# Obscura vs Wiki.js

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Obscura | Wiki.js |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Web Scraping | #2 of 31 in Wikis |
| GitHub stars | 29 535 ✓ | 29 103 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +451 ✓ | +146 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 7 |
| Latest release | v0.2.5 · 17 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.5.315 · 21 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Wiki.js scores 77/100 against 75/100 for Obscura, so it is the safer default.

Obscura ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Wiki.js.

Obscura is growing faster right now (+451 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Obscura](https://selfhost.directory/project/obscura) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/obscura.md)
- [Wiki.js](https://selfhost.directory/project/wikijs) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wikijs.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/obscura-vs-wikijs