Features of skyHow
TL;DR:
- Free and open-source
- All content under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license
- Community-driven articles
- No advertisements
- Anyone, even non-registered users, can edit articles
- Latest MediaWiki version
Latest version of MediaWiki installed
skyHow is built on the latest version of MediaWiki (currently 1.43.1), the same software that powers Wikipedia. This means you get all the latest features, security updates, and performance improvements. On the other hand, wikiHow is still running on an outdated version of MediaWiki (1.33.0), which is no longer supported. This can lead to security vulnerabilities and a lack of new features.
| MediaWiki version | Released | End of life | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.33 | July 2, 2019 | June 6, 2020 | Unsupported |
| 1.34 | December 19, 2019 | November 30, 2020 | Unsupported |
| 1.35 | September 20, 2020 | December 21, 2023 | Unsupported |
| 1.36 | May 27, 2021 | June 3, 2022 | Unsupported |
| 1.37 | November 18, 2021 | November 30, 2022 | Unsupported |
| 1.38 | June 2, 2022 | June 30, 2023 | Unsupported |
| 1.39 | November 30, 2022 | November 2025 | Support ending in 5 months |
| 1.40 | June 30, 2023 | June 28, 2024 | Unsupported |
| 1.41 | December 21, 2023 | December 30, 2024 | Unsupported |
| 1.42 | June 27, 2024 | June 2025 | Support ending in few weeks |
| 1.43 | December 21, 2024 | December 2027 | Supported, latest version |
Compare skyHow vs wikiHow
| Feature | wikiHow | skyHow |
|---|---|---|
| Price |
$0/mo Pro membership: $4.99/mo $34.99/yr |
$0/mo Free forever! |
| All content under Creative Commons license? | No | Yes |
| License type | Proprietary | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 |
| Open-source components? | Partial; only MediaWiki and some extensions | Yes |
| Ads? | Yes (logged-out users only) No with pro membership |
No ads! |
| MediaWiki version | 1.33.0 (Unsupported) | 1.43.1 (Supported, latest version) |