Blogger AlternativesTop Blog Publishing Tools and other similar apps like Blogger

Blogger is described as 'Create and manage blogs with free hosting, custom domains, flexible templates, Google AdSense monetization, built-in analytics, and secure Google-backed storage' and is a very popular Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Blogger for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Windows and Mac apps. The best Blogger alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Blogger are Ghost, Tumblr, Neocities and Bear Blog.

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  1. WordPress icon
     1691 likes

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    146 WordPress alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
     
  2. Ghost icon
     263 likes

    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    286 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
     
  3. Tumblr icon
     468 likes

    Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your people.

    123 Tumblr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Neocities icon
     89 likes

    Create your own free website, and connect with others you by following their sites. You get 1 GB of space to make whatever you’d like with HTML, CSS, JS, image, text, and web font files.

    117 Neocities alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Medium icon
     184 likes

    Medium is a new place on the Internet where people share ideas and stories that are longer than 140 characters and not just for friends. It’s designed for little stories that make your day better and manifestos that change the world.

    140 Medium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Medium vs Blogger Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    you can not your own blog like blogger

    • Medium is Freemium and ProprietaryBlogger is Free and Proprietary
  6. Grav icon
     139 likes

    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

    193 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  7. Write.as icon
     124 likes

    Write.as lets you write and publish text instantly. Write a note for yourself to read later. Create a standalone article you can quickly broadcast on social media — or publish a full blog.

    107 Write.as alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Kindle Fire
     
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    Write.as vs Blogger Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Write.as makes posts unlisted, unlike common functionality found on blog sites which allows the posts to be visible and searchable.

    • Write.as is Paid and ProprietaryBlogger is Free and Proprietary
    • Write.as is Privacy focused and LightweightBlogger is not according to our users
  8. EmDash CMS icon
     14 likes

    Full-stack TypeScript CMS built on Astro and Cloudflare featuring extensible architecture, sandboxed plugins in Worker isolates, WordPress migration, visual schema builder, role-based access, rich text editing, AI integration, media management, and open source deployment.

    56 EmDash CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Typescript
     
  9. Wix.com icon
     66 likes

    Create fully customizable websites using a browser-based drag & drop interface with no downloads or programming required, thousands of editable templates, options for blogs and online stores, multimedia support, and direct online publishing for any use case.

    390 Wix.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. WriteFreely icon
     48 likes

    WriteFreely is an open-source, minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform. It was built for and by Write.as and can be used to power a similar community or just a single blog.

    Cost / License

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
     
  11. Directus icon
     34 likes

    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    223 Directus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
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    Directus vs Blogger Comments
    Gareth Coles
    Negative
    0

    This is a data platform. You can't stand this up and start writing, you need to build the entire site as well!

    • Directus is Freemium and ProprietaryBlogger is Free and Proprietary
    • Directus is a CMS Blogger is a Blog Publishing Tool
    • Directus is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightBlogger is not according to our users
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