Raneto vs Wiki.js (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Wiki.js grades higher than Raneto: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Wiki.js grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
Pick Raneto if
- Fits if you're a developer who wants a small docs site from a folder of Markdown files
- Works for teams that keep their docs in Git and have a server to spare
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want someone else to host it, as there is no hosted version
- Not for you if you need user management or commercial support, since the site describes neither
- Too light for a large team wiki with permissions and comments
- Watch out: the configuration example on the home page is marked coming soon
Pick Wiki.js if
- Fits if your developers want to write docs in Markdown and mirror them to a Git repo
- Works for companies already on LDAP, SAML, Okta or Azure AD that host their own software
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if nobody on the team wants to run a server, because there's no hosted plan
- Not for you if you want someone to call when it breaks, as no paid support is listed
- Not for you if you're set on MySQL or SQLite, since the next major version keeps only PostgreSQL
- Watch out: version 3.0 is still in beta, and modules like the WikiText and tabular editors are marked coming soon
- Tight if you wanted it in a subfolder of your site, as it needs its own domain or sub-domain, and there are no phone apps
How we grade them
| 2.0GPARanetoFair | 2.8GPAWiki.jsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$0 under the MIT license, but you host it yourself on Node.js or Docker, which makes it an ordinary value rather than a free app. | AIt costs nothing. The whole application is free and open source under the AGPL-v3 licence, with no paid tier holding anything back and no managed plan to upsell you. Your only bill is the server you run it on. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree with no paid plan, and one person could run it. You supply the server. | AFree outright, for good. The project is kept going by sponsors, backers and donations, so there isn't a paid plan to be nudged towards at any point. |
| Features | CMarkdown pages with no database, a web editor, search and themes. It does that job fully but it's a smaller job, and the site names no user management. | CThree editors (Markdown with live preview, a visual one and plain HTML), every change tracked with a visual compare, group permissions with page rules, Git and cloud storage sync, and a GraphQL API. The gaps are the listing's own: version 3.0 is still in beta and modules like the tabular editor are marked coming soon. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. It needs Node.js or Docker and you update it yourself. | DYou host it yourself. It needs a server running Node.js and a domain or sub-domain of its own, since it can't sit in a subfolder. A DigitalOcean Marketplace image speeds that up, but there's no managed plan and no paid support. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. The listing names Docker, Git and Node.js, and no phone or desktop apps. | BA web app wherever Node.js runs, with no desktop or phone apps listed. Modules connect it to GitHub, GitLab, Google, Slack, Okta and Elasticsearch, and a GraphQL API reads and changes everything in the wiki. |
| Best for | a small self-hosted Markdown knowledge base | a free Markdown wiki on your own server |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Raneto and Wiki.js. How we grade
Price against what you get
Raneto has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wiki.js has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
Wiki.js scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other docs and wiki tools on the chart, none scores higher than Raneto for less, and none scores higher than Wiki.js for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Raneto also covers documents.
- Wiki.js also covers diagrams.
In commonFree planWebOpen sourceSelf-hostableMarkdownWiki
At a glance
| Raneto | Wiki.js | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Free and open source under the MIT license; you host it yourself. | The whole application is free and open source under the AGPL-v3 license. The project is supported by sponsors, backers and donations. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Raneto Project | Requarks.io |
| Price read from | raneto.com | js.wiki |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Raneto
- You install, host and update it yourself; there is no hosted version on the site.
- The home page lists the configuration example as 'coming soon'.
- No hosted pricing, user management or commercial support is described on the site.
Wiki.js
- The site offers two ways to run it, self-hosting or a DigitalOcean Marketplace image, and lists no managed hosting plan or paid support.
- It requires a dedicated domain or sub-domain and cannot be mapped to a subfolder of another site.
- MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQL Server and SQLite will not be supported in the next major version, which keeps only PostgreSQL.
- Version 3.0 is still in beta, and several listed modules, such as the WikiText and tabular editors, are marked as coming soon.
Key features
Raneto
- Markdown files, no database
- Pages are Markdown files in a folder, which can be kept under Git version control.
- Built-in editor
- Documents can be created and edited from the web interface.
- Full-text search
- Search across pages is built on Lunr.js.
- Themes and templating
- A customizable Bootstrap theme with Mustache templates and syntax highlighting.
- Docker image
- The home page shows a docker-compose file for running it.
Wiki.js
- Three editors
- Pages can be written in Markdown with a live preview, in a visual WYSIWYG editor meant for non-technical people, or directly in HTML.
- Version tracking
- All content changes are tracked. Two versions of a page can be compared visually, and a page can be reverted to an earlier state or recovered after deletion.
- Authentication modules
- Sign-in can use local accounts, services such as Google, GitHub and Slack, or LDAP, SAML, Okta and Azure AD, with two-factor authentication on supported modules.
- Git and cloud storage sync
- Content can be synchronized or backed up to Git services such as GitHub and GitLab, or to storage such as AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage and Google Cloud Storage.
- Groups, permissions and page rules
- Users are placed in groups with granular permissions, and page rules limit a group's access by exact path, by how a path starts or ends, or by regular expression.
- GraphQL API
- A GraphQL endpoint on each wiki reads and modifies all of its resources, using API tokens with permission scopes that are generated in the administration area.
Plans
Raneto
Open source$0
The full project under an MIT license, self-hosted with Node.js or Docker.
Wiki.js
Wiki.js$0
The full application, hosted on your own servers or launched from the DigitalOcean Marketplace image, with community help through the project's support channels.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Raneto or Wiki.js?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Raneto and Wiki.js are free to use.
Which has a free plan, Raneto or Wiki.js?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Raneto and Wiki.js have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.