WikiNi vs. ikiwiki vs. Sputnik vs. MoasdaWiki vs. Friki

General Features WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Version
0.5.0
2.67
8.08.13
3.9.1
2.1.1
Last Release Date
2007-04-12 (19 years ago)
2008-10-17 (18 years ago)
2008-08-13 (18 years ago)
2024-10-04 (2 years ago)
2004-05-14 (22 years ago)
Last Update here
2009-02-10 (17 years ago)
2008-10-28 (18 years ago)
2009-02-02 (17 years ago)
2024-11-03 (1 year ago)
2006-02-14 (20 years ago)
Author
Joey Hess and the ikiwiki community
Yuri Takhteyev
Herbert Reiter
Frank Carver
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPL
GPL
MIT/X
AGPL-3.0-only
ASL or LGPL
Programming Language
PHP
Perl
Lua
Java
Java
Data Storage
Database
Files, RCS
Database, Files, RCS
Files
Files
License Cost/ Fee
0 ($, €, £, ¥, ...)
0
0
Free
0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Mature
Mature
Intended Audience
End Users/Desktop, Education
Anyone
Small teams or private users
personal usage, small teams
private users and small teams
System Requirements WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Operating System
all (UNIX, Windows, MacOS X)
Any
Linux, UNIX, OSX, Windows
Any platform with Java VM 17+
Any that can run Java 1.3 or later
Root Access
No
No
No
No
No
Webserver
Any, or none
Apache, CGI, Xavante
Built-in
Any that can run or call Java
Other Requirements
gcc or Lua
Java VM 17+
Java 1.3 or later
Datastorage WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Text Files
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
MySQL
Yes
No
Plugin
No
No
PostgreSQL
No
No
No
No
No
Oracle
No
No
No
No
No
SQLite
No
No
Plugin
No
No
BerkeleyDB
No
No
No
No
No
RCS
No
Yes
No
No
No
Other
Git
No
Security/Anti-Spam WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Page Permissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
ACL
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Authentication Backends
Built-in, HTTP auth, OpenID; extensible via plugins
Yes
N/A
Host Blocking
Unknown
Yes
No
No
Patch
Mail Encryption
Unknown
Yes
No
No
No
nofollow
No
No
No
No
Optional
Blacklist
No
Yes
No
No
No
CAPTCHA
Patch
No
Yes
No
No
Delayed Indexing
No
No
No
No
No
Development/Support WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
No
No
No
No
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Common Features WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Preview
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Minor Changes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Change Summary
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Page History
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Page Revisions
Restricted by Age
Unlimited
Unlimited
None
Unlimited
Revision Diffs
Between all
Between all
Between all
No
Between all
Sitemap
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Special Features WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Unicode Support
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
No
Unknown
Interface Languages
1
French
1
English
3
English, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian
2
German, English
0
Email notification
Plugin
Yes
Yes
No
No
Comments
Threaded
Discussion Pages
No
No
No
Categories
Unknown
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Namespaces
Patch
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Conflict Handling
Conflict Detection
Conflict Resolution
None
None
None
Concurrent Editing
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Full Text
Wiki Farming
Unknown
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
Structured Data
Unknown
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Links WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
CamelCase
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
No
Yes
Freelinks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Backlinks
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
InterWiki
Yes
Plugin
No
No
Yes
SisterWiki
No
Plugin
No
No
No
Image Links
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Windows Shares
No
Yes
No
No
No
Page Redirects
Unknown
Unknown
No
No
Unknown
Syntax Features WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
HTML Tags
Optional
Optional
Some
All
None
Math formulas
Plugin
Plugin
No
No
No
Tables
simple + complex
simple + complex
complex
complex
complex
CREOLE support
No
No
No
No
Unknown
Markdown Support
No
Yes
Yes
No
Optional
Textile Support
No
Plugin
No
No
Optional
BBCode Support
No
No
No
No
Optional
Emoticon Images
No
Plugin
No
No
Optional
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
Optional
Footnotes
Plugin
No
No
No
No
Quoting
Unknown
Yes
Yes
No
No
Internal Comments
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Custom styles
Patch
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
FAQ Tags
No
Yes
No
No
No
Scripting
safe subset of HTML::Template supported via template plugin
Lua, JavaScript
JavaScript
Content Includes
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Feed Aggregation
Patch
Plugin
No
No
No
Usability WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Section Editing
No
No
No
Yes
No
Page Templates
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Double-Click Edit
Yes
No
No
No
No
Toolbar
Patch
No
Plugin
No
No
WYSIWYG Editing
No
No
No
No
No
Access Keys
Yes
No
No
No
Unknown
Auto Signature
No
No
No
No
No
Statistics WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Recent Changes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wanted Pages
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Orphaned Pages
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Most/Least Popular
No
No
No
No
No
Recent Visitors
No
No
No
No
Yes
Analysis
No
No
No
No
No
Output WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Printer Friendly
Print CSS
Print CSS
No
Print CSS
No
Mobile Friendly
Unknown
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
Themes & Skins
Optional
Yes
Yes
No
Optional
RSS Feeds
Yes
Plugin
Yes
No
No
ATOM Feeds
No
Plugin
No
No
No
Abbreviations
No
No
No
No
No
Auto-TOC
Unknown
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Raw Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
HTML Export
No
Yes
No
No
No
XML export
No
No
No
No
No
PDF Export
Plugin
No
No
No
No
Office Export
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Media and Files WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
File Attachments
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Media Revisions
Unknown
Yes
Yes
No
No
Embedded Flash
Plugin
Optional
No
Yes
No
Embedded Video
Plugin
Optional
No
Yes
No
Image Editing
No
No
No
No
Unknown
SVG Editing
No
No
No
No
Unknown
MindMap Editing
No
No
No
No
Unknown
Media Search
No
Filenames only
No
No
No
Extras WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Calendar
Unknown
Plugin
No
Yes
Unknown
Image Galleries
Unknown
Plugin
Plugin
No
Unknown
Presentations
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Forums
Unknown
Unknown
No
No
Unknown
Blogs
Unknown
Yes
No
No
Unknown
Ticket System
Unknown
Yes
Plugin
No
Unknown
Chat
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Syntax Examples WikiNi ikiwiki Sputnik MoasdaWiki Friki
Internal Link
wiki word (XxxXxxxxx)
[[internal]]
[[Sputnik]]
[[a link]]
[[a link | with title]]
External Link
[[ ]]
[link text](http://example.org)
[Sputnik](http://spu.tnik.org)
[[http://example.org]]
[[http://example.org | with title]]
Headlines
====== ====== level 1
===== ===== level 2
==== ==== level 3
=== === level 4
== == level 5

Two syntaxes:

# heading 1
## heading 2
### heading 3

heading 1
=========

heading 2
---------
# Sputnik
= Section
== Subsection
=== Sub-subsection
Bold Format
** **
**bold**
__bold__
**Sputnik** or __Sputnik__
''bold''
'''bold''
Italics Format
// //
*emphasized*
_emphasized_
*Sputnik* or _Sputnik_
##italic##
''italic''
Underline Format
__ __
via HTML: <u>underlined</u>
__underlined__
Monospace Format
## ##
`inline monospace`

indented block of
monospaced text

tab-indented
block
@@monospace font@@
monospace
Strikethrough Format
@@ @@
via HTML: <del>deleted</del>
~~striked through~~
Superscript Format
via HTML: x<sup>2</sup>
{{html}}<sup>superscript</sup>{{/html}}
Subscript Format
via HTML: a<sub>1</sub>
{{html}}<sub>subscript</sub>{{/html}}
Images
![alt text](internal/image)
![alt text](http://example.org/external/image)
{{image:wiki.png}}
http://stringtree.org/friki/logo.gif
Aligning Text
{{center}}centered text
Text Indentation
[space] level 1
[space][space] level 2
[space][space][...] level X
> Sputnik
Non-indented text

Single indented text

Double indented text
:        indented
Bulleted Lists
-
-
-
* item 1
* item 2
* item 2.1
* item 2.2
* Sputnik
* Item 1
** Item 1.1
* Item 2
* first
* second
Numbered Lists
1)
1)
1)
1. item 1
2. item 2
1. item 1.1
42. the value doesn't matter
1. any value works
1. Sputnik
# Item 1
## Item 1.1
# Item 2
1. first
1. second
Definition Lists
via HTML:
<dl>
<dt>term</dt>
<dd>definition</dd>
</dl>
{{html}}
<dl>
<dt>term</dt>
<dd>definition</dd>
</dl>
{{/html}}
title:        description
Horizontal Rule
----
---
***
___
------------------
Any number > 3
- - - - - - - - - -
spaces don't matter
- - -
----
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