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There are many wiki farms or wiki hosting services where wikis can be created. Many offer free hosting, but often display ads on each page. Others have various levels of service and monthly fees. Many wikis provide a WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) editor and do not require that you enter any tags or wiki syntax (often called wikitext). Some wikis also offer business solutions for the hosting of corporate sites or private sites with restricted access.

Some examples of wiki hosting services (i.e., wiki farms) are listed below, along with links to more detailed information.

Wiki hosting service Free offering available? Monthly pricing WYSIWYG editor available? Business solution available?
Atwiki Yes na Yes
Brainkeeper No Starting at $35 Yes Yes
Central Desktop Yes Pay versions: $25 $49 $99 $249 Yes Yes
ClearWiki Yes Up to 10 user free, but must pay for additional Yes Yes
Confluence Yes From $49 to $249 per month Yes Yes
Cospire Yes Up to 1 GB free Yes
CourseForum Yes Pay versions:
$15 $45 $60
Yes Yes
EditMe No $4.95 9.95 19.95 29.95 49.95 Yes Yes
eTouch SamePage Yes Free version available (with limits) and paid versions starting at $100 per month
Yes
Google Sites Yes Standard edition free(bundled with Google Apps).

Luminotes Yes
Yes
Metadot Wiki Yes Basic is open source, but business and enterprise solutions are fee-based Yes Yes
Netcipia Yes Donations accepted and suggested values for levels of service given Yes Yes
PBwiki Yes $5 - $35
pbWiki for business:
1-5 users: $500/yr
6-15 users: $1200/yr
16-75 users: $3500/yr
Yes Yes
ProjectForum
$20 $60 $80
Yes
SeedWiki Yes $5 $10 $20 $50 Yes Yes
Socialtext
$95-1995 Yes Yes
Stikipad Yes $4.95 9.95 14.95 Yes
WetPaint Yes Free Yes YES!
Wikia Yes na

Wikispaces Yes $5 $100 Yes Yes