Wikis+Compared

=Features that make up various wikis:=

 **A page history** is a very basic feature but not available in all Wikis. When available, every time a page is edited the old version of the document is kept. People can later go back to an older revision and restore it if needed. A page history is crucial for publicly editable Wikis to ensure that spam and vandalism can be reverted. For private or personal Wikis this may not be necessary. There a **two basic ways of running your own Wiki**. You can either set up your Wiki software on your own hardware or you can simply subscribe to a hosted service on the Internet which will run the Wiki for you. Running your own software installation gives you more control over the Wiki. When you go for the hosted option, you are restricted to what the service offers.

A **Wiki needs to store the pages somewhere**. There are two main ways to do this. Databases are good at storing huge amounts of data and allowing quick searching over this data. The advantage of file-based solutions are their low requirements (no database system has to be installed) and their easy backup management.

Some Wikis use a simple **markup language** to format texts, and some Wikis use real WYSIWYG editors. Experienced users may prefer a simple markup for its greater flexibility and faster text entry.


 * Following are some different types of wikis and their basic features:**

You want a hosted offer with no special features? The following 24 Wikis match this criteria:   [|BrainKeeper], [|CentralDesktop], [|ClearWiki], [|Confluence], [|Cospire], [|EditMe], [|Groupswiki], [|Luminotes], [|Metadot Wiki], [|Netcipia], [|nexdo], [|PBwiki], [|SamePage], [|ScribbleWiki], [|SeedWiki], [|Socialtext], [|StikiPad], [|Wetpaint], [|Wibokr], [|Wiki Spot], [|Wikia], [|Wikidot] and [|Wikispaces]

You want some installable software with which uses a //database?//  The following 47 Wikis match your criteria:  [|bitweaver], [|CanvasWiki], [|Clearspace], [|codeBeamer], [|Confluence], [|Corendal Wiki], [|Daisy], [|DekiWiki], [|ErfurtWiki], [|FlexWiki], [|Gazest], [|GeboGebo], [|IkeWiki], [|Incentive], [|Instiki], [|JAMWiki], [|JSPWiki], [|Luminotes], [|MediaWiki], [|Midgard Wiki], [|miniWiki], [|OpenWikiNG], [|PAUX], [|PhpWiki], [|Pimki], [|ProjectForum], [|ProntoWiki], [|Riki], [|SamePage], [|Sycamore], [|ThoughtFarmer], [|TikiWiki CMS-Groupware], [|TracWiki], [|UniWakka], [|WackoWiki], [|Wicked], [|Wiclear], [|Wiki-Toolkit], [|WikiASP], [|WikiDoc], [|WikiNi], [|WikkaWiki], [|WikyBlog], [|XoWiki], [|XWiki], [|yawiki] and [|Zwiki]

You want a Wiki with //WYSIWYG// editing and a page history?  The following 53 Wikis match your criteria:   [|bitweaver], [|BrainKeeper], [|ButorWiki], [|CentralDesktop], [|Clearspace], [|ClearWiki], [|codeBeamer], [|Confluence], [|Corendal Wiki], [|Cospire], [|Daisy], [|DekiWiki], [|EditMe], [|Giki], [|Groupswiki], [|IkeWiki], [|Incentive], [|JSPWiki], [|KeheiWiki], [|Luminotes], [|MediaWiki], [|Metadot Wiki], [|Midgard Wiki], [|MoinMoin], [|MoniWiki], [|Netcipia], [|nexdo], [|Oddmuse], [|PAUX], [|PBwiki], [|Perspective], [|PhpWiki], [|PmWiki], [|ProjectForum], [|PukiWiki], [|SamePage], [|ScribbleWiki], [|SeedWiki], [|Socialtext], [|StikiPad], [|ThoughtFarmer], [|TiddlyWiki], [|TikiWiki CMS-Groupware], [|Triki-Wiki], [|TWiki], [|WackoWiki], [|Wetpaint], [|WikiDoc], [|Wikispaces], [|XoWiki], [|XWiki] and [|Zwiki] 

Source: http://www.wikimatrix.org