Joplin vs Wiki.js
A side-by-side comparison of Joplin and Wiki.js — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Open-source note-taking app with end-to-end encrypted sync | Modern, powerful, self-hosted wiki built on Node.js |
| Category | Notes & Knowledge Base | Notes & Knowledge Base |
| Replaces | Evernote, Obsidian | Confluence, Notion |
| GitHub stars | 50k | 26k |
| Language | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 8 days ago | 1 month ago |
| View repo | View repo |
