DokuWiki vs Joplin
A side-by-side comparison of DokuWiki and Joplin — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Simple, database-free wiki that stores pages as plain text files | Open-source note-taking app with end-to-end encrypted sync |
| Category | Notes & Knowledge Base | Notes & Knowledge Base |
| Replaces | Confluence | Evernote, Obsidian |
| GitHub stars | 4.5k | 50k |
| Language | PHP | TypeScript |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 4/5 Involved | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 1 month ago | 8 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
