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Head-to-head · MediaWiki Hosting

Professional Wiki vs ShoutWiki

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Professional Wiki #4 in MediaWiki Hosting 8.7/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 1 features Explore Professional
ShoutWiki #7 in MediaWiki Hosting 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 1 features Visit ShoutWiki

Professional Wiki leads on 0 checks, ShoutWiki on 1, 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 scoreProfessional Wiki · 8.7/10
  • Free planonly ShoutWiki
  • Free trialonly Professional Wiki

Professional Wiki scores higher on our rubric for mediawiki hosting: 8.7 against 8.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #7.

ShoutWiki offers free plan; Professional Wiki doesn't.

Professional Wiki is the better fit for large teams needing enterprise wiki controls. ShoutWiki is the better fit for free public or private wikis with export options.

  • Professional Wiki fits best

    Large teams needing enterprise wiki controls

  • ShoutWiki fits best

    Free public or private wikis with export options

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Side by side

Feature Professional Wiki 8.7/10 Visit ↗ ShoutWiki 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.2
Ranking #4 in MediaWiki Hosting #7 in MediaWiki Hosting
Best for Large teams needing enterprise wiki controls Free public or private wikis with export options
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — Free plan
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs Email, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Professional Wiki 1/1 · ShoutWiki 1/1
Managed MediaWiki updates ✓ ✓
Specs
Included storage 25 GB Not checked yet
Wiki site limit 1 sites Not checked yet
Backup retention 32 days Not checked yet
Hosting type Cloud Not checked yet
Supported PHP versions Not checked yet Not checked yet
Support channels email, chat, ticket, docs email, chat, ticket, community, docs
Our review
Pros
  • Managed MediaWiki updates, security patches, and daily backups
  • Unlimited users and pages on paid plans
  • SSO, private wikis, semantic tools, and dedicated hosting options
  • Supports public, private, school, and university wikis
  • Includes MediaWiki extensions, skins, API access, and managed updates
  • Provides Special:Export, Special:Import, and database dumps
Cons
  • 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
  • The free service is supported by advertising
  • Custom domains require approval
  • Shared login is available only across non-private wikis
Our verdict

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…

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ShoutWiki is a hosted MediaWiki service for individuals, companies, schools, universities, and communities. It supports public, private, and educational wikis through the web, with MediaWiki features, extensions, skins, embedded YouTube…

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  1. Professional WikiMediaWiki Hosting 8.714-day trial
  2. ShoutWikiMediaWiki Hosting 8.2Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • ShoutWiki — where it wins

    • Supports public, private, school, and university wikis
    • Includes MediaWiki extensions, skins, API access, and managed updates
    • Provides Special:Export, Special:Import, and database dumps

    Where it doesn't

    • The free service is supported by advertising
    • Custom domains require approval
    • Shared login is available only across non-private wikis

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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