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Num. of User Editors | Storage | Content Access Control | Revision Comparison | Revision Notification | File Upload | Tech Support | Unique Characteristics |
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| Google Docs | Docs: 200 total BUT only 10 simultaneous editors + Spreadsheet: Unlimited total BUT only 50 simultaneous editors | 5000 docs, and 1000 spreadsheets per user. | Yes, only individuals that have been invited to collaborate can do so | No | Docs, Presentations, Spreadsheets. File sizes vary depending on file type. | No, but there is an extensive FAQs section | Combines with other Google services: mail, address book, calendar + Possibility to use the suite offline | |
| MediaWiki | Unlimited | Unlimited | No | Yes | RSS and Email | Any media / documents type + Capable of multiple simultaneous uploads + No file size limit. | No, but there is an active community present to answer questions | Not hosted + Extensive Extensions (addons) library + Multilingual capability for UI |
| PBWiki | 1 to 3 | 2GB | Yes, access to content can be controlled at the Folder Level / Page Level | Yes | RSS and Email | Any media / documents type + Capable of multiple simultaneous uploads + No file size limit. | Yes, phone and email | Academic discounts + Built in Analytics (not at free level) + Built in Search (not at free level) |
| Socialtext | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes, access to content can be controlled at the Folder Level / Page Level | Yes, Side by Side comparison is a unique feature | RSS and Email | Any media / documents type + Capable of multiple simultaneous uploads + No file size limit. | Yes, phone and email | Only 14 Day Trial at Free Service Level + Socialtext Signals (a Twitter-like microblogging service) + Personalized Start Page (think iGoogle) + Individual Wiki pages can be combined to create a compound page + Mobile friendly |
| Wikispaces | Unlimited | 2GB | No | Yes | RSS | Any media / documents type + No multiple simultaneous uploads + No file size limit. | Yes, email only at the free service level | Free Non-Ad Supported Wikis for Educators |
Robin. Great to see your wiki comparison table. I think
one of the key attributes which should be added to the
table, is the wiki's capability for rich text/WYSIWYG
editing. Where does wiki start to look like a collaborative
workspace. Horses for courses.. Cheers Nigel
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