WikkaWiki vs. CanvasWiki vs. WikiASP

General Features WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Version
1.4.2
1.2.101
1.6.2
Last Release Date
2020-04-20 (6 years ago)
2006-06-15 (20 years ago)
2005-10-13 (20 years ago)
Last Update here
2020-04-20 (6 years ago)
2008-09-01 (17 years ago)
2006-08-26 (19 years ago)
Author
Wikka Development Team
Raymond Camden
Elrey Ronald V.
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPL
Apache
FREE
Programming Language
PHP
ColdFusion
ASP
Data Storage
Database
Database
Database
License Cost/ Fee
0
0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Beta
Intended Audience
Individual users (PIM/website backend), development teams (software documentation/knowledge base), organizations and companies (intranet/public website backend)
Mildly technical
Non-IT, Student, Hobbyist
System Requirements WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Operating System
any (platform-independent)
Windows, Linux, Solaris
Windows
Root Access
No
No
No
Webserver
any server with PHP/MySQL support
Apache, IIS
IIS
Other Requirements
mod_rewrite (optional)
ColdFusion MX
Optional ADOX FSO components on IIS
Datastorage WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Text Files
No
Unknown
Unknown
MySQL
Yes
Yes
Unknown
PostgreSQL
No
Unknown
Unknown
Oracle
No
Unknown
Unknown
SQLite
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
BerkeleyDB
No
Unknown
Unknown
RCS
No
Unknown
Unknown
Other
No
Access, SQL Server
MS Access DB
Security/Anti-Spam WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Page Permissions
Yes
No
Yes
ACL
Yes
No
No
Authentication Backends
Active Directory (patch)
Host Blocking
Yes
Unknown
No
Mail Encryption
No
Unknown
Unknown
nofollow
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Blacklist
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
CAPTCHA
Plugin
Unknown
Unknown
Delayed Indexing
No
Unknown
Unknown
Development/Support WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
# of Consultants
Preconfigured Hosting
Yes
No
No
Code Repository
Issue Tracker
Mailing List
Support Forum
Chat Channel
Stars on GitHub
42 ⭐
N/A
N/A
Common Features WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Preview
Yes
Unknown
No
Minor Changes
No
Unknown
Yes
Change Summary
Yes
Yes
No
Page History
Yes
Yes
Yes
Page Revisions
Unlimited
Revision Diffs
Between all
No
Sitemap
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin System
Yes
No
No
Special Features WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Unicode Support
Yes
No
Yes
Right-to-Left Support
Yes
Unknown
No
Interface Languages
0
0
0
Email notification
Patch
Unknown
No
Comments
Threaded
Categories
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Namespaces
No
Unknown
Unknown
Conflict Handling
Page Locking
Conflict Resolution
Concurrent Editing
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Search
Full Text
Wiki Farming
No
Unknown
Unknown
Structured Data
Plugin
Unknown
Unknown
Links WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
CamelCase
Yes
Yes
Yes
Freelinks
Patch
Unknown
Yes
Backlinks
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
InterWiki
Yes
Unknown
Yes
SisterWiki
No
Unknown
Unknown
Image Links
Yes
Unknown
No
Windows Shares
No
Unknown
Unknown
Page Redirects
Patch
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Features WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
HTML Tags
Some
Optional
Math formulas
Plugin
Unknown
Unknown
Tables
simple + complex
simple
CREOLE support
No
Unknown
Unknown
Markdown Support
No
Unknown
Unknown
Textile Support
No
Unknown
Unknown
BBCode Support
No
Unknown
Unknown
Emoticon Images
No
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Footnotes
Plugin
Unknown
Yes
Quoting
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Internal Comments
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Custom styles
Yes
Unknown
No
FAQ Tags
No
Unknown
Unknown
Scripting
Extensibility through drop-in plugins
Content Includes
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Feed Aggregation
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Usability WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Section Editing
No
Unknown
Unknown
Page Templates
Yes
No
No
Double-Click Edit
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Toolbar
Yes
Unknown
Patch
WYSIWYG Editing
Plugin
Unknown
Unknown
Access Keys
Patch
Unknown
Unknown
Auto Signature
Patch
Unknown
Yes
Statistics WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Recent Changes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Wanted Pages
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Orphaned Pages
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Most/Least Popular
Patch
Unknown
Unknown
Recent Visitors
Patch
Unknown
Yes
Analysis
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Output WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Printer Friendly
Print CSS
Mobile Friendly
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Themes & Skins
Yes
Unknown
Patch
RSS Feeds
Yes
Unknown
Yes
ATOM Feeds
Plugin
Unknown
No
Abbreviations
Patch
Unknown
No
Auto-TOC
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Raw Export
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
HTML Export
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
XML export
Patch
Unknown
Unknown
PDF Export
No
Unknown
Unknown
Office Export
No
Unknown
Unknown
Media and Files WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
File Attachments
Yes
Unknown
No
Media Revisions
No
Unknown
No
Embedded Flash
Yes
Unknown
No
Embedded Video
No
Unknown
No
Image Editing
No
Unknown
No
SVG Editing
No
Unknown
No
MindMap Editing
Yes
Unknown
No
Media Search
No
No
Extras WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Calendar
Plugin
Unknown
Unknown
Image Galleries
Plugin
Unknown
Unknown
Presentations
No
Unknown
Unknown
Forums
No
Unknown
Unknown
Blogs
Plugin
Unknown
Unknown
Ticket System
No
Unknown
Unknown
Chat
No
Unknown
Unknown
Syntax Examples WikkaWiki CanvasWiki WikiASP
Internal Link
CamelCase
[[forced]]
[[forced|This is a link]]
[[forced |日本語]]
WikiWord
External Link
http://wikkawiki.org
[[http://wikkawiki.org|Wikka Wiki]]
[[Wikipedia:WikkaWiki]]
[New Cnn|http://www.cnn.com]
Headlines
====== Level 1 ======
===== Level 2 =====
==== Level 3 ====
=== Level 4 ===
== Level 5 ==
==Headline1
===Headline2
====Headline3
=====Headline4
Bold Format
**bold**
'''BoldFormat'''

{bold}BoldFormat{/b}
Italics Format
//italic//
''The quotation''
Underline Format
__underlined__
Monospace Format
##monospaced##
<space char here>This is mono
Strikethrough Format
++Strike through text++
_This is Strike Through_
Superscript Format
""<sup>Superscript</sup>""
Subscript Format
""<sub>Subscript</sub>""
Images
http://foo.bar/bar.jpg
{{image url="local.jpg"}}
{{image url="http://foo.bar/bar.jpg"}}
image:http://wite/image/icon.jpg

image:local:icon.jpg
Aligning Text
@@Center text@@
<<left floated<<
>>right floated>>
Text Indentation
(4 spaces or a ~ can replace a tab)
indented
~indented
>Indent 1
>>Indent2
Bulleted Lists
(4 spaces or a ~ can replace a tab)

~- Item 1
~~- Item 1.1
~- Item 2
* Test
* Bullets
Numbered Lists
(4 spaces or a ~ can replace a tab)

~1) Item 1
~~1) Item 1.1
~1) Item 2

(more options for lists are available)
1. Test Numeer
1. Test Two

Definition Lists
""<dl>
<dt>Coffee</dt>
<dd>Black hot drink</dd>
<dt>Milk</dt>
<dd>White cold drink</dd>
</dl>""
Horizontal Rule
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