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin System
No
No
Yes
Special Features CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Unicode Support
No
Yes
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
Unknown
No
No
Interface Languages
0
1
English
2
English, Italian
Email notification
Unknown
No
No
Comments
Discussion Pages
No
Categories
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Namespaces
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Conflict Handling
None
Page Locking
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Unknown
No
Yes
Structured Data
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Links CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
CamelCase
Yes
Yes
No
Freelinks
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Backlinks
Unknown
Yes
Yes
InterWiki
Unknown
No
No
SisterWiki
Unknown
No
No
Image Links
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Windows Shares
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Page Redirects
Unknown
Yes
No
Syntax Features CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
HTML Tags
None
All
Math formulas
Unknown
Yes
Plugin
Tables
simple + complex
simple + complex
CREOLE support
Unknown
No
Yes
Markdown Support
Unknown
No
No
Textile Support
Unknown
Yes
No
BBCode Support
Unknown
No
No
Emoticon Images
Unknown
Yes
No
Syntax Highlighting
Unknown
Yes
No
Footnotes
Unknown
Yes
Plugin
Quoting
Unknown
No
Unknown
Internal Comments
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Custom styles
Unknown
No
Yes
FAQ Tags
Unknown
Yes
No
Scripting
IronPython
JavaScript
Content Includes
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Feed Aggregation
Unknown
Yes
No
Usability CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Section Editing
Unknown
No
No
Page Templates
No
No
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 LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Recent Changes
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Wanted Pages
Unknown
No
Yes
Orphaned Pages
Unknown
No
Yes
Most/Least Popular
Unknown
No
No
Recent Visitors
Unknown
No
No
Analysis
Unknown
No
Unknown
Output CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Printer Friendly
Print CSS
Print View
Mobile Friendly
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
Themes & Skins
Unknown
No
Yes
RSS Feeds
Unknown
Yes
No
ATOM Feeds
Unknown
Yes
No
Abbreviations
Unknown
No
Unknown
Auto-TOC
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Raw Export
Unknown
No
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 LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
File Attachments
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Media Revisions
Unknown
Yes
No
Embedded Flash
Unknown
No
Yes
Embedded Video
Unknown
Yes
No
Image Editing
Unknown
No
No
SVG Editing
Unknown
No
Unknown
MindMap Editing
Unknown
No
No
Media Search
Contents
Filenames only
Extras CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Calendar
Unknown
No
Plugin
Image Galleries
Unknown
No
Yes
Presentations
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Forums
Unknown
Yes
No
Blogs
Unknown
Yes
No
Ticket System
Unknown
No
No
Chat
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Examples CanvasWiki LynxWiki Wiki on a Stick
Internal Link
CamelCase
"display text":DisplayText
[[WoaS test page]]
External Link
http://www.wikimatrix.org
"Wiki Matrix":http://www.wikimatrix.org
"this is a link (optional tooltip)":http://www.microsoft.com
[[http://stickwiki.sf.net/|WoaS Official Website]]
Headlines
!!Header 2
!!!Header 3
!!!!!!Header 6
= Header 1
== Header 2
=== Header 3
Bold Format
*bold*
'''bold'''
*bold text*
Italics Format
_italics_
/italics text/
Underline Format
+underlined+
_underlined text_
Monospace Format
[indent single space]
@mono space on single line@
@@ start on multiline with end @@
{{{this text will not render wiki syntax}}}
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
[[Image::woas.png]]
Aligning Text
N/A
Text Indentation
N/A
Bulleted Lists
* first bullet (8 spaces)
* first sub item bullet
* second item
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
Numbered Lists
1. first numbered item
1. second item
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
Definition Lists
N/A
Horizontal Rule
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