Wikimedia Foundation vs Wikipedia: Complete Comparison

The Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia are two closely related entities that often get confused with each other. While Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, the Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that hosts and supports Wikipedia, as well as other projects like Wiktionary, Wikibooks, and Wikinews, all of which are powered by MediaWiki, a software developed by the foundation, similar to how GitHub, founded by Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, and PJ Hyett, supports open-source software development.