BlueSpice vs Wiki Valley

BlueSpice9.4Visit Wiki Valley9.1Visit

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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Wiki Valley #2 in MediaWiki Hosting 9.1/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Wiki Valley

• BlueSpice fits best

  Organizations needing a full-featured wiki platform

• Wiki Valley fits best

  Affordable managed private or public wikis

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Side by side

Feature	BlueSpice 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Wiki Valley 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.1
Ranking	#1 in MediaWiki Hosting	#2 in MediaWiki Hosting
Best for	Organizations needing a full-featured wiki platform	Affordable managed private or public wikis
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€4.50/user/mo	€3/user/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR
Integrations	20 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BlueSpice 0/1 · Wiki Valley 1/1
Managed MediaWiki updates	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Included storage	Not checked yet	3 GB
Wiki site limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	email, chat, 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	Private and public MediaWiki hosting with managed updates Structured content, semantic data, and collaborative editing Migration, training, integrations, and technical support
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 free plan; access is paid after the trial Public Wiki pricing is €19 per site monthly Access is through the web rather than a native desktop app
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 →	Wiki Valley provides hosted MediaWiki wikis for individuals, teams, companies, and public organizations. It supports both private and public knowledge bases, with collaborative editing, VisualEditor, version history, page restoration,… 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

• Wiki Valley — where it wins

  • Private and public MediaWiki hosting with managed updates
  • Structured content, semantic data, and collaborative editing
  • Migration, training, integrations, and technical support

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; access is paid after the trial
  • Public Wiki pricing is €19 per site monthly
  • Access is through the web rather than a native desktop app

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

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

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• Wiki Valley9.1/10 · 30-day trial

  A flexible hosted MediaWiki service with managed updates, structured content, and migration support.

  Visit Wiki ValleyFull verdict →