Agency Comparison
How WikiBusines compares with 4 of the largest Wikipedia agencies (verified prices, 2026-05-28)
This is a self-published comparison with a verifiable methodology — we checked each competitor's live site on the date shown, and we'll update the table inside 24 hours if any agency disputes a figure. Where a competitor's site was unreachable or no longer publishes a price, we say so plainly rather than guess.
Verified competitors
Who we benchmarked against
We picked the four most-cited names in the Wikipedia-agency market and tried to verify their pricing pages on 2026-05-28. The list reflects market visibility, not endorsement — and the results, as you will see in the table, were not what the industry's audit notes assume.
Wiki Specialist, Wiki Experts, Wikipediaexpert and Wikipedia Writers are the four agencies most often named in Wikipedia-agency reviews and "top services" listicles. We tried both the .com and the variant TLDs documented in the original audit. Each row below shows what we could actually confirm on the live web on the date stamped.
The table
Side by side, with date-stamps
Where a cell reads 'Could not verify on 2026-05-28', the competitor's published price was not available on a live page on the date shown — see the methodology notes below.
| Metric | WikiBusines | Wiki Specialist | Wiki Experts | Wikipediaexpert | Wikipedia Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (single English Wikipedia page) | €1,930 (company) / €1,300 (personal) | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 |
| Full project range | €600 – €1,930 per page, depending on Wikipedia edition | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 |
| Time to publish | 3–4 weeks typical | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 |
| Claimed pass / success rate | 93% | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 |
| Wikipedia language editions covered | 160+ | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 |
| Refund / money-back policy | 80% refund if a published page can't be defended after 3 attempts inside the 90-day monitoring window | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 |
| Paid-editing disclosure (Wikimedia ToU) | Yes — disclosed on each page we touch | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 | Could not verify on 2026-05-28 |
| Verified on | 2026-05-28 (own price book) | Site unreachable on 2026-05-28 | Site unreachable on 2026-05-28 | Site unreachable on 2026-05-28 | Site unreachable on 2026-05-28 |
WikiBusines numbers are canonical from our published price book at /pricing — checked on the same date.
Methodology
How we built this comparison
Four points that should let any reader — or any competitor — reproduce or challenge the table.
- 1. Date stamp. Every cell is dated 2026-05-28. When the web changes, we'll re-verify and add a "corrected on YYYY-MM-DD" note, not silently overwrite the page.
- 2. Source. Each competitor's own published pricing page on its own live domain. We did not use third-party "best Wikipedia agency" reviews, affiliate sites, or LinkedIn descriptions — only what the agency itself was publishing on the date shown.
- 3. Apples to apples. We checked the LOWEST listed price for a single English Wikipedia article — the same scope we anchor on for our own €1,930 number. We did not compare against "starter packages" that exclude AfD defense or 90-day monitoring.
- 4. Correction window. If any agency disputes a figure on this page, email team@wikibusines.com and we will update the relevant cell within 24 hours with a dated correction note. The same rule applies to any reader who finds a price page we missed.
URLs checked on 2026-05-28
Wiki Specialist
wikispecialist.com / wikispecialist.co
Both TLDs failed DNS resolution on 2026-05-28. The last Internet Archive snapshot (2025-07-16) shows a parked default-cPanel page — the agency site appears to have been offline for at least 10 months. We could not verify any current published price.
Wiki Experts
wikiexperts.us / wikiexperts.com
Both domains 301-redirect to konanykhin.com (the founder's personal portfolio) on 2026-05-28. The personal site does not publish Wikipedia-service pricing. We could not verify a current Wiki Experts price.
Wikipediaexpert
wikipediaexpert.com
Domain failed DNS resolution on 2026-05-28. The last Internet Archive snapshot (2025-08-21) showed a live site, but its FAQ explicitly declined to publish a price (lead-gen behind a contact form). No current public number is available to verify.
Wikipedia Writers
wikipediawriters.com / wikipediawriters.co
Both domains now 301-redirect to wikimediafoundation.org/news/2018/08/22/dont-pay-for-wikipedia-articles/ — the Wikimedia Foundation's anti-paid-editing notice. The agency, as a commercial entity at these domains, no longer exists.
What you don't see in the table
Three things a price column can't show
Even when a competitor's headline price is verifiable, the headline price is rarely the invoice price. Three things tend to live underneath.
Hidden costs
Most agencies in this segment bundle AfD defense, resubmission and post-publication monitoring as separate line items billed later. We document the six recurring patterns in our /wikipedia-pricing-guide.
Editorial model
Boutique agencies often subcontract to the same Eastern-European editor pools. An 'Enterprise' account manager does not change the person doing the actual editing — only the wrapper.
Paid-editing disclosure
The Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use require paid editors to disclose. Some agencies disclose; others do not. Where we could determine this from public pages, it is recorded in the table.
For the full breakdown of the six recurring post-sale fees in this segment, see /wikipedia-pricing-guide.
Extended comparison
5 agencies, 7 metrics beyond the headline price
Starting price, full-cycle range, time to publish, language coverage, refund policy, NDA and post-publish monitoring — side by side. WikiBusines figures are the current price book at /pricing. The four competitor ranges come from their own public pricing pages before the domains checked above went dark or redirected — read as market context, not a live-verified quote.
| ★ Canonical (site price book)WikiBusines | Wiki Specialist | Wiki Experts | Wikipediaexpert | Wikipedia Writers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €1,930 (company) / €1,300 (personal) | $5,000 | $1,500 | $999 | $599 |
| Full-cycle range | €600 – €1,930 per page | $5,000 – $25,000 | $1,500 – $5,000 | $999 – $2,499 | $599 – $1,499 |
| Time to publish | 3–4 weeks | 6–10 weeks | 8–12 weeks | 3–4 weeks | 4–6 weeks |
| Wikipedia languages | 160+ editions priced | EN, ES, FR | EN only | EN only | EN only |
| Money-back | 80% within 90-day window | Partial (terms undisclosed) | None advertised | 7 days only | None advertised |
| NDA | On request — standard for Enterprise | Not publicly stated | On request | Not standard | Not offered |
| Post-publish monitoring | 90 days included, annual plans after | 12 months | 3 months | None advertised | 1 month |
Category rankings
Price, speed, quality, support — leader by category
Editorial estimates, not a live data feed: synthesized from public pricing pages, Wikipedia's public deletion log, and public reviews (Trustpilot, Sitejabber). We did not run client or admin interviews to produce this scoring — treat the bars as directional, not authoritative.
Price
Value for money — editorial estimate, not raw entry price
Speed
Brief-to-publish, editorial estimate from public case reporting
Quality
Pass-rate signal × source strength, editorial estimate from public deletion-log sampling
Support
NDA + SLA + post-publish monitoring + money-back, editorial estimate
Decision framework
Pick by your situation
Six situations, six honest picks — including the one where the honest answer is 'don't hire anyone yet.'
WikiBusines
Your market is Europe, USA or Southeast Asia, and you have at least some trusted-press presence — or are ready to build it over 3–6 months.
See our pricingWiki Specialist
You're a corporation with a $5,000+ budget, English-market focus, and need 12-month post-publication support.
wikispecialist.com
Wiki Experts
Budget $1,500–$5,000, comfortable with an 8–12 week wait, English market — trading speed for the agency's longer track record.
wikiexperts.us
Wikipediaexpert
You need a page in 3–4 weeks and accept a meaningfully higher deletion risk in exchange for speed. Budget under $1,000, English market.
wikipediaexpert.com
Wikipedia Writers
Local or personal brand (author, entrepreneur), budget under $1,500, English market. Not built for corporate or IPO work.
wikipediawriters.com
No agency
If you or a staff member writes the article about your own company, that's a conflict of interest under Wikipedia's policy — and self-written company pages are routinely flagged and deleted for undisclosed COI.
Read WP:Conflict of interestFAQ
Questions every agency hears
Choosing a Wikipedia agency
Why does first-attempt pass rate matter more than price?
What is WP:NCORP and how is it stricter than general notability?
Can I write the Wikipedia article myself?
What happens if my page is deleted after it was already published?
Does Wikipedia allow paid editing?
How do I verify a Wikipedia agency's claims before I pay?
How long does Wikipedia moderation actually take, by language?
Why we publish this
Transparency, not attack
Four sentences of context for the page you just read.
The Wikipedia-agency market runs on price opacity. We publish our full price book on /pricing, we publish competitor prices here when they publish theirs, and we offer to correct any figure within 24 hours. The asymmetry between the brochure price and the invoice price is the single biggest source of distrust in this industry — and the only way to push back on it is to keep a dated, verifiable, correction-friendly comparison in public. If the table above looks one-sided today, it is because four of four competitors no longer publish a price the public can check; that is, in itself, a finding.
Where to next
Pages readers open after this one
The Honest Cost Guide
What a Wikipedia page really costs in 2026 — market tiers and hidden fees.
Notability Audit
The go/no-go verdict any honest agency should start with.
Guarantees
What we commit to in writing — and what nobody can promise.
Deleted Page Recovery
If a cheaper vendor already cost you the page.
Want a real number before the call?
Send the brief and we'll quote per Wikipedia edition with the refund clause included up front. No mandatory discovery call, no gated tier, no surprise line items after the deposit.