TWiki vs MediaWiki
A side by side look at reach, regional footprint and where each wikis technology actually wins, built from live detections across millions of websites.
The short version. MediaWiki has roughly 1260x more sites overall (27 vs 34K). But the split flips by market: TWiki over-indexes in Italy, United Kingdom and Poland, while MediaWiki runs the majority in Israel, Russian Federation and France. Which one fits depends far more on your market than on raw totals.
Head to head
Where each technology comes out ahead, by dimension
Who leads each market
Share of the two technologies per country. The marker is TWiki's 0% global share, so bars past it lean TWiki.
Where to build
Building an app, theme or agency around one technology? This is where its sites actually concentrate.
Build for TWiki
Build for MediaWiki
Germany is the most one-sided market in this comparison: 1.7K MediaWiki sites to 2 on TWiki, a 100% split. For a new project there, the ecosystem, plugins and talent all point one way.
Which should you choose
A quick read based on reach and regional traction
Choose TWiki if
- ✓You sell into Italy, United Kingdom and Poland, where it has real traction.
- ✓You value where it concentrates its footprint over sheer volume.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the TWiki stack.
Choose MediaWiki if
- ✓You operate in Israel, Russian Federation and France, its heartland.
- ✓You want the larger install base (34K sites) and a bigger ecosystem.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the MediaWiki stack.
Export the websites behind either technology
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