Wikidot
Wikidot hosts wiki-based websites for publishing content, sharing documents and collaborating.
What Wikidot is
Wikidot hosts wiki-based websites for publishing content, sharing documents and collaborating. Users can assemble projects from wiki pages, forums, templates, modules, themes, packages and site templates, then edit permitted pages in a browser and publish changes quickly. Wiki syntax, blogs, categories, tags, roles, permissions and custom CSS themes are supported. The platform offers custom domains, version history, advanced page permissions and an XML-RPC API on selected plans. Users can embed selected HTML from social sites, import RSS feeds and use Gravatar for anonymous visitors. ZIP snapshots can include wiki page sources and attached files. The free account provides five sites, 300 MB per site, five private-site members and a 25 MB maximum file size. Paid tiers expand site, storage, member and upload limits; Pro+ is listed at $239.90 a year. Wikidot is web-based, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Toruń, Poland.
Good
- Free account supports five sites
- Custom domains and version history
- Advanced page permissions
- ZIP snapshots for backups
- Community Site offers unlimited listed resources
Watch out
- Free storage is 300 MB per site
- Free uploads capped at 25 MB
- Paid plan pricing often unlisted
- No free trial
Who it suits
Wikidot suits casual users, professionals and small businesses building personal sites, company websites, portals or community forums. It supports both free projects and larger paid site allowances.
Verdict
Wikidot provides browser-based wiki publishing with collaboration, permissions, themes and backup snapshots. Its free tier covers small projects, while paid plans increase sites, storage, members and file limits.
Plans and prices
From Wikidot's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free account | Free | 5 sites · 5 x 300MB storage · 25MB maximum upload · unlimited pages/revisions · community support · XML-RPC API unavailable |
| Community Site | Free | Approved high-quality community sites · practically unlimited storage/traffic/members · priority support |
| Pro Lite account | $49.90 a year | 5 sites · 30GB storage · 50MB files · private sites up to 10 members · community support · XML-RPC API · 12 months |
| Additional slots | $59.90 a year | Five slots · each slot adds one site and 5GB storage · 12 months |
| Pro account | $119.90 a year | 10 sites · 100GB storage · 100MB files · private sites up to 20 members · email support · traffic analysis · 12 months |
| Pro+ account | $239.90 a year | 30 sites · 200 GB storage · unlimited members on private sites · priority email support · 200 MB max file size · Price for 12 months of service |
| Pro Plus account | $239.90 a year | 30 sites · 200GB storage · 200MB files · unlimited private-site members · SSL · priority email support · 12 months |
The facts
Each one read from Wikidot's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The plans comparison lists XML-RPC API access for Pro Lite, Pro, Pro+, and Community Site plans.checked 7 Oct 2026
- API coverage
- Documented methods select and modify categories, tags, pages, files, posts and user data; page methods can return source content and generated HTML.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API libraries
- The developer documentation links community libraries for Java, JavaScript, PHP and Python.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API limit
- The XML-RPC API is limited to 240 requests per minute per user.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API protocol
- Wikidot exposes an XML-RPC API at https://www.wikidot.com/xml-rpc-api.php using HTTP Basic authorization with an application name and user API key.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API stability
- The posts API is explicitly described as unstable and subject to breaking changes without notice.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Backups
- Site owners can create and download ZIP snapshots containing pages and attached files.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud hosting
- The service uses cloud computing and storage and says it can handle sites with millions of visitors per month.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Sites provide memberships, roles and granular permissions for editing pages, files and forum content.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Customization
- Users can apply category-specific or site-wide CSS themes, custom layouts, favicons and meta tags.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Official documentation is organized into Articles, Syntax, Modules and Changelog sections, with per-syntax pages and code examples.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Domains
- Wikidot supports mapping a custom domain to a hosted site.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users can edit pages through the browser and publish changes within seconds without needing HTML, PHP or JavaScript.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Forums and messaging
- Each site can have forums, signatures, avatars and private messaging between users.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The feature documentation names Gravatar integration for displaying avatars of anonymous users.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Wikidot describes Gravatar integration for anonymous users and says sites can embed selected HTML code from social sites or import RSS feeds.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Wikidot Inc. says it is incorporated in Delaware and has an operational office in Toruń, Poland.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Company funding
- Crunchbase lists Wikidot as a for-profit Toruń company with one seed round, two investors and Michał Frąckowiak as founder/CEO.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal facts
- Wikidot Inc. is incorporated in Delaware, while its operational office is in Toruń, Poland, and Michał Frąckowiak is CEO.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company scale
- LinkedIn lists Wikidot Inc. as founded in 2007, headquartered in Toruń, Poland, with 2–10 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Toruń, Polandchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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