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Created by
Jasperre on May 03, 2024
1 minute read
Alternatives to Confluence being looked at.
None will be a perfect replacement for all the features but try and get near enough.
wiki.js
Pros:
- Simple install
- WYSIWYG editor is reasonably good (inter-wiki links are a bit of a pain)
- Has breadcrumbs and page hierarchy (even if sidebar navigation is a bit pants and you have to set your own breadcrumb names by hand)
Cons:
- Table of Contents zone + sidebar takes up 1/3rd of your screen
- Version 2.x is pretty static and 3.x is not due for ages even though it contains some good features
- Asset manager is not awful but not great
- Importing from Confluence will involve some manual work, some things might need to be reformatted
- User management doesn't look great
- Limited customisation options (eg navigation/toc bars) and no plugins
Bookstack
Pros:
- Can export "books" to have offline copies as PDF
- WYSIWYG - looks reasonable, even with fixed width pages
- Can upload images by pasting in the page easily
Cons:
- "Books" are somewhat hard to navigate, and we'd have to divide up content into "Books" or keep one big "Book"
- Not sure fixed width and layout can be changed to be more suitable for long form/large screenshot/large table content
xwiki
Pros:
- Has a WYSIWYG editor but not tested https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/Features/PageEditing
Cons:
- TBC