Wiki on a Stick vs. Git-Wiki vs. CanvasWiki

General Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Version
0.12.0
1.0
1.2.101
Last Release Date
2010-06-21 (16 years ago)
2006-06-15 (20 years ago)
Last Update here
2010-08-24 (15 years ago)
2022-04-17 (4 years ago)
2008-09-01 (17 years ago)
Author
legolas558
Raymond Camden
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPLv2
MIT
Apache
Programming Language
JavaScript
Ruby
ColdFusion
Data Storage
Files
RCS
Database
License Cost/ Fee
Free
0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Advanced End Users
Private, Public
Mildly technical
System Requirements Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Operating System
OS Independent (Browser Application)
*nix
Windows, Linux, Solaris
Root Access
No
No
No
Webserver
Ruby webserver (Mongrel, Unicorn, Thin, Webrick)
Apache, IIS
Other Requirements
JavaScript-capable browser
Ruby
ColdFusion MX
Datastorage Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Text Files
No
No
Unknown
MySQL
No
No
Yes
PostgreSQL
No
No
Unknown
Oracle
No
No
Unknown
SQLite
No
No
Unknown
BerkeleyDB
No
No
Unknown
RCS
No
Yes
Unknown
Other
Self-modifying XHTML file, can export into XHTML and WSIF
Git
Access, SQL Server
Security/Anti-Spam Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Page Permissions
Yes
Yes
No
ACL
No
Yes
No
Authentication Backends
Supports per-page AES encryption
Plugin system, backends can be added
Host Blocking
No
Plugin
Unknown
Mail Encryption
No
No
Unknown
nofollow
No
No
Unknown
Blacklist
No
No
Unknown
CAPTCHA
No
Plugin
Unknown
Delayed Indexing
No
No
Unknown
Development/Support Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
No
No
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
N/A
242 ⭐
N/A
Common Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Preview
No
Plugin
Unknown
Minor Changes
No
No
Unknown
Change Summary
No
Plugin
Yes
Page History
No
Yes
Yes
Page Revisions
None
Unlimited
Revision Diffs
No
Between all
Sitemap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
No
Special Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Unicode Support
Yes
Yes
No
Right-to-Left Support
No
Optional
Unknown
Interface Languages
2
English, Italian
4
Czech, German, English, French
0
Email notification
No
No
Unknown
Comments
No
No
Categories
Yes
No
Unknown
Namespaces
Yes
No
Unknown
Conflict Handling
Page Locking
Conflict Detection
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Structured Data
Yes
No
Unknown
Links Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
CamelCase
No
No
Yes
Freelinks
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Backlinks
Yes
No
Unknown
InterWiki
No
Plugin
Unknown
SisterWiki
No
No
Unknown
Image Links
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Windows Shares
Yes
No
Unknown
Page Redirects
No
Plugin
Unknown
Syntax Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
HTML Tags
All
Plugin
Math formulas
Plugin
Plugin
Unknown
Tables
simple + complex
simple + complex
CREOLE support
Yes
Plugin
Unknown
Markdown Support
No
Plugin
Unknown
Textile Support
No
Plugin
Unknown
BBCode Support
No
No
Unknown
Emoticon Images
No
No
Unknown
Syntax Highlighting
No
Plugin
Unknown
Footnotes
Plugin
Plugin
Unknown
Quoting
Unknown
No
Unknown
Internal Comments
Yes
Plugin
Unknown
Custom styles
Yes
Yes
Unknown
FAQ Tags
No
No
Unknown
Scripting
JavaScript
XML based, Javascript
Content Includes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Feed Aggregation
No
Yes
Unknown
Usability Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Section Editing
No
Plugin
Unknown
Page Templates
Yes
Yes
No
Double-Click Edit
Optional
No
Unknown
Toolbar
Yes
Plugin
Unknown
WYSIWYG Editing
No
No
Unknown
Access Keys
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Auto Signature
No
No
Unknown
Statistics Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Recent Changes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Wanted Pages
Yes
No
Unknown
Orphaned Pages
Yes
No
Unknown
Most/Least Popular
No
No
Unknown
Recent Visitors
No
No
Unknown
Analysis
Unknown
No
Unknown
Output Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Printer Friendly
Print View
Print CSS
Mobile Friendly
Unknown
No
Unknown
Themes & Skins
Yes
Yes
Unknown
RSS Feeds
No
Plugin
Unknown
ATOM Feeds
No
Plugin
Unknown
Abbreviations
Unknown
No
Unknown
Auto-TOC
Yes
Plugin
Unknown
Raw Export
Yes
Yes
Unknown
HTML Export
Yes
No
Unknown
XML export
No
No
Unknown
PDF Export
No
No
Unknown
Office Export
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Media and Files Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
File Attachments
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Media Revisions
No
Yes
Unknown
Embedded Flash
Yes
No
Unknown
Embedded Video
No
Yes
Unknown
Image Editing
No
No
Unknown
SVG Editing
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
MindMap Editing
No
No
Unknown
Media Search
Filenames only
Contents
Extras Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Calendar
Plugin
Plugin
Unknown
Image Galleries
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Presentations
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Forums
No
No
Unknown
Blogs
No
Plugin
Unknown
Ticket System
No
No
Unknown
Chat
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Examples Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki CanvasWiki
Internal Link
[[WoaS test page]]
[[a link]]
[[a link|with title]]
External Link
[[http://stickwiki.sf.net/|WoaS Official Website]]
[[http://example.org|The title]]
Headlines
= Header 1
== Header 2
=== Header 3
== Section
=== Subsection
==== Sub-subsection

or

== Section ==
=== Subsection ===
==== Sub-subsection ====
Bold Format
*bold text*
**bold**
Italics Format
/italics text/
//italic//
Underline Format
_underlined text_
<u>underlined</u>
Monospace Format
{{{this text will not render wiki syntax}}}
<tt>monospace</tt>
Strikethrough Format
<s>strikethrough</s>
Superscript Format
<sup>superscript</sup>
Subscript Format
<sub>subscript</sub>
Images
[[Image::woas.png]]
{{Image.png}}
Aligning Text
Text Indentation
Bulleted Lists
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
* Item 1
** Item 1.2
* Item 2
Numbered Lists
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
# Item 1
## Item 1.2
# Item 2
Definition Lists
Horizontal Rule
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