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XWiki

Score8.2 out of 10

4 Reviews and Ratings

What is XWiki?

XWiki is an open-source collaborative platform designed to enhance business collaboration and streamline knowledge management for companies of all sizes. As a an alternative to proprietary knowledge bases, XWiki offers a structured second-generation wiki with over 900 pre-made extensions, enabling businesses to add features and customize their XWiki instance to meet specific needs.

Key features and benefits:

  • Structured wiki concept: XWiki organizes knowledge systematically, acting like a digital filing system. This structured approach ensures that a company's information is easily retrievable and well-managed.
  • Pre-built templates and faceted search: XWiki provides pre-built templates and a faceted search feature, ensuring quick access to information and maintaining a consistent look and feel across all documentation. This reduces the time employees spend searching for information.
  • App within minutes: XWiki empowers even non-technical users to create custom applications tailored to unique workflows. This feature ensures high adoption rates across various departments.
  • Confluence migration toolkit: XWiki supports migration from Confluence with its Confluence Migration Toolkit. This new toolkit includes support for bridge macros and a CQL parser, ensuring a smooth transition while preserving existing workflows and data structures.
  • Advanced security: XWiki prioritizes security with encrypted login credentials, complex rights management, and an OVH-certified cloud infrastructure adhering to ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC standards. This comprehensive security framework ensures that sensitive information remains protected.
  • Customization and flexibility: XWiki is available in both cloud and on-premise versions. Special discounts are available for NGOs, open-source projects, and educational institutions, to make it accessible for a wider range of organizations.

XWiki customer support aims to ensure that each client receives tailored solutions suited to their specific needs. Boasting 20 years of experience in building collaborative projects, XWiki’s support team will guide businesses through every step of the implementation process. This personalized support helps organizations maximize their collaborative efforts and achieve their goals more efficiently.

XWiki democratizes knowledge sharing, to promote a collaborative culture and reduce organizational silos. It ensures that vital information is easily accessible, reducing training and operational costs and preventing data loss with regular backups. XWiki’s integration with existing systems and extensive customization options make it a choice for mid-sized and enterprise companies looking to optimize their collaboration and knowledge management capabilities.

By offering a holistic approach to collaboration, XWiki helps organizations improve communication, streamline processes, and enhance overall efficiency. Whether deployed in the cloud or on-premise, XWiki provides a scalable solution that grows with the business, fostering a more connected and productive work environment.


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an XWiki homepage
knowledge management, in XWiki.
the granular rights access feature, that helps users to manage big teams.
some of the customizations available in every aspect of an instance, from theme to templates and page structure.
an example of migration from Confluence using the dedicated migrator.

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XWiki is the ultimate solution for collective intelligence over the Web

Pros

  • XWiki makes it easy to manage semi-structured information, which is at the heart of every knowledge nexus of organizations. It makes it easy to manage in a single system both structured data (such as memberships, projects), and unstructured data.
  • XWiki offers a very rich API for creating enterprise applications quickly that are easy to maintain and evolve collaboratively.
  • XWiki templating and skinning system is extremely flexible and powerful.

Cons

  • While the basic pieces are available for turning XWiki into an advanced semantic system, some features could be made available more prominently to the user for easing the use of faceted and typed links, paving the way for a new era of collaborative knowledge sharing.

Return on Investment

  • XWiki has a positive impact on the OW2 communication and collaborations strategies. It saves time when developing applications.

Other Software Used

ownCloud, JIRA Software