BlueSpice vs MediaWiki

BlueSpice9.0Visit MediaWiki8.9Visit

Higher score BlueSpice #3 in Wiki Software 9.0/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 5 features Visit BlueSpice

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MediaWiki #4 in Wiki Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit MediaWiki

• BlueSpice fits best

  Enterprise teams needing a governed wiki

• MediaWiki fits best

  Large communities building extensible wikis

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Side by side

Feature	BlueSpice 9.0/10 Visit ↗	MediaWiki 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#3 in Wiki Software	#4 in Wiki Software
Best for	Enterprise teams needing a governed wiki	Large communities building extensible wikis
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	€4.50/user/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BlueSpice 3/5 · MediaWiki 3/5
Version history	✓	✓
SSO support	✓	✓
API access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Custom domain	✓	✓
Self-hosting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Page permissions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Page limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Workflows, approvals, versioning, permissions, and read confirmations Cloud, API, and self-hosted deployment options Integrations with Teams, Slack, Jira, GitHub, and identity providers	Collaborative editing with revisions, diffs, and page reversion Extensions, APIs, permissions, and namespaces support customization Multilingual content and analytics suit broad knowledge projects
Cons	The free edition provides community support rather than professional support The €4.50 entry price is tied to annual billing Some advanced capabilities are reserved for paid editions	Self-hosting requires PHP, a web server, and a supported database Analytics and SSO are provided through extensions rather than universal core features Teams seeking vendor-hosted pricing plans should consider another option
Our verdict	BlueSpice is open-source wiki and knowledge-base software based on MediaWiki. It is designed for companies, public authorities, and organizations building internal knowledge bases, public wikis, documentation systems, intranets, or… Read the review →	MediaWiki is free, open-source wiki software for creating collaborative knowledge bases, documentation sites, encyclopedias, and private or public wikis. It fits large communities, organizations, and technical teams that need control over… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BlueSpice — where it wins

  • Workflows, approvals, versioning, permissions, and read confirmations
  • Cloud, API, and self-hosted deployment options
  • Integrations with Teams, Slack, Jira, GitHub, and identity providers

  Where it doesn't

  • The free edition provides community support rather than professional support
  • The €4.50 entry price is tied to annual billing
  • Some advanced capabilities are reserved for paid editions

• MediaWiki — where it wins

  • Collaborative editing with revisions, diffs, and page reversion
  • Extensions, APIs, permissions, and namespaces support customization
  • Multilingual content and analytics suit broad knowledge projects

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosting requires PHP, a web server, and a supported database
  • Analytics and SSO are provided through extensions rather than universal core features
  • Teams seeking vendor-hosted pricing plans should consider another option

• BlueSpice9.0/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A governed wiki with collaborative editing, workflows, analytics, AI, and self-hosting.

  Visit BlueSpiceFull verdict →
• MediaWiki8.9/10 · Free plan

  A flexible, self-hosted wiki for communities and organizations building extensive knowledge bases.

  Visit MediaWikiFull verdict →