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Feature Comparison
| General Features | PBwiki  | Wikispaces |
|---|---|---|
 Author |
 PBworks |
Wikispaces.com |
| URL |
pbworks.com |
www.wikispaces.com |
| License Cost/ Fee |
$20/user/month |
free for public and protected (members-only) spaces; $5/mo. for private and ad-free spaces |
| Intended Audience |
Businesses |
interest groups, education, small companies, social groups, individuals |
| Hosting Features | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| Storage Quota |
No limit |
2GB - 200GB+ |
| Bandwidth Quota |
No limit |
no limit set |
| Other Limits |
 None |
none |
| Topic Restrictions |
None |
per terms of service |
| Corporate Branding |
 Yes |
Yes |
| Own Domain |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ads allowed |
Yes |
Yes |
| Security/Anti-Spam | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| Page Permissions |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACL |
Yes |
Yes |
| Host Blocking |
 Optional |
No |
| Mail Encryption |
No |
No |
| nofollow |
No |
Yes |
| Blacklist |
Optional |
No |
| CAPTCHA |
No |
Yes |
| Delayed Indexing |
No |
No |
| Development/Support | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| Commercial Support |
Yes, 2 listed |
Yes, 2 listed |
| Issue Tracker |
|
www.wikispaces.com |
| Mailing List |
|
n/a |
| Support Forum |
getsatisfaction.com |
www.wikispaces.com |
| IRC Channel |
|
n/a |
| Common Features | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| Preview |
Yes |
Yes |
| Minor Changes |
No |
No |
| Change Summary |
Yes |
Yes |
| Page History |
Yes |
Yes |
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Revision Diffs |
Between all |
Between all |
| Page Index |
Yes |
Yes |
| Plugin System |
Yes |
No |
| Special Features | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| Unicode Support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Right-to-Left Support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Interface Languages |
Not localized |
8 languages Welsh, German, English, Spanish, Basque, French, Italian, Polish |
| Email notification |
Yes |
Yes |
| Comments |
Flat |
Discussion Pages |
| Categories |
Yes |
Yes |
| Namespaces |
No |
Yes |
| Page Redirection |
 Plugin |
Yes |
| Conflict Handling |
Page Locking |
Conflict Resolution |
| Search |
Full Text |
Full Text |
| Structured Data |
Plugin |
No |
| Links | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| CamelCase |
Yes |
No |
| Freelinks |
Yes |
Yes |
| Backlinks |
No |
Yes |
| InterWiki |
No |
Yes |
| SisterWiki |
No |
Yes |
| Image Links |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows Shares |
Optional |
No |
| Page Redirects |
|
Yes |
| Syntax Features | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| HTML Tags |
All |
Optional |
| Math formulas |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tables |
simple + complex |
complex |
| CREOLE support |
No |
No |
| Markdown Support |
No |
No |
| Textile Support |
No |
No |
| BBCode Support |
No |
No |
| Emoticon Images |
Yes |
No |
| Syntax Highlighting |
No |
Yes |
| Footnotes |
No |
Yes |
| Quoting |
Yes |
Yes |
| Internal Comments |
No |
No |
| Custom styles |
Yes |
Yes |
| FAQ Tags |
Yes |
No |
| Scripting |
Javascript |
yes: javascript |
| Content Includes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Feed Aggregation |
No |
Yes |
| Usability | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| Section Editing |
No |
Yes |
| Page Templates |
Yes |
Yes |
| Double-Click Edit |
No |
No |
| Toolbar |
Yes |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editing |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access Keys |
Yes |
No |
| Auto Signature |
No |
Yes |
| Statistics | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| Recent Changes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wanted Pages |
Optional |
Yes |
| Orphaned Pages |
No |
Yes |
| Most/Least Popular |
Yes |
Yes |
| Recent Visitors |
Yes |
No |
| Analysis |
Optional |
Yes |
| Output | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| HTML |
HTML 4 |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
| CSS Stylesheets |
Yes |
Yes |
| Printer Friendly |
Print CSS |
Print View |
| Mobile Friendly |
Yes |
Yes |
| Themes & Skins |
Yes |
Yes |
| RSS Feeds |
Yes |
Yes |
| ATOM Feeds |
Yes |
Yes |
| Abbreviations |
No |
No |
| Auto-TOC |
Yes |
Yes |
| Raw Export |
Yes |
Yes |
| HTML Export |
Yes |
Yes |
| XML export |
No |
No |
| PDF Export |
Yes |
No |
| Media and Files | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| File Attachments |
Yes |
Yes |
| Media Revisions |
Yes |
Optional |
| Embedded Flash |
Yes |
Yes |
| Embedded Video |
Yes |
Yes |
| Image Editing |
No |
No |
| SVG Editing |
No |
No |
| MindMap Editing |
No |
No |
| Media Search |
No |
Filenames only |
| Extras | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| Calendar |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Image Galleries |
No |
Plugin |
| Forums |
No |
Yes |
| Blogs |
No |
No |
| Ticket System |
No |
No |
| Syntax Examples | PBwiki | Wikispaces |
| Internal Link |
CamelCaseLink or [Free Link] |
[[pagename]] or [[pagename|alias]] or [[spacename:pagename]] |
| External Link |
[http://www.externallink.com] |
[[http://somewhere.else]] or http://somewhere.else |
| Headlines |
! Level 1 !! Level 2 !!! Level 3 !!!! Level 4 !!!!! Level 5 !!!!!! Level 6 |
= Headline 1 = == Headline 2 == === Headline 3 === |
| Bold Format |
**bold** |
**bold** |
| Italics Format |
''italics'' |
//italics// |
| Underline Format |
__underline__ |
__underline__ |
| Monospace Format |
<code>monospace</code> |
{{monospace}} |
| Strikethrough Format |
-strikethrough- |
|
| Superscript Format |
<sup>superscript</sup> |
|
| Subscript Format |
<sub>subscript</sub> |
|
| Images |
[http://www.imagelocation.com/image.jpg |
[[image:image.jpg]] |
| Aligning Text |
<left>, <center>, <right> |
via editor tool |
| Text Indentation |
|
> indent |
| Bulleted Lists |
* Bullet #1 * Bullet #2 ** SubBullet #1 |
* one * two ** sub-two * three |
| Numbered Lists |
# Number #1 # Number #2 |
# one # two ## sub-two # three |
| Definition Lists |
<dl> </dl> |
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| Last updated | 2010-02-07 | 2009-11-12 |
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