MiddleMan AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Blog Publishing Tools

The best Blog Publishing alternative to MiddleMan is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MiddleMan and many of them are Blog Publishing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Blog Publishing Tool alternatives to MiddleMan are Ghost, Hugo, Jekyll and WriteFreely.

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MiddleMan alternatives page was last updated Feb 1, 2022
  1. WordPress icon
     1641 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.

    92 WordPress alternatives
    WordPress screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Self-deployment
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Content Management
    5.  Hostable
    6.  Ecommerce Integration
    7.  Multi-Site Management
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Headless CMS
    10.  Dockerized
    11. Google Plus icon  Google Plus integration
    12. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    WordPress iconMiddleMan Icon

    WordPress VS MiddleMan

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    • WordPress is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to MiddleMan.

    • WordPress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MiddleMan.

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceMiddleMan is Free and Open Source
    • WordPress is CustomizableMiddleMan is not according to our users
  2. Ghost icon
     241 likes

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

    279 Ghost alternatives
    Ghost screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Two-factor Authentication
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Live Preview
    10.  WYSIWYG Support
    11.  Intuitive Nodes
    12.  Headless CMS
    Ghost iconMiddleMan Icon

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  3. Hugo icon
     86 likes

    Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages. Hugo flexibly works with many formats and is ideal for blogs, docs, portfolios and much more.

    99 Hugo alternatives
    Hugo screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Static Site Generator
    2.  Local server included
    3.  Publishing
    4.  Support for MarkDown
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Arch Linux Package
    Hugo iconMiddleMan Icon

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  4. Jekyll icon
     114 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.

    128 Jekyll alternatives
    Jekyll screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Jekyll Features

    1.  Static Site Generator
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Content Management
    8.  Publishing
    Jekyll iconMiddleMan Icon

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  5. WriteFreely icon
     46 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.

    55 WriteFreely alternatives
    WriteFreely screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    WriteFreely Features

    1. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Federated
    4.  Dedicated Server Hosting
    WriteFreely iconMiddleMan Icon

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  6. Pelican icon
     24 likes

    Static site generator, written in Python, that requires no database or server-side logic

    75 Pelican alternatives
    Pelican screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Self-deployment
    3.  Mobile friendly
    4.  ReStructuredText
    5.  Publishing
    6.  AsciiDoc
    7.  Plugin API
    Pelican iconMiddleMan Icon

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  7. Metalsmith icon
     2 likes

    An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for NodeJS.

    67 Metalsmith alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Publishing
    8.  Content Management
    Metalsmith iconMiddleMan Icon

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  8. postach.io icon
     25 likes

    Postach.io helps you instantly create custom sites by converting your notes to blog posts and pages.

    96 postach.io alternatives
    postach.io screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Evernote
    • Dropbox

    postach.io Features

    1. Evernote icon  Evernote integration
    2. Pocket icon  Pocket integration
    3. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    4.  Content Management
    postach.io iconMiddleMan Icon

    postach.io VS MiddleMan

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  9. Octopress icon
     19 likes

    Octopress is a framework designed by Brandon Mathis for Jekyll, the blog aware static site generator powering Github Pages. To start blogging with Jekyll, you have to write your own HTML templates, CSS, Javascripts and set up your configuration.

    83 Octopress alternatives
    Octopress screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Jekyll

    Octopress Features

    1.  Publishing
    2.  Content Management
    Discontinued

    Last update 2015, according to the homepage.

    Octopress iconMiddleMan Icon

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  10. Ucraft icon
     12 likes

    Ucraft is a next-generation website builder that gives you the power to create a website without any coding skills. Completely drag & drop, Ucraft is carefully designed and equipped with numerous features that enable you to create impeccable websites.

    150 Ucraft alternatives
    Premium templates

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Ucraft Features

    1.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    Ucraft iconMiddleMan Icon

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  11. Anymod icon
     6 likes

    Easily add CMS features to any website, on any platform.

    184 Anymod alternatives
    Dashboard

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Anymod Features

    1.  Page builder
    Anymod iconMiddleMan Icon

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  12. blogstatic.io icon
     2 likes

    blogstatic helps content creators create a blog in less than a minute, collect emails from their audience, and send newsletters, all from a single platform.

    379 blogstatic.io alternatives
    blogstatic.io screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    blogstatic.io Features

    1.  Blog editor
    blogstatic.io iconMiddleMan Icon

    blogstatic.io VS MiddleMan

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    • blogstatic.io is the most popular commercial alternative to MiddleMan.

    • blogstatic.io is Paid and ProprietaryMiddleMan is Free and Open Source
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