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Head-to-head · MediaWiki Hosting

Miraheze vs WikiTeq

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Miraheze #5 in MediaWiki Hosting 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Miraheze
WikiTeq #8 in MediaWiki Hosting 8.1/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit WikiTeq

Miraheze leads on 1 check, WikiTeq on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreMiraheze · 8.5/10
  • Free planonly Miraheze
  • Most featuresWikiTeq · 1 of 1

Miraheze scores higher on our rubric for mediawiki hosting: 8.5 against 8.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

Miraheze offers free plan; WikiTeq doesn't.

Miraheze is the better fit for free wikis needing custom domains. WikiTeq is the better fit for organizations needing high-end managed hosting.

  • Miraheze fits best

    Free wikis needing custom domains

  • WikiTeq fits best

    Organizations needing high-end managed hosting

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Side by side

Feature Miraheze 8.5/10 Visit ↗ WikiTeq 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 8.1
Ranking #5 in MediaWiki Hosting #8 in MediaWiki Hosting
Best for Free wikis needing custom domains Organizations needing high-end managed hosting
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Free plan $75/mo
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Community, Docs, Tickets Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Miraheze 0/1 · WikiTeq 1/1
Managed MediaWiki updates Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Included storage Not checked yet 10 GB
Wiki site limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Backup retention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Hosting type Not checked yet Not checked yet
Supported PHP versions Not checked yet Not checked yet
Support channels Not checked yet community, email, phone, ticket
Our review
Pros
  • Free, ad-free hosting with custom domain support
  • More than 300 extensions and skins for MediaWiki configuration
  • VisualEditor, permissions, uploads, histories, and API support
  • Automatic backups, core upgrades, monitoring, and repairs
  • 100+ extensions, responsive skins, and custom integrations
  • High availability, SSO, LDAP, and Active Directory support
Cons
  • Platform support is limited to the web
  • Extension, skin, and namespace settings need wiki administration
  • A free-only model may not suit teams seeking paid service tiers
  • Managed hosting starts at $75 per month
  • Advanced support and high availability require higher tiers
  • Some enterprise capabilities are limited to selected plans
Our verdict

Miraheze is a free, ad-free hosting platform for MediaWiki wikis. It suits individuals, volunteer communities, organizations, game-wiki teams, and other groups that want collaborative knowledge projects without managing their own…

Read the review →

WikiTeq provides managed and self-hosted MediaWiki solutions for knowledge bases, technical documentation, corporate wikis, and content-management systems. It suits organizations that want MediaWiki maintained by a specialist provider,…

Read the review →
  1. MirahezeMediaWiki Hosting 8.5Free plan
  2. WikiTeqMediaWiki Hosting 8.1Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Miraheze — where it wins

    • Free, ad-free hosting with custom domain support
    • More than 300 extensions and skins for MediaWiki configuration
    • VisualEditor, permissions, uploads, histories, and API support

    Where it doesn't

    • Platform support is limited to the web
    • Extension, skin, and namespace settings need wiki administration
    • A free-only model may not suit teams seeking paid service tiers

  • WikiTeq — where it wins

    • Automatic backups, core upgrades, monitoring, and repairs
    • 100+ extensions, responsive skins, and custom integrations
    • High availability, SSO, LDAP, and Active Directory support

    Where it doesn't

    • Managed hosting starts at $75 per month
    • Advanced support and high availability require higher tiers
    • Some enterprise capabilities are limited to selected plans

More comparisons

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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