Best Blogging Platforms in 2026
Updated
124ranked
2free plans on this page
$0.07/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
2 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | LotsBlogWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $29/mo | 5.9 |
| 77 | Movable TypeWindows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $0.07/mo | 5.9 |
| 78 | SerendipityWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.9 |
| 79 | HTMLyWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.9 |
| 80 | fastpagesWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.9 |
| 81 | Chyrp LiteWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.9 |
| 82 | OmarCMSWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.9 |
| 83 | CocologWeb · Android · iPhone | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.9 |
| 84 | BardCanvasWeb · Linux · Android · iPhone | One bar | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.9 |
| 85 | WhiteWindWeb | One bar | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 5.9 | |
| 86 | LogzlyWeb | One bar | — | 1 of 6 | $5/mo | 5.9 | |
| 87 | JUGEMWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.8 |
| 88 | WriteFreelyWeb · Linux | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 89 | Blog.ngWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 90 | HabrWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 91 | NotebrewWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.7 |
| 92 | EMLOGWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | $29/mo | 5.6 |
| 93 | Open Live WriterWindows · Mac | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 94 | JianshuWeb · Mac · iPhone | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 95 | SilvrbackWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 96 | ContrapontoWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 97 | Bonumark StreamWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 98 | BlogCloudWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 99 | JantWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $0.87/mo | 5.3 |
| 100 | BlogexpWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Custom domain | Author limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | LotsBlog | 5.9 | No | $29/mo | No | $29/mo | Yes | — |
| 77 | Movable Type | 5.9 | No | $0.07/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 78 | Serendipity | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 79 | HTMLy | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | fastpages | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 81 | Chyrp Lite | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 82 | OmarCMS | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 83 | Cocolog | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 84 | BardCanvas | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 85 | WhiteWind | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 86 | Logzly | 5.9 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | $5/mo | No | — |
| 87 | JUGEM | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 88 | WriteFreely | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Blog.ng | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 90 | Habr | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 91 | Notebrew | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 92 | EMLOG | 5.6 | No | $29/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 93 | Open Live Writer | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 94 | Jianshu | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 95 | Silvrback | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | — |
| 96 | Contraponto | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 97 | Bonumark Stream | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 98 | BlogCloud | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 99 | Jant | 5.3 | No | $0.87/mo | Yes | — | Yes | 1 authors |
| 100 | Blogexp | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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