BlueSpice as an
alternative to XWiki

Both wiki solutions are powerful tools for enterprise knowledge management, but there are clear differences.

Administrators looking for a new software should research carefully. We compare BlueSpice farm and XWiki pro in the following.

Why should you choose BlueSpice?

Key features with no complex setup

Enterprise solution tailored to your business needs

GDPR compliance and
ISO templates

Prebuilt templates for efficient content creation

Key features with no complex setup

Enterprise solution tailored to your business needs

GDPR compliance and
ISO templates

Prebuilt templates for efficient content creation

Both BlueSpice and XWiki offer companies a robust, extensible and proven knowledge management system. However, the two systems pursue different product strategies.

BlueSpice is based on the Wikipedia software MediaWiki and thus makes the latest developments of the world’s largest knowledge platform available to companies. In addition, BlueSpice is optimized to support business-critical use cases. The functional scope of BlueSpice is correspondingly extensive. For example, the standard version already includes professional tools for quality assurance, support for metadata and forms (semantic media), and a book function.

There are also differences under the hood: BlueSpice follows the Wikipedia stack and delivers a high-performance PHP software with OpenSearch (formerly Elasticsearch) as search engine. XWiki uses Java and implements the Solr search engine.

Last but not least, the tools work with different interfaces and each offer a specific look & feel.

Features in comparison

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BlueSpice farm

XWiki pro

Use Cases

Knowledge base
Integrated management system
Documentation system
Online-/Organization manual
Multilingual documentation

Visual editor (WYSIWYG)
Simultaneous Editing
AI editing assistant
Wiki syntax editor
Search OpenSearch
(successor of Elasticsearch)		 Solr
Responsive design adaptable to CI
Fast upload and embed files
Dynamic content elements, Macros, Droplets
(lists, videos etc.)
BPMN prozess diagrams
draw.io diagrams
Templates for pages and individual elements
Templates with dynamic content
Forms
Forms with semantic metadata support Structured data supported
Page hierarchy (via subpages)
Category system (hierarchical)
Category management
Customizable permissions
Working with drafts and approvals Extension
Workflow function Extension
Read confirmation
Reminders & resubmissions Extension
Tasks
Book Functionality
Comments & blogs
Create and manage sub-wikis
Inter wiki search
Content transfer between wikis
Automatic translation mit DeepL & ContentTransfer
Adhoc translation mit DeepL
PDF Export with own templates
Export (XML, CSV, Excel)
AI chatbot connector Via WAISE
AI translation connector
Meeting application Via templates
Word import Office documents import or preview
Multiwiki support
Ticket system Easy Redmine and Jira
in the pipeline		 Jira

On premises
Cloud
Docker
Virtual machine

Password policies configurable
EU GDPR features
Two-factor-authentication
Audit Logs / Logbooks

Central authentication
API

Community support
Professional support
Installation, migration, updates
Configuration
Trainings, workshops, consulting
Software development as part of a project as part of a project

Numerous companies around the world rely on BlueSpice

Numerous companies around the world rely on BlueSpice

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Experience the enterprise wiki in action.

  • Try BlueSpice pro with all features
  • Place and edit your own content
  • Protection by individual access data and SSL
  • Possibility to transfer your data to a licensed version
  • Free personal consultation with our MediaWiki experts

Try BlueSpice 30 days for free!

Experience the enterprise wiki in action.

  • Try BlueSpice pro with all features
  • Place and edit your own content
  • Protection by individual access data and SSL
  • Possibility to transfer your data to a licensed version
  • Free personal consultation with our MediaWiki experts

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