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

General Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Version
0.12.0
1.0
3.9.1
1.2.101
Last Release Date
2010-06-21 (16 years ago)
2024-10-04 (1 year ago)
2006-06-15 (20 years ago)
Last Update here
2010-08-24 (15 years ago)
2022-04-17 (4 years ago)
2024-11-03 (1 year ago)
2008-09-01 (17 years ago)
Author
legolas558
Herbert Reiter
Raymond Camden
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPLv2
MIT
AGPL-3.0-only
Apache
Programming Language
JavaScript
Ruby
Java
ColdFusion
Data Storage
Files
RCS
Files
Database
License Cost/ Fee
Free
Free
0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Advanced End Users
Private, Public
personal usage, small teams
Mildly technical
System Requirements Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Operating System
OS Independent (Browser Application)
*nix
Any platform with Java VM 17+
Windows, Linux, Solaris
Root Access
No
No
No
No
Webserver
Ruby webserver (Mongrel, Unicorn, Thin, Webrick)
Built-in
Apache, IIS
Other Requirements
JavaScript-capable browser
Ruby
Java VM 17+
ColdFusion MX
Datastorage Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Text Files
No
No
Yes
Unknown
MySQL
No
No
No
Yes
PostgreSQL
No
No
No
Unknown
Oracle
No
No
No
Unknown
SQLite
No
No
No
Unknown
BerkeleyDB
No
No
No
Unknown
RCS
No
Yes
No
Unknown
Other
Self-modifying XHTML file, can export into XHTML and WSIF
Git
No
Access, SQL Server
Security/Anti-Spam Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Page Permissions
Yes
Yes
No
No
ACL
No
Yes
No
No
Authentication Backends
Supports per-page AES encryption
Plugin system, backends can be added
N/A
Host Blocking
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Mail Encryption
No
No
No
Unknown
nofollow
No
No
No
Unknown
Blacklist
No
No
No
Unknown
CAPTCHA
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Delayed Indexing
No
No
No
Unknown
Development/Support Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
No
No
No
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
N/A
242 ⭐
N/A
N/A
Common Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Preview
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Minor Changes
No
No
No
Unknown
Change Summary
No
Plugin
No
Yes
Page History
No
Yes
No
Yes
Page Revisions
None
Unlimited
None
Revision Diffs
No
Between all
No
Sitemap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Special Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Unicode Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Right-to-Left Support
No
Optional
No
Unknown
Interface Languages
2
English, Italian
4
Czech, German, English, French
2
German, English
0
Email notification
No
No
No
Unknown
Comments
No
No
No
Categories
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Namespaces
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Conflict Handling
Page Locking
Conflict Detection
None
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
Structured Data
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Links Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
CamelCase
No
No
No
Yes
Freelinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Backlinks
Yes
No
No
Unknown
InterWiki
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
SisterWiki
No
No
No
Unknown
Image Links
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Windows Shares
Yes
No
No
Unknown
Page Redirects
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Syntax Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
HTML Tags
All
Plugin
All
Math formulas
Plugin
Plugin
No
Unknown
Tables
simple + complex
simple + complex
complex
CREOLE support
Yes
Plugin
No
Unknown
Markdown Support
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Textile Support
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
BBCode Support
No
No
No
Unknown
Emoticon Images
No
No
No
Unknown
Syntax Highlighting
No
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Footnotes
Plugin
Plugin
No
Unknown
Quoting
Unknown
No
No
Unknown
Internal Comments
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Custom styles
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
FAQ Tags
No
No
No
Unknown
Scripting
JavaScript
XML based, Javascript
JavaScript
Content Includes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Feed Aggregation
No
Yes
No
Unknown
Usability Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Section Editing
No
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Page Templates
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Double-Click Edit
Optional
No
No
Unknown
Toolbar
Yes
Plugin
No
Unknown
WYSIWYG Editing
No
No
No
Unknown
Access Keys
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
Auto Signature
No
No
No
Unknown
Statistics Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Recent Changes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Wanted Pages
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Orphaned Pages
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Most/Least Popular
No
No
No
Unknown
Recent Visitors
No
No
No
Unknown
Analysis
Unknown
No
No
Unknown
Output Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Printer Friendly
Print View
Print CSS
Print CSS
Mobile Friendly
Unknown
No
Yes
Unknown
Themes & Skins
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
RSS Feeds
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
ATOM Feeds
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Abbreviations
Unknown
No
No
Unknown
Auto-TOC
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Raw Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
HTML Export
Yes
No
No
Unknown
XML export
No
No
No
Unknown
PDF Export
No
No
No
Unknown
Office Export
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Media and Files Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
File Attachments
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Media Revisions
No
Yes
No
Unknown
Embedded Flash
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Embedded Video
No
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Image Editing
No
No
No
Unknown
SVG Editing
Unknown
Yes
No
Unknown
MindMap Editing
No
No
No
Unknown
Media Search
Filenames only
Contents
No
Extras Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Calendar
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Image Galleries
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
Presentations
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Forums
No
No
No
Unknown
Blogs
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Ticket System
No
No
No
Unknown
Chat
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Syntax Examples Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki
Internal Link
[[WoaS test page]]
[[a link]]
[[a link|with title]]
[[a link]]
[[a link | with title]]
External Link
[[http://stickwiki.sf.net/|WoaS Official Website]]
[[http://example.org|The title]]
[[http://example.org]]
[[http://example.org | with title]]
Headlines
= Header 1
== Header 2
=== Header 3
== Section
=== Subsection
==== Sub-subsection

or

== Section ==
=== Subsection ===
==== Sub-subsection ====
= Section
== Subsection
=== Sub-subsection
Bold Format
*bold text*
**bold**
''bold''
Italics Format
/italics text/
//italic//
##italic##
Underline Format
_underlined text_
<u>underlined</u>
__underlined__
Monospace Format
{{{this text will not render wiki syntax}}}
<tt>monospace</tt>
@@monospace font@@
Strikethrough Format
<s>strikethrough</s>
~~striked through~~
Superscript Format
<sup>superscript</sup>
{{html}}<sup>superscript</sup>{{/html}}
Subscript Format
<sub>subscript</sub>
{{html}}<sub>subscript</sub>{{/html}}
Images
[[Image::woas.png]]
{{Image.png}}
{{image:wiki.png}}
Aligning Text
{{center}}centered text
Text Indentation
Non-indented text

Single indented text

Double indented text
Bulleted Lists
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
* Item 1
** Item 1.2
* Item 2
* Item 1
** Item 1.1
* Item 2
Numbered Lists
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
# Item 1
## Item 1.2
# Item 2
# Item 1
## Item 1.1
# Item 2
Definition Lists
{{html}}
<dl>
<dt>term</dt>
<dd>definition</dd>
</dl>
{{/html}}
Horizontal Rule
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