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

General Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Version
0.12.0
1.0
3.9.1
1.2.101
0.30.0
Last Release Date
2010-06-21 (16 years ago)
2024-10-04 (1 year ago)
2006-06-15 (20 years ago)
2019-03-01 (7 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)
2019-03-04 (7 years ago)
Author
legolas558
Herbert Reiter
Raymond Camden
David Heinemeier Hansson, Jacques Distler, Matthias Tarasiewicz
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPLv2
MIT
AGPL-3.0-only
Apache
Ruby's
Programming Language
JavaScript
Ruby
Java
ColdFusion
Ruby on Rails
Data Storage
Files
RCS
Files
Database
Database
License Cost/ Fee
Free
Free
0
0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
Advanced End Users
Private, Public
personal usage, small teams
Mildly technical
general, education
System Requirements Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Operating System
OS Independent (Browser Application)
*nix
Any platform with Java VM 17+
Windows, Linux, Solaris
UNIX, Windows, MacOS X
Root Access
No
No
No
No
No
Webserver
Ruby webserver (Mongrel, Unicorn, Thin, Webrick)
Built-in
Apache, IIS
Thin (included), or Apache/NGinx (via Passenger)
Other Requirements
JavaScript-capable browser
Ruby
Java VM 17+
ColdFusion MX
Ruby 2.0-2.6
Datastorage Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Text Files
No
No
Yes
Unknown
No
MySQL
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
PostgreSQL
No
No
No
Unknown
Yes
Oracle
No
No
No
Unknown
Plugin
SQLite
No
No
No
Unknown
Yes
BerkeleyDB
No
No
No
Unknown
No
RCS
No
Yes
No
Unknown
No
Other
Self-modifying XHTML file, can export into XHTML and WSIF
Git
No
Access, SQL Server
Any Rails-compatible back-end datastore can be used.
Security/Anti-Spam Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Page Permissions
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
ACL
No
Yes
No
No
No
Authentication Backends
Supports per-page AES encryption
Plugin system, backends can be added
N/A
Host Blocking
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Yes
Mail Encryption
No
No
No
Unknown
Unknown
nofollow
No
No
No
Unknown
Unknown
Blacklist
No
No
No
Unknown
Yes
CAPTCHA
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Unknown
Delayed Indexing
No
No
No
Unknown
Unknown
Development/Support Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
No
No
No
No
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
N/A
242 ⭐
N/A
N/A
507 ⭐
Common Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Preview
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
No
Minor Changes
No
No
No
Unknown
Yes
Change Summary
No
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Page History
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Page Revisions
None
Unlimited
None
Unlimited
Revision Diffs
No
Between all
No
Between all
Sitemap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Special Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Unicode Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
No
Optional
No
Unknown
Yes
Interface Languages
2
English, Italian
4
Czech, German, English, French
2
German, English
0
1
English
Email notification
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Comments
No
No
No
No
Categories
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Namespaces
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
No
Conflict Handling
Page Locking
Conflict Detection
None
Page Locking
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
Yes
Structured Data
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
No
Links Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
CamelCase
No
No
No
Yes
Optional
Freelinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Backlinks
Yes
No
No
Unknown
Yes
InterWiki
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Yes
SisterWiki
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Image Links
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Windows Shares
Yes
No
No
Unknown
No
Page Redirects
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Yes
Syntax Features Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
HTML Tags
All
Plugin
All
All
Math formulas
Plugin
Plugin
No
Unknown
Yes
Tables
simple + complex
simple + complex
complex
simple + complex
CREOLE support
Yes
Plugin
No
Unknown
No
Markdown Support
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Yes
Textile Support
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Yes
BBCode Support
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Emoticon Images
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Syntax Highlighting
No
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Footnotes
Plugin
Plugin
No
Unknown
Yes
Quoting
Unknown
No
No
Unknown
Yes
Internal Comments
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Custom styles
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
FAQ Tags
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Scripting
JavaScript
XML based, Javascript
JavaScript
None
Content Includes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Feed Aggregation
No
Yes
No
Unknown
No
Usability Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Section Editing
No
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
No
Page Templates
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Double-Click Edit
Optional
No
No
Unknown
No
Toolbar
Yes
Plugin
No
Unknown
No
WYSIWYG Editing
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Access Keys
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
Yes
Auto Signature
No
No
No
Unknown
Yes
Statistics Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Recent Changes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Wanted Pages
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Orphaned Pages
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Most/Least Popular
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Recent Visitors
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Analysis
Unknown
No
No
Unknown
No
Output Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Printer Friendly
Print View
Print CSS
Print CSS
Print View
Mobile Friendly
Unknown
No
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Themes & Skins
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
No
RSS Feeds
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
No
ATOM Feeds
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
Yes
Abbreviations
Unknown
No
No
Unknown
Yes
Auto-TOC
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Raw Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
HTML Export
Yes
No
No
Unknown
Yes
XML export
No
No
No
Unknown
No
PDF Export
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Office Export
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Unknown
Media and Files Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
File Attachments
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Media Revisions
No
Yes
No
Unknown
No
Embedded Flash
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
No
Embedded Video
No
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Image Editing
No
No
No
Unknown
No
SVG Editing
Unknown
Yes
No
Unknown
Yes
MindMap Editing
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Media Search
Filenames only
Contents
No
No
Extras Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Calendar
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
No
Image Galleries
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
No
Presentations
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Unknown
Forums
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Blogs
No
Plugin
No
Unknown
No
Ticket System
No
No
No
Unknown
No
Chat
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Examples Wiki on a Stick Git-Wiki MoasdaWiki CanvasWiki Instiki
Internal Link
[[WoaS test page]]
[[a link]]
[[a link|with title]]
[[a link]]
[[a link | with title]]
[[Some Page]]
[[Some Page|anchor text]]
[[Some Page#anchor]]
[[Some Page#anchor|anchor text]]
External Link
[[http://stickwiki.sf.net/|WoaS Official Website]]
[[http://example.org|The title]]
[[http://example.org]]
[[http://example.org | with title]]
[another site](http://example.com)
Headlines
= Header 1
== Header 2
=== Header 3
== Section
=== Subsection
==== Sub-subsection

or

== Section ==
=== Subsection ===
==== Sub-subsection ====
= Section
== Subsection
=== Sub-subsection
#Level 1#
##Level 2##
###Level 3###
####Level 4####
#####Level 5#####
######Level 6######
Bold Format
*bold text*
**bold**
''bold''
**bold**
Italics Format
/italics text/
//italic//
##italic##
_italic_, *italic*
Underline Format
_underlined text_
<u>underlined</u>
__underlined__
underlined
{: style='text-decoration:underlined'}
Monospace Format
{{{this text will not render wiki syntax}}}
<tt>monospace</tt>
@@monospace font@@
`monospace`
Strikethrough Format
<s>strikethrough</s>
~~striked through~~
<del>strikethrough</del>
strikethrough
{: style='text-decoration:line-through'}
Superscript Format
<sup>superscript</sup>
{{html}}<sup>superscript</sup>{{/html}}
<sup>superscript</sup>
Subscript Format
<sub>subscript</sub>
{{html}}<sub>subscript</sub>{{/html}}
<sub>subscript</sub>
Images
[[Image::woas.png]]
{{Image.png}}
{{image:wiki.png}}
![alt text](http://ex.com/image.jpg),
[[image.jpg|alt text:pic]]
Aligning Text
{{center}}centered text
p{: style='text-align:left'}
p{: style='text-align:right'}
p{: style='text-align:center'}
p{: style='text-align:justify'}
Text Indentation
Non-indented text

Single indented text

Double indented text
p
{: style='margin-left:3em'}

> blockquote
Bulleted Lists
* element 1
* element 2
* element 3
* Item 1
** Item 1.2
* Item 2
* Item 1
** Item 1.1
* 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
1. Item 1
1. Item 1.1
2. Item 2
Definition Lists
{{html}}
<dl>
<dt>term</dt>
<dd>definition</dd>
</dl>
{{/html}}
term
: definition
Horizontal Rule
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