WackoWiki vs. CanvasWiki vs. MoasdaWiki

General Features WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Version
6.3.0
1.2.101
3.9.1
Last Release Date
2026-07-18 (12 days ago)
2006-06-15 (20 years ago)
2024-10-04 (1 year ago)
Last Update here
2026-07-18 (12 days ago)
2008-09-01 (17 years ago)
2024-11-03 (1 year ago)
Author
WackoWiki Team
Raymond Camden
Herbert Reiter
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
BSD
Apache
AGPL-3.0-only
Programming Language
PHP
ColdFusion
Java
Data Storage
Database
Database
Files
License Cost/ Fee
0
0
Free
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Advanced End Users, Developers, End Users/Desktop
Mildly technical
personal usage, small teams
System Requirements WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Operating System
OS Independent
Windows, Linux, Solaris
Any platform with Java VM 17+
Root Access
No
No
No
Webserver
run with the appserver/webserver of your choice
Apache, IIS
Built-in
Other Requirements
mod_rewrite (optional)
ColdFusion MX
Java VM 17+
Datastorage WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Text Files
No
Unknown
Yes
MySQL
Yes
Yes
No
PostgreSQL
No
Unknown
No
Oracle
No
Unknown
No
SQLite
Yes
Unknown
No
BerkeleyDB
No
Unknown
No
RCS
No
Unknown
No
Other
MariaDB
Access, SQL Server
No
Security/Anti-Spam WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Page Permissions
Yes
No
No
ACL
Yes
No
No
Authentication Backends
LDAP (patch), ActiveDirectory
N/A
Host Blocking
Optional
Unknown
No
Mail Encryption
Optional
Unknown
No
nofollow
Optional
Unknown
No
Blacklist
Yes
Unknown
No
CAPTCHA
Yes
Unknown
No
Delayed Indexing
No
Unknown
No
Development/Support WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
Yes
No
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
55 ⭐
N/A
N/A
Common Features WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Preview
Yes
Unknown
No
Minor Changes
Yes
Unknown
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
Yes
No
Yes
Special Features WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Unicode Support
Yes
No
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
Yes
Unknown
No
Interface Languages
34
Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Persian, Finnish, French, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Chinese Traditional
0
2
German, English
Email notification
Yes
Unknown
No
Comments
Flat
No
Categories
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Namespaces
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Conflict Handling
Page Locking
None
Concurrent Editing
No
Unknown
No
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Patch
Unknown
No
Structured Data
Plugin
Unknown
Yes
Links WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
CamelCase
Optional
Yes
No
Freelinks
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Backlinks
Yes
Unknown
No
InterWiki
Yes
Unknown
No
SisterWiki
No
Unknown
No
Image Links
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Windows Shares
Yes
Unknown
No
Page Redirects
Yes
Unknown
No
Syntax Features WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
HTML Tags
All
All
Math formulas
Plugin
Unknown
No
Tables
simple + complex
complex
CREOLE support
No
Unknown
No
Markdown Support
No
Unknown
No
Textile Support
No
Unknown
No
BBCode Support
Patch
Unknown
No
Emoticon Images
Yes
Unknown
No
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Footnotes
Yes
Unknown
No
Quoting
Yes
Unknown
No
Internal Comments
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Custom styles
Yes
Unknown
Yes
FAQ Tags
No
Unknown
No
Scripting
actions (PHP)
JavaScript
Content Includes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Feed Aggregation
Yes
Unknown
No
Usability WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Section Editing
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Page Templates
Yes
No
Yes
Double-Click Edit
Yes
Unknown
No
Toolbar
Yes
Unknown
No
WYSIWYG Editing
Plugin
Unknown
No
Access Keys
Yes
Unknown
No
Auto Signature
Yes
Unknown
No
Statistics WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Recent Changes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Wanted Pages
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Orphaned Pages
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Most/Least Popular
Yes
Unknown
No
Recent Visitors
Yes
Unknown
No
Analysis
Plugin
Unknown
No
Output WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Printer Friendly
Print View
Print CSS
Mobile Friendly
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Themes & Skins
Yes
Unknown
No
RSS Feeds
Yes
Unknown
No
ATOM Feeds
No
Unknown
No
Abbreviations
Patch
Unknown
No
Auto-TOC
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Raw Export
Yes
Unknown
Yes
HTML Export
Yes
Unknown
No
XML export
Yes
Unknown
No
PDF Export
Patch
Unknown
No
Office Export
Patch
Unknown
No
Media and Files WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
File Attachments
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Media Revisions
No
Unknown
No
Embedded Flash
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Embedded Video
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Image Editing
No
Unknown
No
SVG Editing
No
Unknown
No
MindMap Editing
Plugin
Unknown
No
Media Search
Contents
No
Extras WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Calendar
Plugin
Unknown
Yes
Image Galleries
Plugin
Unknown
No
Presentations
Plugin
Unknown
No
Forums
Optional
Unknown
No
Blogs
Optional
Unknown
No
Ticket System
No
Unknown
No
Chat
Patch
Unknown
No
Syntax Examples WackoWiki CanvasWiki MoasdaWiki
Internal Link
[[InternalLink]] 
((InternalLink))
[[InternalLink alternate text]]
CamelCase
[[a link]]
[[a link | with title]]
External Link
https://wackowiki.org
[[https://wackowiki.org WackoWiki]]
[[Wikipedia:WackoWiki]]
[[http://example.org]]
[[http://example.org | with title]]
Headlines
== Level 1 ==
=== Level 2 ===
==== Level 3 ====
===== Level 4 =====
====== Level 5 ======
= Section
== Subsection
=== Sub-subsection
Bold Format
**bold**
''bold''
Italics Format
//italics//
##italic##
Underline Format
__underline__
__underlined__
Monospace Format
##monospace##
@@monospace font@@
Strikethrough Format
--strikethrough--
~~striked through~~
Superscript Format
^^superscript^^
{{html}}<sup>superscript</sup>{{/html}}
Subscript Format
,,subscript,,
{{html}}<sub>subscript</sub>{{/html}}
Images
((image.png))
file:image.png
https://example.com/image.png
{{image:wiki.png}}
Aligning Text
{html}<div align="right">{html}

%%(wacko wrapper="text" wrapper_align="center")
content%%
{{center}}centered text
Text Indentation
one
two
Non-indented text

Single indented text

Double indented text
Bulleted Lists
*one
**One-two
*two
*three
* Item 1
** Item 1.1
* Item 2
Numbered Lists
1. numbered List
1. numbered List-2
2.#8 numbered List, with break


# Item 1
## Item 1.1
# Item 2
Definition Lists
{html}<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
<dd>Black hot drink</dd>
<dt>Milk</dt>
<dd>White cold drink</dd>
</dl>{html}
{{html}}
<dl>
<dt>term</dt>
<dd>definition</dd>
</dl>
{{/html}}
Horizontal Rule
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