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Wiki.js vs Trilium Notes
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Wiki.js and Trilium Notes — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Wiki.js vs Trilium Notes: at a glance
What is Wiki.js?
Wiki.js 2.x is in security-maintenance mode, and the feed has been quiet since May
Six patch releases on the 2.5 line, most of them fixes. The substantive ones are security: a permissions flaw allowing user assignment to elevated groups, open redirect validation on the login redirect cookie, authentication for GraphQL subscription WebSocket connections, prototype pollution in Rocket.Chat auth, and secure cookie flags on HTTPS sites. Two small features appear — OIDC and OAuth2 avatar claim mapping, and MySQL socket path connections.
What is Trilium Notes?
The TriliumNext fork spent its early betas making the app trustworthy to install
Three beta releases from early 2025. The work is dominated by distribution and access concerns: signed Windows binaries obtained through a donated EV certificate, signed macOS builds, multi-factor authentication that required a database version bump, basic right-to-left content support, and repaired migration paths from the original Trilium. Nothing has been published to this feed since March 2025.
Wiki.js vs Trilium Notes: editorial side-by-side
Wiki.js
0.0COLLAB
Wiki.js 2.x is in security-maintenance mode, and the feed has been quiet since May
◆ Current state
Six patch releases on the 2.5 line, most of them fixes. The substantive ones are security: a permissions flaw allowing user assignment to elevated groups, open redirect validation on the login redirect cookie, authentication for GraphQL subscription WebSocket connections, prototype pollution in Rocket.Chat auth, and secure cookie flags on HTTPS sites. Two small features appear — OIDC and OAuth2 avatar claim mapping, and MySQL socket path connections.
◆ Where it's heading
This is a mature 2.x line receiving externally reported vulnerability fixes and community contributions rather than product direction. Several fixes credit outside researchers and contributors, which is what maintenance looks like when the maintainer's attention is elsewhere. Release intervals stretched from days in January to nothing since early May.
◆ Prediction
More 2.5.x patches driven by reported vulnerabilities are the likely continuation. Nothing in this window indicates when feature work resumes.
Trilium Notes
0.0COLLAB
The TriliumNext fork spent its early betas making the app trustworthy to install
◆ Current state
Three beta releases from early 2025. The work is dominated by distribution and access concerns: signed Windows binaries obtained through a donated EV certificate, signed macOS builds, multi-factor authentication that required a database version bump, basic right-to-left content support, and repaired migration paths from the original Trilium. Nothing has been published to this feed since March 2025.
◆ Where it's heading
These are the problems a fork inherits rather than chooses. Before adding features, the project had to make installs pass platform trust checks, let users migrate off the predecessor without an intermediate upgrade, and add authentication a self-hosted note store is expected to have. It is groundwork, done in the open, with contributors credited by name.
◆ Prediction
There is not enough recent activity to predict the next release. The feed has been silent for over a year, so whether the beta line continued elsewhere is the open question.
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Recent activity from Wiki.js and Trilium Notes
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 3mo agoWiki.jsARM Docker base and Windows build fixes
- 3mo agoWiki.jsFixes privilege escalation via group assignment
- 5mo agoWiki.jsOIDC avatar claims, open redirect and WebSocket auth fixes
- 6mo agoWiki.jsPrototype pollution and secure cookie fixes
- 6mo agoWiki.jsBreadcrumb and stream pipeline fixes
- 6mo agoWiki.jsMySQL socket path connections and search reliability
- 1y agoTrilium NotesMulti-factor authentication and signed Windows binaries
- 1y agoTrilium NotesSigned macOS builds and right-to-left content support
- 1y agoTrilium NotesFixes missing Windows ZIP artifacts
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Wiki.js and Trilium Notes?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Wiki.js and Trilium Notes are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Wiki.js better than Trilium Notes?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Wiki.js and Trilium Notes are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Wiki.js?
Top Wiki.js alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Wiki.js alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/wiki-js for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Trilium Notes?
Top Trilium Notes alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Trilium Notes alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/trilium-next for the full list with editorial commentary on each.