LeafWiki vs XWiki

Both are self-hosted wikis projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

XWiki scores 85 against LeafWiki's 71, putting it ahead on the strength of a higher commit volume. That measures project health, not feature fit — LeafWiki may still be the right choice if it does what you need.
LeafWikiXWiki
Health score 71/100 85/100
Commits (11 mo) 572 3160
Commits (last 3 mo) 305 1101
Stars 1.2k 1.3k
Latest release 8 Sept 2026 17 Sept 2026
Licence MIT LGPL-2.1
Built with Docker, Go Java, Docker, deb
Typical RAM 1 GB 2 GB

LeafWiki

A fast wiki for people who think in folders, not feeds. Fast editing. Tree navigation. Markdown on disk.

71/100
Healthy

Actively maintained with regular releases.

Maintenance 27/40
Releases 25/25
Community 7/20
Momentum 12/15

Commit activity more than 67% of tracked projects; popularity more than 37%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 0 commits 2025-11: 0 commits 2025-12: 0 commits 2026-01: 0 commits 2026-02: 0 commits 2026-03: 85 commits 2026-04: 87 commits 2026-05: 95 commits 2026-06: 119 commits 2026-07: 95 commits 2026-08: 91 commits

XWiki

Second generation wiki that allows the user to extend its functionalities with a powerful extension-based architecture.

85/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 38/40
Releases 25/25
Community 8/20
Momentum 15/15

Commit activity more than 94% of tracked projects; popularity more than 39%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 263 commits 2025-11: 224 commits 2025-12: 180 commits 2026-01: 408 commits 2026-02: 154 commits 2026-03: 219 commits 2026-04: 179 commits 2026-05: 432 commits 2026-06: 298 commits 2026-07: 465 commits 2026-08: 338 commits

How to read this

Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.

What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.

See every option in this category: self-hosted wikis.