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Revision as of 14:59, 20 December 2007
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A "wiki farm" is a server or an array of servers that provides hosting for a wiki, or a group of wikis hosted on such servers. Wiki farms are also known as 'hosted wiki service providers'.
Before, users who wanted to share information on-line through a Wiki of their own subject, had to install a Wiki server of their own, configure it and operate it. With wiki farms this was greatly simplified. In order to operate a wiki on a wiki farm nowadays, there is no need to get a private web server and to install Wiki software.
Thereby, non-commercial and commercial Wiki farms are available for users and online communities. While most of the wiki farms allow everyone to open their own Wiki, some have also certain restrictions.
Wiki farm companies often partly finance themselves with the insertion of advertisement, which mostly can be avoided by paying a monthly fee.
The Wikis on the wiki farms are normally provided with a standard layout, or a choice of layouts, usually known as skins. Some wiki farms allow the layout to be customised using cascading style sheets (css).
Comparison
The following tables compare general information for several wiki farms; however, more than 100 wiki farms have been created.[1] Further information can be found at the websites themselves, or in the linked 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.
Wiki farm | Free/paid | Eigenschaften | Wiki engine | Content license | Multilingual support | Syntax support |
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@wiki [1] | Free, has ads | WYSIWYG editing, selectable edit-mode (WikiText or WYSIWYG or text), access control, file uploads, importing, full-text search, and RSS abilities. | Custom | English, Chinese, Korean and others | Some HTML,[1] JavaScript, Math formulas | |
BluWiki [2] | Free | No subscription needed, users can make new wiki articles. Subdomains are supported. [3] | MediaWiki 1.6.7 | GFDL | Supports English, German, Spanish, French, and most other languages. Incorrect support of Russian. | Some HTML,[1] JavaScript, Math formulas |
BrainKeeper [4] | Paid | WYSIWYG editing, access control, full-text search, calendaring, single sign-on to multiple projects, project templates, RSS enabled. | Custom | Some HTML,[1] no script No formulas | ||
Central Desktop [5] | Free/paid | WYSIWYG editing, access control, full-text search, calendaring, single sign-on to multiple projects, project templates, RSS enabled. | Custom | Some HTML,[1] CSS/templating No formulas | ||
ClearWiki [6] | Free/Paid | 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 | English only | Some HTML,[1] WYSIWYG edit | |
Confluence Hosted [7] |
Paid/Free for charitable nonprofits and open source projects | WYSIWYG, wiki markup language, plugins, SSL, file storage, permissioning, WebDAV. | HTML plugin script plugin No formulas | |||
CustomerVision BizWiki [8] | Paid | WYSIWYG editing, access control, page templates, domain mapping, solution templates include Sales Support, and Learning Support. | Custom | |||
EditMe [9] | Paid | Subscription-based, SSL Encryption, and Custom Domain Support. | Custom, Java-based | All HTML,[1] JavaScript, No formulas | ||
EditThis.info [10] | Free, text ads | Unlimited pages and users, wiki spam protection, 25MB of disk space, and RSS feeds. | MediaWiki 1.5.5 | Some HTML,[1] JavaScript, No formulas | ||
eTouch SamePage [11] | Paid | WYSIWYG editing, project management, permissioning, administration and support for multiple domains. | Custom, powered by eTouch CMS | |||
Gratis-Wiki [12] | Free, text ads, splash ads | The only skin available is Monobook; 100MB of disk space. | MediaWiki 1.5.6 | |||
HelpingStudents.org[13] | 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 [14] | Free | WikiText and HTML editing, metasearch, factoring, permissioning, administration and support for multiple domains and publicly creatable subdomains | Custom, .NET-based | |||
JotSpot Wiki [15] | 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 [16] | Free (Google Ads) | WYSIWYG editor and plaintext editors | Custom, Java-based | |||
MediaWiki 1.8.2 | Free | plaintext editors, revision diffs | Custom, PHP-based | GFDL or public-domain or fair-use | Some HTML,[1] optional scripts, Math formulas | |
Metadot Wiki [17] | Free GPL/Fee for Wiki-On-Demand & Management Console | 7th-generation portal server product adding full wiki functionality; user experience minimizes shelfware-effect; hosted and on-premise options, on-premise version includes unlimited wiki creation (wiki-on-demand); user/group-assignable password system provides complete access control (visibility, editing, changing passwords) over pages and gizmos (rss mgr, news mgr, blurb editor, FAQ mgr, etc.) on each page; all gizmo placement and configuration done "on-page"; template-driven allows for complete customization - check out www.ifno.tv | Custom (Metadot Open) | All HTML,[1] JavaScript, No formulas | ||
MojWiki [18] | Free | In Slovenian language. | MoinMoin | Slovenian | ||
MonkeeBiz [19] | Free | Integrated photo gallery, blog, to do list, forum, and access control. | Custom, Ruby on Rails | |||
MyFreeWiki [20] | Free | Easy and Fast, WYSIWYG and plaintext editors. Integrated photo gallery. | Custom, Enzym | English and French | ||
Netcipia [21] | Free/paid for dedicated servers | WYSIWYG Blog, public and private wiki, 2GB per wiki created, no time limit, right management | XWiki | English only | Some HTML,[1] JavaScript, No math | |
nexdo (formerly Partnertext) [22] | Free/paid | WYSIWYG HTML editing | Custom | All HTML,[1] unknown script No formulas | ||
Oddwiki [23] | Free | Oddmuse | ||||
On-wiki [24] | Free | WYSIWYG editing, attachments, multimedia, writing formulaes, plotting graphs, raw HTML | MoinMoin | |||
OpenTeams [25] | Paid/Free for charitable nonprofits and read-only access | 3-pane drag-and-drop Ajax-based interface similar to email and newsfeed readers, private secure wiki spaces (including invitation-only and a domain security option based on validated email domains, i.e. "Everybody with [email protected]"), tags, blog, bliki, "What's New" views, WYSIWYG editing, draft autosaving, discussion, attachments with version history, SSL, unlimited spaces, pages, edits, versions, storage, and bandwidth. | Custom | |||
Ourproject.org [26] | Free | MoinMoin | Copyleft (choice of Creative Commons, GNU FDL, other licenses) | |||
PAUX [27] | Free/paid | Password-protected wikis on .dreusicke-verlag.de. No page limits, SSL, picture gallery included. | Custom | Copyleft license | Some HTML,[1] unknown script Math formulas | |
PBwiki [28] | 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 350,000 wikis hosted. No page hierarchies. No page permission settings. Free accounts limited to 10 MB. | Custom | All HTML,[1] JavaScript, LaTeX formulas | ||
ProjectForum [29] | Paid | Custom | Optional HTML, unknown script No formulas[1] | |||
ProjectLocker [30] | 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 [31] | 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 1.10.0 | GFDL | ||
Riters.com [32] | Free | Line document collaboration service and Wiki farm | MoinMoin | |||
ScribbleWiki [33] | Free, text ads | MediaWiki 1.10.0 | User Choice | |||
Schtuff.com [34] | 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. As of April 2007, Schtuff.com migrated to PBwiki. | Custom | Doesn't require a particular license for contributed material | ||
SeedWiki [35] | 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 | All HTML,[1] JavaScript and Seedwiki widgets Plugin formulas | ||
SnoutHold Cospire [36] | Free | WYSIWYG editing, permissions, public/private security models, ratings, feedback mechanisms, search engine, category organizer, profiles | Custom | |||
SpiveyWorks Wiki [37] | Free | Simple and straight-forward interface for creating and editing private or public wikis. Create wikis using HTML markup instead of a special wiki language. | Custom | Custom | ||
StikiPad [38] | Free/paid | In free version support access restriction, RSS feeds, tags & tag search, personalized subdomain, skins, file attachments, draft autosaving. Do not fully support history. Only last changes will be highlighted. No page hierarchies. No page permission settings. | Custom | Optional HTML, unknown script No formulas[1] | ||
Uwiki.com [39] | Free | In Chinese | DokuWiki | Chinese | ||
ViaWiki [40] | 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 | Deki Wiki | |||
Wetpaint [41] | Free (with google ads) | WYSIWYG editing (only), 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. No page permission settings. No changes preview. Supported browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox. | Custom, Java-based | Creative Commons | No HTML,[1] Unknown script No formulas | |
Wik.is [42] | 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, Deki Wiki a full featured engine (a MediaWiki fork). Free account 1 GB. Paid account ($60/yr) 10 GB. | Deki Wiki | |||
Wikia [43] | Free, has ads | Wiki hosting service created in 2004, formerly known as Wikicities. All wikis have common login and preferences. Single sign-on to multiple projects. Database download available. 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. Wikia 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 1.10alpha | GFDL | All languages Wikipedia exists for (and some more); Community Support in English, Chinese, German, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese. | Some HTML,[1] JavaScript, Math formulas |
Wikidot [44] | Free without ads | Each site gets a subdomain on .wikidot.com (like mywiki.wikidot.com). Also there is possibility to map a custom domain (like mywiki.com -- if previously registered by the wiki owner) for free. One can optionally allow Wikidot to display ads on their wiki and get 80% of revenue. RSS import/export, private RSS feeds for Users (notifications and watched items), RSS for page changes and forum, customizable themes (every item can be styled with CSS), 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 and fast (no browser page-reload) interface. SEO-friendly. No limits on site size. Public and private wikis. Lots of widgets, that allow to embed a video from YouTube, GoogleVideo, photos from Flickr, chats from Meembo and many more). Each user can create up to 20 wiki sites and be a member of an unlimited number of wikis. | Modified Text_Wiki engine | By default Creative Commons, GNU FDL, other licenses as requested | English, Polish and Community support in French, German, ... more to come. | No HTML,[1] CSS styling LaTeX math formulas |
Wikihost.org [45] | Free, has ads | 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, Complete wiki export, Unlimited pages, Unlimited Revisions, Diff function, Revert of old revisions | GeboGebo | By default Creative Commons, others as needed | ||
WikiLot [46] | Free, had ads | No limit on number of pages or number of accounts. | MediaWiki | GNU FDL | Over 70 Languages | Some HTML,[1] JavaScript, Math formulas |
WikiNote [47] | 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 [48] | Free, text ads/paid | Wiki farm with unlimited pages and users, wiki spam protection, user rights control for paid accounts. Interface in many languages. A free *.wiki-site.com domain is offered. Google text-ads added to the right sidebar for free accounts. | MediaWiki 1.6.10 | Wiki creators can set their own | English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and over 70 other languages. | Some HTML,[1] JavaScript, Math formulas |
Wikispaces [49] | 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 | Optional HTML,[1] Unknown script Math formulas | |
Wiki Spot [50] | Free (nonprofit only) | No advertising, user accounts work on all wikis, use bookmarks and track changes across multiple wikis. Customizable CSS by wiki and user CSS. Simple, intuitive syntax. No limits on pages/disk space. RSS feeds available on all pages. Easy to create a wiki and configure settings. | Sycamore | User choice, default Creative Commons Attribution | ||
WikyBlog.com [51] | Free | No advertising on user accounts, unlimited custom skins, AJAX enhanced tabbed interface | Custom (WikyBlog) | Any, integrated Creative Commons licenses | UTF-8 with English, Arabic, Russian, Turkish, Spanish and Korean | Some HTML,[1] No script No math |
XWiki [52] | Free/paid | No advertising, custom skin, unlimited users | XWiki | Any | All HTML,[1] velocity/groovy No formulas | |
Babylon.wiki [53] | Free, Ads | For russian-language sites | MediaWiki 1.5.8 | BSD-like | UTF-8/Russian | Some HTML,[1] JavaScript, Math formulas |
Russian wiki community [54] | negotiatable | negotiatable | MediaWiki 1.5.8 | negotiatable | UTF-8/Russian | Some HTML,[1] JavaScript, Math formulas |
Wiki farm | Free/paid | Eigenschaften | Wiki engine | Content license | Multilingual support | Syntax support |
See also
- Wikibooks:Wiki Science. Portal.
- Wikibooks:Wiki Science/How to start a Wiki - information and tips about building a wiki community.
- List of wikis
- Wiki software
Notes
External links
- Wiki Farms. List of wiki farms from WikiWikiWeb (c2.com), the original wiki.
- WikiMatrix. Comparison of Wiki Farms. There is also a forum there with reviews, etc.
- WikiIndex on WikiFarms.
- WikiIndex on WikiHosting.
- WikiIndex on WikiBlogFarms.
- Wiki farms at Curlie