PBworks

What PBworks does

PBworks, Inc. is a privately held software company founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, that operates a hosted wiki and online team collaboration platform. The company self-describes as the "world leader in hosted wikis" and packages its core offering into a suite of vertical-specific workspaces — Project Hub, Agency Hub, New Business Hub, Legal Hub, Business Hub, Wiki Hub, and Edu Hub — each targeting a distinct buyer persona ranging from creative agencies and law firms to K-12 and higher-education institutions, construction teams, and non-profit organizations. The underlying technology is a web-based collaboration stack with REST API v2 extensibility, SSL encryption, IP whitelisting and blacklisting for paid customers, defense-in-depth physical and network security in a SAS 70 Type II certified datacenter, and documented GDPR and Privacy Shield compliance tooling.

Name

PBworks

Legal name

PBworks, Inc.

Website

https://pbworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PBworks, founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, operates a hosted wiki and online team collaboration platform sold through a freemium model with custom-priced business subscriptions, serving agencies, law firms, educational institutions, and distributed business teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Team Collaboration Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Work Management & Collaboration Suites (BPAMAMAG)

Keywords

• Online team collaboration
• Hosted wiki platform
• Knowledge management software
• Project collaboration tools
• Enterprise wiki software

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licensing: Tiered subscription model with Basic Edition (free for non-commercial use), Classroom Edition (for educational institutions), Campus Edition (for universities), and Business Edition (for commercial organizations). Paid business editions include advanced security features, IP whitelisting, unlimited storage options, and priority support.
2. Enterprise Custom Pricing: Custom pricing for enterprise customers available upon request. Sales team handles enterprise contracts via phone ((800) 326-6506) or email ([email protected]).
3. Professional Services: Voice collaboration features with call recording capabilities may generate additional service revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PBworks provides hosted, web-based real-time collaborative wiki workspaces that let teams capture organizational knowledge, share files, and manage projects through version-controlled pages, tasks, and milestones. The platform is offered in tiered editions (free Basic for non-commercial use, Classroom and Campus for education, Business for commercial organizations) and includes an extensive REST API for programmatic workspace and user management. Enterprise buyers receive defense-in-depth security, IP whitelisting, GDPR/Privacy Shield compliance, and custom pricing via the direct sales team.

Product overview

PBworks is an online team collaboration platform that offers a unified workspace solution with specialized hubs for different use cases. The core PBworks platform provides knowledge capture, file sharing, and collaboration capabilities, while specialized modules including Project Hub, Agency Hub, New Business Hub, Legal Hub, Business Hub, Wiki Hub, and Education Hub address specific industry and functional needs. Additionally, Dokkio is a separate file organization product from PBworks creators that integrates multiple cloud storage and communication platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dokkio: A new product from the creators of PBworks that brings together Dropbox, Slack, OneDrive, Box, Google Drive and Gmail to organize and understand all online files.

Products and services

• PBworks Online Team Collaboration Platform Hosted, web-based real-time collaborative wiki platform that lets business teams capture organizational knowledge, share files, and manage projects through version-controlled pages, tasks, and milestones. Sold in tiered editions (free Basic for non-commercial use, Classroom/Campus for education, Business for commercial organizations) with custom enterprise pricing, IP whitelisting, GDPR/Privacy Shield compliance, and a REST API for integration.
• Dokkio File organization product built by the creators of PBworks that aggregates and organizes files from Dropbox, Slack, OneDrive, Box, Google Drive, and Gmail into a unified interface so users can find and understand their online files.

Quantifiable outcome

• Secure, shared workspace for teams across different time zones
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DokkiominorOthersDokkio is a new product from the creators of PBworks. It brings together Dropbox, Slack, OneDrive, Box, Google Drive and Gmail to organize and understand all online files. Linked as a related product on PBworks website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Atlassian Confluence: Confluence is a direct peer — a hosted wiki and team collaboration platform purpose-built for knowledge capture, documentation, and project spaces. It competes head-to-head with PBworks' Wiki Hub and Business Hub, with deep Jira integration.
• Notion: Notion is a direct peer offering a wiki-style collaborative workspace with docs, databases, and project tracking. It targets the same SMB/enterprise team collaboration use case as PBworks but with a modern, AI-augmented interface and significantly larger funding base.
• Coda: Coda is a direct peer combining documents, spreadsheets, and apps in a collaborative workspace. It targets the same team productivity and project collaboration use cases as PBworks' Project Hub and Business Hub.
• Slab: Slab is a direct peer offering a modern wiki and knowledge management platform for teams. It targets the same organizational knowledge capture and internal documentation use cases as PBworks' Wiki Hub.
• Quip (Salesforce): Quip is a direct peer combining documents, spreadsheets, and chat in a collaborative workspace, now part of Salesforce. It overlaps with PBworks' Business Hub and project collaboration offerings.

Emerging players

• Slite: Slite is an emerging player providing team notes, documentation, and internal knowledge bases. It targets the same organizational wiki and team documentation niche as PBworks' Wiki Hub with a more modern UX.
• ClickUp: ClickUp is an emerging player in work management and team collaboration with docs, tasks, and wikis. It addresses overlapping use cases with PBworks' Project Hub around project and content collaboration.
• Dropbox Paper: Dropbox Paper is an emerging player in collaborative documents and team workspaces, integrated with Dropbox storage. It competes with PBworks for project collaboration and content capture use cases, especially among SMB teams.

Broad incumbents

• Google Workspace (Docs/Sites): Google Workspace includes collaborative docs, sites, and team drives that serve as a broad incumbent alternative to PBworks for team knowledge capture and document collaboration, especially in education and SMB segments.
• Microsoft SharePoint: SharePoint is a broad incumbent in the enterprise wiki, document management, and team collaboration space. Bundled within Microsoft 365, it competes with PBworks for enterprise knowledge management and intranets with much greater scale and integration depth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PBworks
• Facebookfacebook.com/pbworks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/167577

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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