Instead of Tistory
Tistory alternatives
Tistory is a free platform for building blogs, portfolios, and websites. Custom domains, coded skins, scheduled posts, analytics, team-blog roles, plugins, public feeds, search, and comments give creators room to publish and manage sites. Android and iOS apps support mobile writing and discovery. Google AdSense, Dable, and Tenping remain available for advertising connections, although Tistory may place ads and control their display and revenue attribution.
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WordPress.com
by WordPress.comFree plan AndroidiPhoneCreators wanting memberships and a familiar mobile publishing option — WordPress.com adds built-in memberships while offering custom domains, coded themes, scheduling, analytics, and Android and iOS apps.
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Hyvor Blogs
by Hyvor BlogsFree plan APISelf-hostedWebSmall web teams needing API or self-hosted access — Hyvor Blogs supports API, self-hosted, and web access, but limits the free author count to one and has no built-in memberships.
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Writizzy
Free plan APIWebPublishers combining newsletters with paid subscriptions — Writizzy combines article publishing with newsletters, subscriber management, delivery tracking, and Stripe subscriptions with 0% platform commission.
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Tumblr
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebCreators who value reblogging and community participation — Tumblr centers original posts, tags, content labels, reblogging with attribution, and community posting alongside custom domains and scheduling.
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Hatena Blog
by Hatena BlogFree plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1Bloggers seeking broad platform access and custom domains — Hatena Blog offers Android, API, iOS, and web access with custom domains, coded themes, scheduling, and analytics, without a paid tier shown.
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Meridian
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2 - 10
Apache Roller
Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb - 11
ReactPress
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3 - 12
Jekyll
Free plan Open source LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2 - 13
Avidemux
Free plan Open source LinuxMacWeb+1 - 14
OpenQuill
Free plan Open source Self-hostedWeb - 15
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Medium
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb - 18
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Bludit
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb - 23
Textpattern
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb - 24
Known
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
Readers may seek alternatives when Kakao-only sign-in, closed new Kakao AdFit connections, or the end of direct video uploads affects their plans. Tistory also withdraws accounts after three years without login and deletes their blog data. Compare each option’s publishing workflow, audience, membership or classroom tools, desktop or API access, platform coverage, and price. Consider which Tistory capabilities you would give up, including team roles, plugins, mobile apps, custom skins, and the existing blog setup.