Fandom vs wiki.gg

FFandom9.3Visit wiki.gg9.1Visit

Higher score F Fandom #2 in Game Wiki Software 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Fandom

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wiki.gg #3 in Game Wiki Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit wiki.gg

• Fandom fits best

  Large, established collaborative game communities

• wiki.gg fits best

  Free hosted MediaWiki game wikis

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Side by side

Feature	FFandom 9.3/10 Visit ↗	wiki.gg 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Game Wiki Software	#3 in Game Wiki Software
Best for	Large, established collaborative game communities	Free hosted MediaWiki game wikis
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, macOS, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Fandom 4/5 · wiki.gg 4/5
Custom domain	—	—
Role permissions	✓	✓
Revision history	✓	✓
Media uploads	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free public wikis with collaborative editing and revision history Strong customization with templates, infoboxes, CSS, and JavaScript API access, exports, uploads, permissions, and mobile apps	Free hosted MediaWiki wikis with revision tracking and permissions VisualEditor, uploads, theming, and comments on supported wikis MediaWiki API access supports automation and integrations
Cons	Wikis are hosted on fandom.com subdomains Custom domains are not supported Public wikis may not suit private documentation needs	New wiki applications are currently closed Wikis use wiki.gg subdomains, not customer-supplied custom domains VisualEditor and comments are available only on supported wikis
Our verdict	Fandom is a hosted wiki platform for fan communities, game developers, publishers, studios, and production companies. It supports public game wikis with collaborative article editing, revision histories, media and file uploads, categories,… Read the review →	wiki.gg is a hosted MediaWiki platform for creating collaboratively edited knowledge bases. It is aimed primarily at game communities, fan projects, developers, and editors building public reference resources, while also supporting… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Fandom — where it wins

  • Free public wikis with collaborative editing and revision history
  • Strong customization with templates, infoboxes, CSS, and JavaScript
  • API access, exports, uploads, permissions, and mobile apps

  Where it doesn't

  • Wikis are hosted on fandom.com subdomains
  • Custom domains are not supported
  • Public wikis may not suit private documentation needs

• wiki.gg — where it wins

  • Free hosted MediaWiki wikis with revision tracking and permissions
  • VisualEditor, uploads, theming, and comments on supported wikis
  • MediaWiki API access supports automation and integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • New wiki applications are currently closed
  • Wikis use wiki.gg subdomains, not customer-supplied custom domains
  • VisualEditor and comments are available only on supported wikis

• FFandom9.3/10 · Free plan

  A free, feature-rich home for public game communities that do not need custom domains.

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• wiki.gg9.1/10 · Free plan

  A focused free host for collaborative MediaWiki game wikis.

  Visit wiki.ggFull verdict →