Fandom Alternatives

Fandom is described as 'FANDOM is a community-based service that allows anyone to create a wiki on virtually any subject. Discover, share and add your knowledge! Wikia is financed by advertisment!' and is a popular app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Fandom for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Linux, MediaWiki and Android apps. The best Fandom alternative is Miraheze, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fandom are BookStack, Ibis Wiki, MediaWiki and BreezeWiki.

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  1. Miraheze icon
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    Miraheze is a wiki farm (hosts wikis) for free and with no ads, it also provides custom domains, extensions and many other features. It is based on MediaWiki.

    25 Miraheze alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MediaWiki

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Wiki
    3.  Community-based
    4.  User generated
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Two-factor Authentication
    7.  Custom Domain
    8.  Non profit
    9.  Visual Editing

    Miraheze VS Fandom

     
    Comments about Miraheze as an Alternative to Fandom
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Aug 23, 2016
    12

    Miraheze is ad free and supported by donations.

    Most Recent Comment
    Lu9
    Positive Sep 1, 2023
    0

    Miraheze is not a big corporation shoving a billion of ads into pages and making lots of questionable decisions that impacted even the most avid users of FANDOM. It is far more customizable, although not without a slight learning curve for those used to some of the convenient features in FANDOM's visual editor.

    PERCE_NEIGE
    Positive Nov 25, 2020
    2

    @GameHub What does it mean "it is more like Wikipedia than Fandom"? It's a site where you can create wikis!

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    • Almost everyone thinks Miraheze is a great Fandom alternative.

    • Miraheze is the most popular Web-based alternative to Fandom.

    • Miraheze is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Fandom.

    • Miraheze is Free and Open SourceFandom is Free and Proprietary
    • Miraheze is Privacy focusedFandom is not according to our users
  2. BookStack icon
     124 likes
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    BookStack is a free and open source knowledge management platform built on PHP. The system has been built around simplicity to ensure that adding information to it is not a chore. The content structure is built on the metaphors of Books, Chapters & Pages.

    103 BookStack alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron

    BookStack Features

    1.  Wiki
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Knowledge base
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free

    BookStack VS Fandom

     
    • BookStack is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Fandom.

    • BookStack is Free and Open SourceFandom is Free and Proprietary
  3. Ibis Wiki icon
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    Ibis is a federated encyclopedia which uses the ActivityPub protocol, just like Mastodon or Lemmy. Users can create, browse, edit articles and use many other features. If you want to start a wiki for a TV series, a video game, or an open source project, then Ibis is for you!

    30 Ibis Wiki alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • PostgreSQL

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Ad-free
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5.  Dark Mode
    6. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    7.  Built-in Commenting System
    8.  Comment section
    9.  Wiki
    10.  Fediverse
    11.  Federated
    12.  Rust

    Ibis Wiki VS Fandom

     
  4. MediaWiki icon
     176 likes
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    MediaWiki is a free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis.

    88 MediaWiki alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Sandstorm

    Top MediaWiki Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  File Versioning
    3.  Business-wiki
    4.  Multi-user editing
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Semantic Data
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Wiki
    9.  Non profit
    10.  Suggests DSL format
    11.  Web-Based
    12.  Wiki-like interface

    MediaWiki VS Fandom

     
    Comments about MediaWiki as an Alternative to Fandom
    elkomodosdrago
    Negative Aug 10, 2021
    3

    MediaWiki is server software that you would need to find a host for/run your own server whereas FANDOM does all the hosting for you and actually runs MediaWiki meaning it isn't really an alternative at all.

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    • Most users think MediaWiki is a great Fandom alternative.

    • MediaWiki is Free and Open SourceFandom is Free and Proprietary
  5. BreezeWiki icon
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    BreezeWiki makes wiki pages on Fandom readable. It removes ads, videos, and suggested content, leaving you with a clean page that doesn't slow down your device or use up your data. BreezeWiki can also be called an "alternative frontend for Fandom".

    2 BreezeWiki alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Multiple Instances
    5.  Wiki

    BreezeWiki VS Fandom

     
    Comments about BreezeWiki as an Alternative to Fandom
    Korwin
    Negative Aug 8, 2023
    0

    BreezeWiki is not alternative to Fandom.

    Douze
    Positive Sep 12, 2022
    0

    Just replace "fandom.com" with "breezewiki.com" to hugely reduce the load-time of any Fandom page. A life-saver.

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    • BreezeWiki is Free and Open SourceFandom is Free and Proprietary
    • BreezeWiki is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFandom is not according to our users
  6. Oppia icon
     23 likes
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    Oppia is a free, open-source learning platform. Full of interactive activities called 'explorations', Oppia helps curious minds learn and teach.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Oppia Features

    1.  Visual Editing

    Oppia VS Fandom

     
    • Oppia is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Fandom.

    • Oppia is Free and Open SourceFandom is Free and Proprietary
  7. Wikiful icon
     9 likes
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    Wikiful is an online platform that makes it easy to build and share a wiki. Access and edit your wiki instantly from any device using the straightforward editor. Make wikis public or private, add collaborators, and share content effortlessly.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Wikiful Features

    1.  Add collaborators/moderators
    2.  Wiki
    3.  Search within wikis

    Wikiful VS Fandom

     
  8. Wikidot icon
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    Online collaborative wiki hosting for organizations,etc. Now it's easier than ever to build a website. Publish content, share your documents, collaborate with friends or coworkers, create a place for your community!.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Wikidot Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Wiki

    Wikidot VS Fandom

     
    Comments about Wikidot as an Alternative to Fandom
    PERCE_NEIGE
    Positive Nov 25, 2020
    0

    It has a specific wiki syntax, but as it allows us to create wikis, it's really an alternative.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Wikidot is a great Fandom alternative.

    • Wikidot is the most popular SaaS alternative to Fandom.

    • Wikidot is Freemium and ProprietaryFandom is Free and Proprietary
  9. Citizendium icon
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    Citizendium, powered by MediaWiki, is "an open wiki project dedicated to creating a free, comprehensive, and reliable repository of structured knowledge". Unlike with Wikipedia, a contributor must register using their real name and verify their identity.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MediaWiki

    Citizendium Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Wiki-like interface
    3.  Wiki
    4.  Knowledge base

    Citizendium VS Fandom

     
  10. Gamepedia icon
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    Gamepedia is a game cataloging application for everyone running Mac OS X. It lets you keep track of your game progress, where your games are and which ones you want to buy in the future.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Gamepedia Features

    1.  Catalog

    Gamepedia VS Fandom

     
    Comments about Gamepedia as an Alternative to Fandom
    bella001
    Mar 18, 2022
    2

    Gamepedia seems to involve personal info data storage, whereas Wikia/Fandom is all about community editing.

    tvgoing1
    Negative Oct 7, 2022
    1

    Fandom is community editing and creation, Gamepedia is a game check mark.

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    • Gamepedia is the most popular commercial alternative to Fandom.

    • Gamepedia is Paid and ProprietaryFandom is Free and Proprietary
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