MediaWiki vs TWiki

MediaWiki—Visit TTWiki—Visit

MediaWiki #4 in Wiki Software —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit MediaWiki

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T TWiki #8 in Wiki Software —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit TWiki

• MediaWiki fits best

  Large communities building extensible wikis

• TWiki fits best

  Mature teams needing granular wiki controls

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Side by side

Feature	MediaWiki —/10 Visit ↗	TTWiki —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	—
Ranking	#4 in Wiki Software	#8 in Wiki Software
Best for	Large communities building extensible wikis	Mature teams needing granular wiki controls
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Enterprise
Features MediaWiki 3/5 · TWiki 4/5
Version history	✓	✓
SSO support	✓	✓
API access	Not published	✓ (best)
Custom domain	✓ (best)	Not published
Self-hosting	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Page permissions	Not published	Advanced
Page limit	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Collaborative editing with revisions, diffs, and page reversion Extensions, APIs, permissions, and namespaces support customization Multilingual content and analytics suit broad knowledge projects	Fine-grained permissions for users, groups, topics, and webs Revision history includes previous versions and differences LDAP, SSO, plugins, templates, and structured workflows
Cons	Self-hosting requires PHP, a web server, and a supported database Analytics and SSO are provided through extensions rather than universal core features Teams seeking vendor-hosted pricing plans should consider another option	Requires customer-managed server infrastructure Not offered as a hosted SaaS product Its platform access is centered on browser use
Our verdict	MediaWiki is free, open-source wiki software for creating collaborative knowledge bases, documentation sites, encyclopedias, and private or public wikis. It fits large communities, organizations, and technical teams that need control over… Read the review →	TWiki is an open-source, web-based enterprise wiki and application platform for team collaboration, project management, document management, knowledge bases, intranets, and custom web applications. It is suited to mature teams that need… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• MediaWiki — where it wins

  • Collaborative editing with revisions, diffs, and page reversion
  • Extensions, APIs, permissions, and namespaces support customization
  • Multilingual content and analytics suit broad knowledge projects

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosting requires PHP, a web server, and a supported database
  • Analytics and SSO are provided through extensions rather than universal core features
  • Teams seeking vendor-hosted pricing plans should consider another option

• TWiki — where it wins

  • Fine-grained permissions for users, groups, topics, and webs
  • Revision history includes previous versions and differences
  • LDAP, SSO, plugins, templates, and structured workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires customer-managed server infrastructure
  • Not offered as a hosted SaaS product
  • Its platform access is centered on browser use

• MediaWiki—/10 · Free plan

  A flexible, self-hosted wiki for communities and organizations building extensive knowledge bases.

  Visit MediaWikiFull verdict →
• TTWiki—/10 · Free plan

  A mature, self-hosted wiki for teams that need detailed access and workflow controls.

  Visit TWikiFull verdict →