BlueSpice vs MyWikis

BlueSpice9.4Visit MyWikis8.9Visit

Higher score BlueSpice #1 in MediaWiki Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 1 features Visit BlueSpice

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MyWikis #3 in MediaWiki Hosting 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit MyWikis

• BlueSpice fits best

  Organizations needing a full-featured wiki platform

• MyWikis fits best

  Teams needing managed MediaWiki with SSO

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Side by side

Feature	BlueSpice 9.4/10 Visit ↗	MyWikis 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.9
Ranking	#1 in MediaWiki Hosting	#3 in MediaWiki Hosting
Best for	Organizations needing a full-featured wiki platform	Teams needing managed MediaWiki with SSO
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€4.50/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	20 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BlueSpice 0/1 · MyWikis 1/1
Managed MediaWiki updates	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Included storage	Not checked yet	10 GB
Wiki site limit	Not checked yet	1 sites
Backup retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Hosting type	Not checked yet	Cloud
Supported PHP versions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Support channels	Not checked yet	ticket
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes visual editing, search, templates, and PDF export Workflows, approvals, versioning, permissions, and analytics support governed knowledge Cloud, self-hosted, API, and broad integration options fit varied environments	Automatic upgrades and daily backups reduce maintenance work SSO supports SAML, LDAP, OAuth, OpenID, and Shibboleth Higher tiers add Semantic MediaWiki, analytics, and dedicated options
Cons	Professional support and advanced workflows require paid editions Multiple wikis and multilingual content require the farm editions The broad feature set may exceed the needs of a simple team wiki	There is no free plan The service is web-based rather than desktop or mobile software Support is provided through tickets
Our verdict	BlueSpice is open-source wiki and knowledge-base software based on MediaWiki. It is designed for companies, public authorities, and other organizations building internal knowledge bases, public wikis, documentation systems, intranets, or… Read the review →	MyWikis provides managed hosting for MediaWiki websites, covering personal, business, and enterprise wiki projects. Its plans include hosted wikis with unlimited pages and users, HTTPS, free subdomains, privacy controls, extensions,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BlueSpice — where it wins

  • Free plan includes visual editing, search, templates, and PDF export
  • Workflows, approvals, versioning, permissions, and analytics support governed knowledge
  • Cloud, self-hosted, API, and broad integration options fit varied environments

  Where it doesn't

  • Professional support and advanced workflows require paid editions
  • Multiple wikis and multilingual content require the farm editions
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of a simple team wiki

• MyWikis — where it wins

  • Automatic upgrades and daily backups reduce maintenance work
  • SSO supports SAML, LDAP, OAuth, OpenID, and Shibboleth
  • Higher tiers add Semantic MediaWiki, analytics, and dedicated options

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan
  • The service is web-based rather than desktop or mobile software
  • Support is provided through tickets

• BlueSpice9.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible MediaWiki platform spanning free, cloud, and on-premises deployments.

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• MyWikis8.9/10 · Paid

  A managed MediaWiki host with strong SSO, backups, search, and semantic features.

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