Bludit AlternativesBlog Publishing & CMS Tools like Bludit

Bludit is described as 'Web application to build your own website or blog in seconds, it's completely free and open source. A PRO version is available for those who want to support the software developer. The software seems almost the same between the versions' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the business & commerce category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Bludit for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best Bludit alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bludit are Ghost, Drupal, Jekyll and Bear Blog.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

     1694 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.

    149 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
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    WordPress vs Bludit Comments
    Laura Brown
    Negative
    1

    WordPress is bloated, over complicated and requires a database.

    tuva-hayabi
    Negative
    1

    WordPress used to be a good blogging software in the beginning, but nowadays it is overloaded, fat, and it must be very strongly secured against crackers.

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceBludit is also Freemium and Open Source
    • WordPress is CustomizableBludit is not according to our users
  2. Ghost icon

    Ghost

     263 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
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  4. Drupal icon

    Drupal

     496 likes

    Open source CMS with modular architecture, structured content support, and thousands of modules for extensibility. Offers custom themes, robust security, integration capabilities, starter distributions, active community support, and is free under the GPL license with no vendor lock-in.

    Cost / License

    Application type

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    WordPress icon
    WordPress

    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.

    https://wordpress.org
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    Jekyll

     129 likes

    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.

    140 Jekyll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Bear Blog icon

    Bear Blog

     47 likes

    Privacy-first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging. No trackers, no JavaScript, no stylesheets. Just your words.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Joomla icon

    Joomla

     354 likes

    Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular web site software available.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Home Dashboard
     
  10. Grav icon

    Grav

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Grav vs Bludit Comments
    tuva-hayabi
    Positive
    0

    A good alternative, but the Bludit backend is much tidier and clearer.

    • Grav is Free and Open SourceBludit is Freemium and Open Source
    • Grav is a CMS Bludit is a Blog Publishing Tool
  11. EmDash CMS icon

    EmDash CMS

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Typescript
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    WriteFreely

     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

    Application types

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
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    Comma

     12 likes

    Comma is an open source blogging platform with a minimal and beautiful page.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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    ULTRV

     1 like

    ULTRV is a minimalist blogging platform. No tracking, no algorithms, no noise — just your writing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows
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    PureBlog

     3 likes

    Pure Blog is a simple, flat-file blogging platform with a Markdown-first editor and a lightweight admin area. It stores posts and pages as Markdown files on disk—no database required.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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