BlueSpice vs Professional Wiki

BlueSpice9.4Visit Professional Wiki8.7Visit

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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Professional Wiki #4 in MediaWiki Hosting 8.7/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 1 features Explore Professional

• BlueSpice fits best

  Organizations needing a full-featured wiki platform

• Professional Wiki fits best

  Large teams needing enterprise wiki controls

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Side by side

Feature	BlueSpice 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Professional Wiki 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in MediaWiki Hosting	#4 in MediaWiki Hosting
Best for	Organizations needing a full-featured wiki platform	Large teams needing enterprise wiki controls
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€4.50/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	20 integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BlueSpice 0/1 · Professional Wiki 1/1
Managed MediaWiki updates	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Included storage	Not checked yet	25 GB
Wiki site limit	Not checked yet	1 sites
Backup retention	Not checked yet	32 days
Hosting type	Not checked yet	Cloud
Supported PHP versions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Support channels	Not checked yet	email, chat, ticket, docs
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	Managed MediaWiki updates, security patches, and daily backups Unlimited users and pages on paid plans SSO, private wikis, semantic tools, and dedicated hosting 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	No permanent free plan; access starts with paid plans Basic includes 25 GB of upload storage AI Assistant is available only as a paid add-on
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 →	Professional Wiki provides managed MediaWiki hosting for teams and organizations that need collaborative, public, private, or company-wide wikis. Its deployments include cloud, dedicated, and on-premise options, with web, API, and… 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

• Professional Wiki — where it wins

  • Managed MediaWiki updates, security patches, and daily backups
  • Unlimited users and pages on paid plans
  • SSO, private wikis, semantic tools, and dedicated hosting options

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan; access starts with paid plans
  • Basic includes 25 GB of upload storage
  • AI Assistant is available only as a paid add-on

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

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

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• Professional Wiki8.7/10 · 14-day trial

  A managed MediaWiki service with enterprise controls, structured data, and flexible hosting.

  Explore ProfessionalFull verdict →