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== Comparison ==
== Comparison ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Site !! skyHow !! wikiHow !! Instructables
! Site !! skyHow !! wikiHow !! Instructables !! eHow
|-
|-
! Hosted/owned by
! Hosted/owned by
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| Self-hosted
| Self-hosted
| Autodesk
| Autodesk
| Leaf Group
|-
|-
! Founded
! Founded
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| 14 January 2005
| 14 January 2005
| August 2005
| August 2005
| March 1999
|-
|-
! colspan=4 | General browsing
! colspan=5 | General browsing
|-
|-
! Ads?
! Ads?
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| Yes (logged out only)
| Yes (logged out only)
| Yes (first-party)
| Yes (first-party)
| Yes
|-
|-
! colspan=4 | Content license
! colspan=5 | Content license
|-
|-
! Content license
! Content license
| CC BY-SA 4.0 || Copyrighted || Varies
| CC BY-SA 4.0
| Copyrighted
| Varies
| Copyrighted
|-
|-
! Reuse
! Reuse
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| wikiHow only
| wikiHow only
| Depends
| Depends
| No
|-
|-
! Commerical use
! Commerical use
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| No
| No
| Depends
| Depends
| No
|-
|-
! colspan=4 | Underlying software
! colspan=5 | Underlying software
|-
|-
! Software used
! Software used
| MediaWiki
| MediaWiki
| MediaWiki
| MediaWiki
| rowspan=2 | Proprietary
| rowspan=2 | Proprietary
| rowspan=2 | Proprietary
|-
|-

Latest revision as of 10:08, 13 April 2025

There are lots of reasons on choosing skyHow over related how-to sites, like wikiHow and Instructables.

Comparison[edit source]

Site skyHow wikiHow Instructables eHow
Hosted/owned by SkyWiki Self-hosted Autodesk Leaf Group
Founded 29 March 2025 14 January 2005 August 2005 March 1999
General browsing
Ads? No Yes (logged out only) Yes (first-party) Yes
Content license
Content license CC BY-SA 4.0 Copyrighted Varies Copyrighted
Reuse Yes (copyleft) wikiHow only Depends No
Commerical use Yes No Depends No
Underlying software
Software used MediaWiki MediaWiki Proprietary Proprietary
Version 1.43.1 1.33.0