| General Features | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.0.1
|
0.30.0
|
1.2.101
|
| Last Release Date |
2026-01-30 (today)
|
2019-03-01 (6 years ago)
|
2006-06-15 (19 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2006-08-23 (19 years ago)
|
2019-03-04 (6 years ago)
|
2008-09-01 (17 years ago)
|
| Author |
Clay Alberty
|
David Heinemeier Hansson, Jacques Distler, Matthias Tarasiewicz
|
Raymond Camden
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
BSD
|
Ruby's
|
Apache
|
| Programming Language |
C#
|
Ruby on Rails
|
ColdFusion
|
| Data Storage |
Database
|
Database
|
Database
|
| License Cost/ Fee |
Free
|
0
|
0
|
| Development status |
Mature
|
Mature
|
Mature
|
| Intended Audience |
general, education
|
Mildly technical
|
|
| System Requirements | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Operating System |
Windows
|
UNIX, Windows, MacOS X
|
Windows, Linux, Solaris
|
| Root Access |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Webserver |
IIS 5+
|
Thin (included), or Apache/NGinx (via Passenger)
|
Apache, IIS
|
| Other Requirements |
.NET framework v2.0 or higher
|
Ruby 2.0-2.6
|
ColdFusion MX
|
| Datastorage | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Text Files |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| MySQL |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| PostgreSQL |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Oracle |
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
| SQLite |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| BerkeleyDB |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| RCS |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Other |
SQLExpress or SQL 2000 or SQL 2005
|
Any Rails-compatible back-end datastore can be used.
|
Access, SQL Server
|
| Security/Anti-Spam | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Page Permissions |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| ACL |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Authentication Backends |
.NET Membership platform
|
||
| Host Blocking |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Mail Encryption |
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| nofollow |
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| CAPTCHA |
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Delayed Indexing |
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Development/Support | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| # of Consultants | |||
| Preconfigured Hosting |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Code Repository | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Mailing List | |||
| Support Forum | |||
| Chat Channel | |||
| Stars on GitHub |
N/A
|
510 ⭐
|
N/A
|
| Common Features | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Preview |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Minor Changes |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Change Summary |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Page History |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited
|
||
| Revision Diffs |
Between all
|
Between all
|
|
| Sitemap |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugin System |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Special Features | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Unicode Support |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Right-to-Left Support |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Interface Languages |
1
English |
1
English |
0
|
| Email notification |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Comments |
No
|
No
|
|
| Categories |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Namespaces |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Conflict Handling |
Page Locking
|
||
| Concurrent Editing |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Search |
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
|
| Wiki Farming |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Structured Data |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Links | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| CamelCase |
Optional
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Freelinks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Backlinks |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| InterWiki |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| SisterWiki |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Image Links |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Windows Shares |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Page Redirects |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Syntax Features | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| HTML Tags |
Some
|
All
|
|
| Math formulas |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Tables |
none
|
simple + complex
|
|
| CREOLE support |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Markdown Support |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Textile Support |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| BBCode Support |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Emoticon Images |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Footnotes |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Quoting |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Internal Comments |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Custom styles |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| FAQ Tags |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Scripting |
None
|
||
| Content Includes |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Feed Aggregation |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Usability | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Section Editing |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Page Templates |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Double-Click Edit |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Toolbar |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| WYSIWYG Editing |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Access Keys |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Auto Signature |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Statistics | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Recent Changes |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Wanted Pages |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Orphaned Pages |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Most/Least Popular |
Optional
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Recent Visitors |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Analysis |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Output | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Printer Friendly |
Print View
|
||
| Mobile Friendly |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Themes & Skins |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| RSS Feeds |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| ATOM Feeds |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Abbreviations |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Auto-TOC |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Raw Export |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| HTML Export |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| XML export |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| PDF Export |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Office Export |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Media and Files | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| File Attachments |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Media Revisions |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Embedded Flash |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Embedded Video |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Image Editing |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| SVG Editing |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| MindMap Editing |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Media Search |
No
|
||
| Extras | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Calendar |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Image Galleries |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Presentations |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Forums |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Blogs |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Ticket System |
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Chat |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Syntax Examples | ProntoWiki | Instiki | CanvasWiki |
| Internal Link |
[pagename] |
[[Some Page]] [[Some Page|anchor text]] [[Some Page#anchor]] [[Some Page#anchor|anchor text]] |
|
| External Link |
{title|url} |
[another site](http://example.com) |
|
| Headlines |
!, !!, !!! |
#Level 1# ##Level 2## ###Level 3### ####Level 4#### #####Level 5##### ######Level 6###### |
|
| Bold Format |
**bold** |
**bold** |
|
| Italics Format |
''italics'' |
_italic_, *italic* |
|
| Underline Format |
__under__ |
underlined
{: style='text-decoration:underlined'} |
|
| Monospace Format |
|
`monospace` |
|
| Strikethrough Format |
<<strike>> (using custom tags) |
<del>strikethrough</del>
strikethrough
{: style='text-decoration:line-through'} |
|
| Superscript Format |
<<super>> (using custom tags) |
<sup>superscript</sup> |
|
| Subscript Format |
<<sub>> (using custom tags) |
<sub>subscript</sub> |
|
| Images |
{guid} - this is displayed and can be inserted automatically for each image/page |
, [[image.jpg|alt text:pic]] |
|
| Aligning Text |
available through custom tags |
p{: style='text-align:left'}
p{: style='text-align:right'}
p{: style='text-align:center'}
p{: style='text-align:justify'} |
|
| Text Indentation |
multiple spaces -> |
p
{: style='margin-left:3em'}
> blockquote |
|
| Bulleted Lists |
+ ++ +++ ++++ |
* Item 1 ** Item 1.1 * Item 2 |
|
| Numbered Lists |
# ## ### #### |
1. Item 1 1. Item 1.1 2. Item 2 |
|
| Definition Lists |
|
term : definition |
|
| Horizontal Rule |
|
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