8 Alternatives to Wikipedia for Creating a Personal or Company Page

Have you found that you’re not yet famous enough to have your own Wikipedia page? Or has it been deleted?

When this happens to us, we often wonder if there are other encyclopedic sites like Wikipedia on which it would be interesting to create a page as we would have done on Wikipedia.

To get an “easy” outgoing link to your site (backlink), have a neutral third-party media present your activity in a factual way, or increase your chances of appearing in Google with a nice Knowledge Graph.

I present the 8 main encyclopedic alternatives to Wikipedia. With the advantages and disadvantages of each, and when it might be worth using them.

Wikitia: correct domain authority but not very transparent

Wikitia takes the form of Wikipedia in terms of content. There are no notoriety criteria, so anyone can have their own page, on any subject: person, association, company, event, etc.

✅ The benefits :

• domain authority of 58 according to Moz: fairly well positioned in Google results;
• possibility of adding an outgoing link to your site;
• visually similar to Wikipedia.

❌ Disadvantages:

• compulsorily payable :
• no control over published content and its continuity;
• need to pay each time to modify the page created.

For whom: you’re looking for backlinks from sites with a domain authority above 50 and are willing to pay for them.

EverybodyWiki: easy-to-create form

EverybodyWiki lets you create an article on any subject, no matter how famous. Its domain authority is 51.

✅ The benefits :

• anyone can edit or create a page on any subject ;
• possibility of creating or modifying a file without paying ;
• you can add an outgoing link to your site.

❌ Disadvantages:

• need to create an account, even for simple modifications ;
• more amateurish than Wikipedia.

For whom : you’d like to have a record and a backlink, even if the appearance of the record isn’t very similar to wikipedia’s, and you’d like to have more editing freedom than with Wikitia.

Wikialpha is a site similar to Everybodywiki, with a domain authority of 44/100.

WikimondePlus: eligibility criteria as high as Wikipedia’s

WikiMondePLus has a domain authority of 49, well below that of Wikipedia (>90). However, the eligibility criteria for inclusion are as high as Wikipedia’s.

✅ The benefits :

• possibility of having an outgoing link to your site;
• you can create or modify a page without paying.

❌ Disadvantages:

• notoriety criteria as demanding as those of Wikipedia.

For whom : you’re already on Wikipedia and want an extra backlink.

Wikinews: for news and events

Wikinews has a domain authority of 72. The highest in this list of alternatives to Wikipedia.

✅ The benefits :

• strong domain authority ;
• possibility of adding an outgoing link to your site;
• possibility of creating or modifying a file without paying ;
• visually similar to Wikipedia.

❌ Disadvantages:

• reserved for news ;
• strict eligibility criteria.

For whom : you want to communicate on news that meets the criteria of notoriety.

IQ.Wiki: if you’re into web3

With a domain authority of 49, IQ.Wiki (formerly Everipedia) only hosts records on topics related to web3, blockchains and cryptos.

✅ The benefits :

• possibility of having an outgoing link to your site.

❌ Disadvantages:

• you can suggest the creation of a file, but not create it directly;
• you can’t easily modify a file;
• appearance bears little resemblance to wikipedia.

For whom: web3 players seeking backlinks for their natural SEO.

Thematic wikis: according to your business sector

There are many sites similar in appearance to Wikipedia, but on more targeted themes. Their notoriety criteria are therefore less stringent than Wikipedia’s, but their domain authority is also lower. Their page creation and modification policy varies: sometimes it’s possible for everyone to create and modify pages, sometimes not.

Examples include WikiLibéral, Conservapedia, Ekopedia, Musipedia, Wiki-start-up, etc.

✅ The benefits :

• possibility of having an outgoing link to your site;
• similar in appearance to Wikipedia.

❌ Disadvantages:

• domain authority often weaker.

For whom: you’re looking for a backlink and a listing on a site similar in appearance to Wikipedia.

Scholarpedia: for scientists and academics

Scholarpedia is an online encyclopedia that requires peer review of created articles.

✅ The benefits :

• possibility of having an outgoing link to your site;
• similar in appearance to Wikipedia.

❌ Disadvantages:

• strict conditions for creating or modifying pages.

For whom : you’re an academic looking for backlinks.

Citizendium: forbidden to create a file if you have a link to the subject

With a domain authority of 64, this site has a stricter conflict-of-interest policy than Wikipedia. This makes creating or modifying pages complicated if you have a more or less direct link with the page’s subject.

✅ The benefits :

• possibility of having an outgoing link to your site;
• similar in appearance to Wikipedia.

❌ Disadvantages:

• wikipedia’s stricter policy on conflicts of interest.

For whom: you have no connection with the subject of the page you want to create.

Wikiwand isn’t on this list, as it’s simply a site that presents pages already created on Wikipedia in a more modern guise.

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That’s it for this list of 8 alternatives to Wikipedia. If you have any questions, go to the comments section, I’ll answer everyone!

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