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This is the place where you’ll find all the latest news and resources about XWiki. Whether you’re a journalist, podcaster, or media professional, we’ve made it easy for you to explore our mission, achievements, and updates.
At XWiki, we’re proud to offer a sustainable, ethical alternative to Big Tech.
Our CEO, Ludovic Dubost, is a recognized thought leader in the open-source world, with over 2 decades of experience advocating for transparency, digital sovereignty, and collaboration.
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About XWiki
XWiki is an open-source enterprise wiki and knowledge management platform. It offers customizable features for collaboration, document management, and structured data organization. Ideal for teams, it supports extensions, macros, and integrations.
- 2004
XWiki SAS is founded as a French
European independent company - 2021
Launched the first Confluence Migrator - 2024
Celebrated 20 years of XWiki
Reached ~6.5M€ revenue
50%+ growth for the second year in a row
Initiated the FOSS Fund
Launched the Confluence Migration Toolkit
About CryptPad
CryptPad is an open-source, privacy-focused collaboration suite with end-to-end encryption. It offers real-time editing for documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more, ensuring data remains secure and private.
- 2016
CryptPad is launched as part of a research project - 2019
CryptPad received the NGI award - 2023
Cryptpad whitepaper published - 2024
Collaboration with Canodrom
10 years from the first commit
Two-factor authentication introduced in CryptPad
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Team profiles
Ludovic Dubost
With more than 20 years of experience in the software industry, Ludovic Dubost has been recognized as one of the top 100 notable French programmers for his ongoing involvement in the open-source world and the collaborative tools market.
After graduating from École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris, Ludovic Dubost began his career as a Software Architect at Netscape Communications Europe. Later he joined NetValue as CTO, where he worked until 2002 when the company was acquired by Nielsen/NetRatings. In 2004, he created XWiki and founded XWiki SAS to build a competitive open-source company in the collaboration software market.
XWiki SAS aims to build the best knowledge and collaboration software in this space, as well as to innovate through breakthrough projects such as CryptPad, the first zero-knowledge real-time collaborative pad.
Ștefana Nazare
With a cool mix of skills in web development, psychology, and marketing that helps her understand what clients need and turn those needs into actual solutions, Ștefana is an XWikier since 2017.
As the Product Owner for the Apps and Cloud services, she wears many hats, from managing product lines, to helping clients switch from proprietary software and mentoring team members.
Clément Aubin
Passionate Web Developer and hacker at heart, with a strong interest in open-source software. Working at XWiki SAS since 2017, he was involved from the development of the software, to the leadership of the Services Team.
You can find him contributing to the OW2 board, the FOSDEM organization, or making pull requests to Open Food Facts and Passbolt.
Anca Luca
Anca Luca is a passionate Web Programmer and dedicated open-source advocate who has been with XWiki since 2007. With over 15 years of experience in building collaborative knowledge solutions, she started out developing specific features and now leads full-scale collaboration projects from needs analysis through execution.
Outside of work, Anca actively contributes to the Open Food Facts community, combining her technical expertise with a commitment to sustainable innovation.
Elena-Oana Florea
Oana Florea is the Director of Support at XWiki, bringing over 15 years of experience in open-source knowledge collaboration. Her journey with XWiki began in 2009 as a Web Developer, and through dedication and leadership, she has advanced to oversee global support operations.
Oana has been instrumental in defining support strategies for new products like CryptPad and enhancing customer satisfaction across various business lines. ​
Vincent Massol
Vincent has been with XWiki since 2005 and took on the role of CTO in 2006. He's not just a Tech Leader but one of the original team members who helped build the company from a tiny 3-person startup working out of a 3sqm office space.
He's passionate about creating quality software that people around the world can use freely. When he's not leading XWiki's talented development team, he's co-authoring books on software engineering or speaking at industry events.
Manuel Leduc
Manuel joined XWiki SAS in 2020 as an R&D Engineer, bringing his expertise in software development and a PhD in Software Language Engineering.
He contributes primarily to the XWiki open-source project, applying his skills in Java, Maven, and other technologies to improve the platform.
His passion for open source began in high school with Linux distributions and has evolved throughout his career.
Michael Hamman
Michael joined XWiki SAS in October 2021, bringing a decade of experience in open-source wiki development. Before XWiki, Michael earned his PhD in Computer Science from the KIT in 2020, focusing on scalable algorithms for community detection.
His academic background in Algorithmic Engineering combines perfectly with his passion for open source, making him a valuable addition to XWiki's Development Team.
David Benqué
David joined XWiki in 2019 as the Design Lead for CryptPad after completing his PhD and working at the Royal College of Art and Microsoft Research.
For him, the open-source value of "public money, public code" strongly resonates with CryptPad's mission, especially since much of their funding comes from EU taxpayers.
He takes particular pride in his contributions to the CryptPad Kanban and toolbar, where his design work made visible improvements to the platform.
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Pre-approved quotes from Ludovic Dubost
"We can see that VC funding is a double-edged sword. We, at XWiki, don’t believe that it’s an ethical business behavior and we have preferred to stay independent and do “community open-source” with no 'Contributor License Agreement' which means that our business is based on open-source principles today and also in the future."
"Today, users are realizing that the more data, the more reasons to try to steal it, and even though the large cloud companies promise to be highly competent in security, they still leave holes."
"If you are a technologist or a company with an IT department, you have the possibility to understand how data privacy actually works and read behind the lines of the marketing offerings. You might even have the possibility to run some software yourself."
"Just make the switch. Prioritize your privacy and your data protection, and prioritize open source. Get more people to join you. The more we are, the more all the solutions will get used as the new norm."
"Reaching 20 years is a huge milestone for us," says Ludovic Dubost. "We’re proud of the path we’ve carved and the ethical practices that continue to guide us. OSXP is the perfect stage to showcase our latest innovations, such as our new AI assistant, and to discuss the future of open source and ethical IT in Europe."
"While we are at XWiki SAS already a big contributor to open source, as our products XWiki and CryptPad are both fully open source, we believe that it's very important that the developers of the upstream software that we use in our own products but also in our operations need to be supported and that we also need to show the way to larger companies that funding open source is key to its sustainability."
"We must recognize that there is a spectrum of 'freedom' within open source. Whenever possible, we advocate for 'better' free software — software that adheres to the highest principles of freedom and user autonomy."
"It’s not just about the technology — it’s about the people who make it possible."
"Our goal is to continue creating ethical, sustainable software that serves the needs of our community. We are excited for the next chapter and all the possibilities it holds."
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Articles of our CEO
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Client success stories
Discover how organizations across industries are using XWiki to boost collaboration, streamline knowledge management, and build powerful custom solutions.
Employee success stories
Meet the people behind XWiki’s success. From career growth to innovation milestones, these stories highlight how our team members thrive, grow, and make a real impact.
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Write to us at: pr@xwiki.com
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