This page is a rough overview of the discussion between different host options and various considerations to take into mind.
Ads
All platforms will be monetized by ads in some form.
- Fandom: Many ads, including in the header, right sidebar, below the article, as a floating video, and in-article ads not always recognizable as such
- wiki.gg: Ads above and below the article, as well as right sidebar. Restricted to games published by its parent company, Freedom Games
- Bulba: Sidebars (left and right); floating video; floating ad banner (bottom); in-article ads (recognizable as such, unlike some of Fandom's)
- ABXY: Relatively fewer ads above and below article
You may visit wikis hosted by the three host options to get a better sense of how ads function under each respective host:
Logged-in editors do not get ads on wiki.gg and Bulba, or on Fandom if they have PRO active. They do get ads with ABXY, however.
Cookie notice
- Fandom: Does not have a button to decline all cookies, and instead requires you to open detailed cookie settings
- wiki.gg: Small banner
- Bulba: Screen blocking, with a button to decline all cookies and dismiss the popup with a single click
- ABXY: Some ABXY wikis do not have any cookie notice, and those that do do not provide the option to decline cookies, which is a legal requirement in some countries due to the use of non-essential cookies in relation to the displayed ads
Server stability
Good on all platforms considering MCW-size traffic.
CDN around the globe
The wiki has readers from across the globe, so global CDN is necessary to ensure reasonable response times.
- Fandom: Pages have a global CDN. Images are hosted from US and Germany.
- wiki.gg: Yes
- Bulba: Yes
- ABXY: Images have a global CDN. Pages are hosted from US.