Comparison of wiki farms

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A "wiki farm" is a server or a collection of servers that provides wiki hosting, or a group of wikis hosted on such servers. The following tables compare general information for a number of wiki farms. Further information can be found at the websites themselves, or in the wikipedia article for some of the more notable ones. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up to date. It does not review or endorse any wiki farm, nor does it include any advertising hyperbole. See the external links at the end for more info, reviews, forums, etc..

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Wiki farm	Free/paid	Features	Wiki engine	Content license
@wiki [1]	Free, has ads	WYSIWYG editing, selectable edit-mode (WikiText or WYSIWYG or text), multi-language support (English, Chinese and Korean), access control, file uploads, importing, full-text search, andRSS abilities.	Custom
Atlassian Confluence [2]	Paid	WYSIWYG, wiki markup language, plugins, SSL, file storage, permissioning, WebDAV.	Custom (Java)
BluWiki [3]	Free	No subscription needed, users can make new wiki articles. Subdomains are supported. [4]	MediaWiki 1.6.7	GFDL
BrainKeeper [5]	Paid	WYSIWYG editing, access control, full-text search, calendaring, single sign-on to multiple projects, project templates, RSS enabled.	Custom
Central Desktop [6]	Free / paid	WYSIWYG editing, access control, full-text search, calendaring, single sign-on to multiple projects, project templates, RSS enabled.	Custom
ClearWiki [7]	Free	Private secure wikis (with sub-domains) - each wiki has own physical database. WYSIWYG editing, file storage, version control, full text search (incl docs/files), to-do lists, RSS enabled, blogs, discussions, image galleries (with thumbnailing), meta-tagging (labelling), content starring, teams/groups.	Custom
CommWikis [8]	Free, text ads	Includes FTP access.	MediaWiki	User Choice
CustomerVision BizWiki [9]	Paid	WYSIWYG editing, access control, page templates, domain mapping, solution templates include Sales Support, and Learning Support.	Custom
EditMe [10]	Paid	subscription-based, SSL Encryption, and Custom Domain Support,.	Custom, Java-based
EditThis.info [11]	Free, text ads	Unlimited pages and users, wiki spam protection, 25MB of disk space, and RSS feeds.	MediaWiki 1.6.8
ElWiki [12]	Free, text ads	A free ElWiki-owned .com/net/org TLD is offered for wikis which reach 10 pages of content.	MediaWiki 1.6.7	GFDL
eTouch SamePage [13]	Paid	WYSIWYG editing, project management, permissioning, administration and support for multiple domains	Custom, powered by eTouch CMS
Gratis-Wiki [14]	Free, text ads	there are no other skins than Monobook; 100MB of disk space	MediaWiki 1.5.6
HelpingStudents.org [15]	Free / paid	WYSIWYG, java server pages, scripts and plugin wiki options for school administrators and teachers that provide parental information resources WikiText and HTML editing, metasearch, factoring, permissioning, SSL Encryption, Private Intranet implementation with public integration administration and support.	JSPWiki	License
Hive Wiki [16]	Free	WikiText and HTML editing, metasearch, factoring, permissioning, administration and support for multiple domains and publicly creatable subdomains	Custom, .NET-based
JotSpot Wiki [17]	Free	Build wiki applications, WYSIWYG editor, search MS attachments, email integration. Free version limited to 20 pages and 5 users. Recently purchased by Google (as of 1 Nov 06) - which stated will no longer charge for services once the integration is done.	Custom
LittleWiki [18]	Free	WYSIWYG editor and plaintext editors	Custom, Java-based
MojWiki [19]	Free	In Slovenian language.	MoinMoin
MonkeeBiz [20]	Free	Integrated photo gallery, blog, to do list, forum, and access control.	Custom, Ruby on Rails
Netcipia [21]	Free	WYSIWYG Blog, public and private wikis, 2GB per wiki created, no time limit, right management	XWiki
Nexdo (formerly Partnertext) [22]	Free / paid	WYSIWYG HTML editing	Custom
Oddwiki [23]	Free		Oddmuse
On-wiki [24]	Free	WYSIWYG editing, attachments, multimedia, writing formulaes, plotting graphs, raw HTML	MoinMoin
Ourproject.org [25]	Free		MoinMoin	Copyleft (choice of Creative Commons, GNU FDL, other licenses)
PAUX [26]	Free / paid	password-protected wikis on .dreusicke-verlag.de. No page limits, SSL, picture gallery included.	Custom	Copyleft license
PBwiki [27]	Free / paid	Password-protected wikis on .pbwiki.com subdomain. No page limits, SSL, RSS & Atom, ZIP backups, diffs, six wiki "skins", file uploads, page hiding, page locking. Over 200,000 wikis hosted.	Custom
ProjectForum [28]	Paid		Custom
ProjectLocker [29]	Paid	Focused on providing software development tools as a service. Wiki features include Unlimited document storage, Custom access profiles for partners, customers, and managers, Support for attachments on documents, Privacy Commitment - Your Data is Yours Alone, Secure access via SSL, RAID 1 redundant storage of all data, Nightly backups, 24/7 Server Monitoring	Custom
Richdex [30]	Free, text ads	Creation of a wiki is subject to approval; it must have a large potential audience and be likely to attract enough editors/administrators. Projects which overlap existing Richdex Wikis are not accepted. There is no means to close an inactive wiki. Domains, names and identifiers are owned by Richdex, not by the respective communities.	MediaWiki 1.8.2	GFDL
Riters.com [31]	Free	line document collaboration service and Wiki farm	MoinMoin
Schtuff.com [32]	Free, with Google Ads.	Supports tags & permissions. Backups, but no automatic recovery, if data is lost from server. Registered users can also leave comments on pages. Supports totally open pages, as well. Picture Gallery included w/ new wikis	Custom	Doesn't require a particular license for contributed material
SeedWiki [33]	Free / paid	No Ads (both free and paid options); cross-platform WYSIWYG editing, stylesheets, subdomains.seedwiki.com, wiki-mode, subscriptions; paid option for having one's own domain that the wiki-owner can tag on to his wiki	Custom
SnoutHold Cospire [34]	Free	WYSIWYG editing, permissions, public/private security models, ratings, feedback mechanisms, search engine, category organizer, profiles	Custom
Socialtext [35]	Free / paid		Custom (SocialText Open)
Uwiki.com [36]	Free	In Chinese	DokuWiki
ViaWiki [37]	Free / paid	WYSIWYG editing, free version is ad-supported, paid version has option of using own domain, attach files, no limit on number of pages and backups	DekiWiki
Wetpaint [38]	Free (with google ads)	WYSIWYG editing, custom page hierarchies, Comment and Reply forums with comment ratings, access control, keyword search, tags, tag filtering, skins, RSS, page locking, profiles, site activity report, page and comment watching.	Custom, Java-based	Creative Commons
Wik.is [39]	Free / paid	WYSIWYG editing, access control, full-text search (including file attachments), document management, light project management, database, project templates, RSS enabled, stores in XML, MediaWiki fork	DekiWiki
Wikia [40]	Free, text ads	Wiki hosting service created in 2004, formerly known as Wikicities. All wikis have common login and preferences. Creation of a wiki is subject to approval; must have a large potential audience and be likely to attract enough editors. Projects which overlap existing Wikia or Wikimedia are not accepted. No means to close an inactive wiki, even if the community has moved elsewhere. Domains, names and identifiers owned by Wikia Inc, not the respective communities. There is also a "Scratchpad" wiki subdivided into categories, which welcomes all content.	MediaWiki 1.9	GFDL
Wikidot.com [41]	Free	Sites get a subdomain on wikidot.com and 1 free custom domain mapping. Free Sites are supported by ads. RSS import/export, private RSS feeds for Users (notifications and watched items), RSS for page changes and forum, customizable themes, advanced forum for each Site. Custom page hierarchies, searching, advanced page (full/section/append) edit locking, blocking users and IP addresses. Private messages between users. Uses Ajax for clean interface. SEO-friendly. No limits on site size. Private (non-public) sites offered for free.	Modified Text_Wiki engine	by default Creative Commons, GNU FDL, other licenses as requested
Wikihost.org [42]	Free	100 MB space, File and Image upload, User authentication, Private wikis, Subdomains for wikis larger than 30 pages, RSS, Edit locking, Fulltext search, Email notifications, adSense advertising, Complete wiki export, Unlimited pages, Unlimited Revisions, Diff function, Revert of old revisions	GeboGebo	by default Creative Commons, others as needed
WikiNote [43]	Free	No limit on number of pages (64KB/page limit) or number of accounts, complete page history, integration with Shortify	Custom, PHP-based	No enforced license
Wiki-site.com [44]	Free, text ads	Wiki farm with unlimited pages and users, wiki spam protection user rights control. Interface in many languages. A free *.wiki-site.com domain is offered. Google text-ads added to the right sidebar.	MediaWiki 1.6.7	Wiki creators can set their own
Wikispaces [45]	Free (with Google Ads) / paid	WYSIWYG editing, clean easy to use interface, users get a subdomain on wikispaces.com. Free version supported by Google ads - Wikispaces ads can be turned off for a fee. No limits on numbers of pages, spaces, or members. Full RSS support; easy space backups in zip and tgz. Blog import function/ integration with Blogger.com and Typepad. Themes and stylesheets can be customized. Private label service available.	Custom	choice of Creative Commons, GNU FDL, other licenses
Xwiki.com [46]	Free / paid		XWiki