Foswiki hosting
Foswiki is a free enterprise wiki for structured collaboration – versioned, extensible with plugins, templates, and forms, ideal for documentation, knowledge management, and intranets.
- Structured Content & Forms
- Versioning & Workflows
- GDPR compliant
All-round carefree package
Our managed Foswiki hosting packages
Choose the package that matches your requirements – our hosting solutions offer different performance levels with exactly the features and services your project needs.
Foswiki hosting Standard
Standard
63 €/month
126 € setup
- Dedicated VM
OpenStack Public Cloud - 2 Cores, 4 GB RAM
Shared Resources - 50 GB disk
RAID 10 NVMe SSD - 250 Mbit/s
Unlimited traffic - Guaranteed availability
99% at application level
99.9% at network level - Data center Germany
ISO 27001 certified
- Foswiki instance: 1
- Update management
- Backup management
Daily full backups, 14 days retention - Active monitoring
- SLA / DPA
Foswiki hosting Premium
Premium
206 €/month
411 € setup
- Dedicated VM
VMware vSphere Private Cloud - 2 Cores, 4 GB RAM
Dedicated Resources - 50 GB disk
Redundant SSD Storage - 10 Gbit/s max
Unlimited traffic - Guaranteed availability
99.5% at application level
99.95% at network level - Data center France
ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2 certified
- Foswiki instance: 1
- Update management
- Backup management
Daily full backups, 14 days retention - Active monitoring
- SLA / DPA
Foswiki hosting Enterprise
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You get exactly the environment your project needs. Tell us briefly what you have in mind – we will design the appropriate architecture and get back to you with a concrete offer.
All prices plus statutory VAT.
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Managed Foswiki hosting details
Full feature list
| Item | Foswiki Hosting Standard | Foswiki Hosting Premium | Foswiki Hosting Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prices | 63 € monthly 126 € setup | 206 € monthly 411 € setup | Upon request |
| Application | |||
| Foswiki instance | 1 | 1 | |
| Update management | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Backup management SaaS Web creates full backups of the application every day and keeps them for 7 or 14 days depending on the plan. | daily | daily | |
| Backup retention | 14 days | 14 days | |
| Monitoring With active monitoring from SaaS Web the core parameters of the server are checked every minute. If thresholds are reached, we step in to get things back to normal as quickly as possible. | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Hosting | |||
| Platform | Dedicated VM | Dedicated VM | The hosting setup can be customized individually:
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| Infrastructure | OpenStack Public Cloud | VMware vSphere Private Cloud | |
| Performance | 2 Cores, 4 GB RAM | 2 Cores, 4 GB RAM | |
| Resources | Shared Resources | Dedicated Resources | |
| Disk | 50 GB | 50 GB | |
| Storage type | RAID 10 NVMe SSD | Redundant SSD Storage | |
| Internet connectivity | 250 Mbit/s | 10 Gbit/s max | |
| Traffic | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
| Guaranteed availability | 99% at application level 99.9% at network level | 99.5% at application level 99.95% at network level | |
| Support | Ticket system, email, phone | Ticket system, email, phone | |
| SLA | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Data center | DE (Limburg) | FR (Roubaix) | |
| Certification | ISO 27001 | ISO 27001, SOC 1, SOC 2 | |
| Data protection | GDPR-compliant, DPA on request | GDPR-compliant, DPA on request | |
| Anwendung | |||
| Custom Domain | 1 domain from .at, .be, .ch, .de, .dk, .es, .eu, .fr, .lu, .nl | 1 domain from .at, .be, .ch, .de, .dk, .es, .eu, .fr, .lu, .nl | The application can be configured as desired:
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| Order | Order | Enquire | |
More about Foswiki
Foswiki is an open-source enterprise wiki and a lean application platform. Content is maintained in the WYSIWYG editor and structured via DataForms – allowing for project spaces, ticket lists, or QM manuals without additional systems. Technical details: Perl, Apache/Nginx (FastCGI), file-based storage with integrated versioning – low maintenance and resource-efficient. Permissions/roles, LDAP/AD, skins/templates, and 200+ plugins make Foswiki highly customizable – ideal for consistent documentation and lightweight business apps.
Structured Wiki & Application Platform
Foswiki is not just a classic wiki, but a “structured wiki.” Content can be stored in form fields on pages and evaluated with an SQL-like query language. This allows for the creation of real web applications like status boards, inventory lists, or bug trackers directly within the wiki, with minimal programming.
Data Forms & Dynamic Content
DataForms allow structured fields to be created on any wiki page – for tickets, projects, or products, for example. These fields can be read out again with macros and search queries and displayed in tables, reports, or overviews. This makes Foswiki a flexible, data-driven platform for individual business applications.
Powerful Search and Query Language
With the integrated SEARCH and Query language, content can be filtered very granularly – by form fields, metadata, timestamps, or access rights. Results can be freely formatted, sorted, or grouped. This enables complex reports and dashboards without having to build a separate database interface.
Versioning & Change History
All content and metadata are stored with versioning. Every change is traceable, and older versions can be compared or restored. By default, Foswiki uses RCS for this; optionally, a pure Perl versioning mechanism is available. This makes the system audit-proof and transparent – important for compliance and traceability.
Fine-Grained Access Control
Permissions can be set at the web level, for individual pages, or even for individual functions – for users as well as for groups. This allows open knowledge areas, internal project spaces, and confidential management spaces to be cleanly separated within a single installation. Especially in a corporate context, this fine access control is a major advantage.
WYSIWYG Editor & Markup Language
In addition to the markup language, Foswiki offers a TinyMCE-based WYSIWYG editor, which greatly simplifies editing for “non-techies.” Tables, formatting, and links can be created like in a text editor, but remain storable as structured wiki markup. This way, beginners benefit from convenience, while power users can continue to work directly with TML.
Skins, Templates & Internationalization
Layout and user interface are fully customizable via skins, templates, and CSS. The interface is translated into numerous languages, including support for various character sets and UTF-8 URLs. This allows Foswiki to be visually adapted to corporate designs and easily used in international teams.
Plugin Architecture with Hundreds of Extensions
The functionality can be greatly extended via a stable plugin API. The community provides over 300 extensions – from diagrams, table tools, tagging, calendars, and image galleries to database integrations and auth backends. Many TWiki plugins can also continue to be used via a compatibility plugin.
Simple, File-Based Storage & Low Requirements
By default, Foswiki stores content in text files instead of a relational database. This keeps system requirements low, simplifies backups, and facilitates deployments. If needed, databases like MongoDB or MySQL can be connected via extensions to support scaling or special queries.
Notifications, Feeds & Email Integration
Changes can be tracked via email notifications and RSS/Atom feeds. This allows teams to stay up-to-date without constantly having to manually check the wiki. In combination with workflows and forms, Foswiki is also suitable for ticket-like processes, status reports, and regular project updates.
Frequently asked questions
When is Foswiki the better choice than MediaWiki?
Foswiki excels in companies and organizations: structured content with forms, permissions for individual areas and pages, notifications, and evaluations via query language. MediaWiki is ideal for large, open knowledge collections in the style of Wikipedia. If you need an intranet, a QM manual, or project spaces with access control, Foswiki is usually the better choice.
Can I migrate an existing Foswiki or TWiki to you?
Yes. Foswiki stores content in text files, which makes migration manageable: We take over webs, pages, attachments, and users, check installed plugins, and test everything before the switch. TWiki installations can usually also be migrated, and many TWiki plugins continue to run via the compatibility layer.
Is the Standard plan sufficient for my team?
What matters less is the number of accounts than the number of concurrent users and the plugins used. For teams and departments, your own VM in the Standard plan is usually sufficient. If usage grows, you can book a higher performance tier – without reinstallation.
Partner Program
With our partner program you benefit from attractive discounts and low rates for development work – with no long-term commitment and no complicated requirements.
- SaaS Web Coins: up to 20% discount on hosting
- Lower hourly rates for development work
- WordPress plans: data protection package at half price
Developer friendly
Our services are interesting for developers too: we address their particular needs and deliberately support modern ways of working and individual setups.
- 1 month free
You build the website for your client, who takes over the hosting when it goes live. - SSH (SSH key access), SFTP access, Git integration
- Custom setup options
Testimonials
See how other customers use our solutions and what their experience has been.
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