# PBworks review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Hosted team wikis and file sharing for organizations Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. PBworks hosts private wikis where teams keep pages, files and documents together, with access for people inside or outside the organization. A free account covers small groups, and paid options are priced per user or as a yearly starter package. The vendor sells wiki, project, legal, agency and education versions. - **Category:** Docs & Wikis - **Made by:** PBworks, Inc. (since 2005) - **Website:** https://pbworks.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you store files, as the free account holds 50 MB. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, PBworks has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 per user / month. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free account: up to 15 internal users, 5 external users, 5 wikis and 50 MB of storage, with email support and no time limit. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Up to 15 internal users, 5 external users, 5 wikis and 50 MB of storage. | | Upgrade | $20 per user / month (billing period not stated) | Per-user upgrade from the free account. | | Wiki Hub Starter Package | $1,995 per year for 20 internal users | 20 internal users, 100 GB of storage and unlimited wikis. | Read from https://www.pbworks.com/wikis on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PBworks before buying. ## Key features - **Private wikis:** Teams create private wikis that combine page content, links, embedded images, videos and files. - **Page editing without code:** Pages are edited and formatted without learning markup. - **Access for outside users:** Access can be granted to people outside the organization, in addition to internal users. - **Search and organization:** Content is organized by folder and found through search. - **Notifications:** Automated notifications keep members up to date on changes. ## Good for - Small teams wanting a free private wiki with external guests - Organizations sharing wikis and files with clients ## Worth knowing - The free account is capped at 50 MB of storage. - The pages read are marked with a 2020 copyright and the pricing page states the $20 per user figure without a billing period, so re-check before relying on it. - Separate Hub versions exist for projects, agencies, legal, business and education, and a custom quote is offered. - The pages read list no desktop or mobile app; the vendor says content is reachable by computer, smartphone or tablet. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. PBworks hosts private team wikis, with a free account for up to 15 people and the dearer plans at $20 per user a month. The free account holds only 50 MB, the pages read carry a 2020 copyright, and the paid figure has no billing period stated. - **Value for money: C.** $20 per user a month, close to the category's middle at $18 and under its dearer quarter at $82.50. The page gives no billing period, and Wiki Hub Starter is $1,995 a year for 20 users. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free account with 15 internal users, 5 external users, 5 wikis and email support, no time limit. The 50 MB of storage is a cap you will reach. - **Features: C.** Private wikis, editing without code, outside users, search and notifications. That covers a basic wiki, with nothing beyond. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Editing needs no code, but wikis, permissions and outside access are set up by you. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only; the pages read list no apps or integrations, only that content is reachable on computer, smartphone or tablet. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PBworks's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among docs and wiki tools - PBworks's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 3 of the 69 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 6. - Its paid plans start at $20 a month for each person, against a middle price of $18.50 for the category: 28 of the 51 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 27 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/docs-wikis ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of PBworks you could make: wiki and documents. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 60 of the 69 other docs and wiki tools grade higher. It costs $240 a year. - You could make: Wiki and documents: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Wiki, File sharing, Documents ## Alternatives - [Wikidot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wikidot): Hosted wiki sites with free and paid accounts. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pbworks-vs-wikidot) - [Confluence](https://toolgpa.com/tools/confluence): Team wiki and docs workspace from Atlassian, tied to Jira. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/confluence-vs-pbworks) - [Nuclino](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nuclino): Lightweight team wiki with docs, boards and whiteboards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nuclino-vs-pbworks) - [BookStack](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bookstack): Free self-hosted wiki organized into books, chapters and pages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bookstack-vs-pbworks) - [MediaWiki](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mediawiki): The free wiki software that powers Wikipedia. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mediawiki-vs-pbworks) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.pbworks.com/wikis - https://www.pbworks.com/business - https://pbworks.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pbworks Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).