Codex vs BookStack

Codex

Extendable Documentation Platform written in Laravel 5. Generate easy and awesome documentation! (by codex-project)

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codex-project.ninja

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BookStack

A platform to create documentation/wiki content built with PHP & Laravel (by BookStackApp)

Wikis Bookstack Laravel PHP Wiki Selfhosted Documentation

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bookstackapp.com

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Codex		BookStack
	Project
-	Mentions	312
145	Stars	13,833
-0.7%	Growth	2.6%
0.0	Activity	9.6
almost 8 years ago	Latest Commit	3 days ago
PHP	Language	PHP
MIT License	License	MIT

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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

Codex

Posts with mentions or reviews of Codex. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning Codex yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

BookStack

Posts with mentions or reviews of BookStack. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-22.

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Link | Demo | Github | License
What wiki platforms are you using and how is it structured?
1 project | /r/sysadmin | 11 Dec 2023

While I haven't used it, Bookstack is spoken of favourably.
Solution de documentation local ?
1 project | /r/Sysadmin_Fr | 24 Nov 2023
Revision numbers?
1 project | /r/BookStack | 12 Oct 2023

On another topic, anyone knows anything similar to what's mentioned in this issue? https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/issues/473
Welche Note taking/Wiki App nutzt ihr, falls überhaupt?
9 projects | /r/de_EDV | 10 Jul 2023
I am tired of creating documents in WORD. Looking for suggestions
1 project | /r/ITManagers | 10 Jul 2023
System documentation -IT dept (not MSP)
1 project | /r/sysadmin | 5 Jul 2023

We use a selfhosted Bookstack
What do you guys use to save / store resources you find online for later use?
1 project | /r/csMajors | 23 Jun 2023

In a self hosted bookstack wiki alongside my notes etc. https://www.bookstackapp.com/
Someone please create a modern alternative to MediaWiki
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 18 Jun 2023

Are you sure you need a wiki and not a knowledge base like osticket or bookstat? https://www.bookstackapp.com/
What WIKI do you recommend
5 projects | /r/sysadmin | 9 Jun 2023

You can spend as low as nothing and use BookStack for a great wiki experience.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Codex and BookStack you can also consider the following projects:

Olelo - Wiki with git backend

Wiki.js - Wiki.js | A modern and powerful wiki app built on Node.js

Gitit - A wiki using HAppS, pandoc, and git

Outline - The fastest knowledge base for growing teams. Beautiful, realtime collaborative, feature packed, and markdown compatible.

Wikifeat - Extensible wiki system using CouchDB and written in Golang

gitbook - The open source frontend for GitBook doc sites

Realms - Git based wiki inspired by Gollum

Dokuwiki - The DokuWiki Open Source Wiki Engine

Mediawiki - 🌻 The collaborative editing software that runs Wikipedia. Mirror from https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/mediawiki/core. See https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_access for contributing.

Documize - Modern Confluence alternative designed for internal & external docs, built with Go + EmberJS

jingo - Node.js based Wiki