Best Blogging Platforms in 2026
Blogging platforms give you tools to create and publish posts, with different options for managing a publication and its site. Compare author limits, post scheduling, and blog analytics to assess publishing workflow, then look at custom domains and theme customization for site identity. Built-in memberships may matter if you want to offer membership features; free-plan availability and the paid-from price add plan context. The ranking starts with Hyvor Blogs, Pagecord, and Write.as, followed by WordPress.com and BlogHandy. Consider which of these listed publishing and site features suit the way you plan to write and manage a blog.
124 blogging platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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24free plans on this page
$2.50/molowest paid tier
1 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Hyvor Blogs Top pick · 9.3 Free plan · €5/mo
#2 Pagecord Runner-up · 9.1 Free plan · $2.50/mo
#3 Write.as Also great · 9.0 Free plan · $6/mo
- Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $5/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Author limit
- 1 authors
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms€5/mofirst paid tier About Hyvor BlogsVisit site - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $4/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$2.50/mofirst paid tier About PagecordVisit site - Free planFree trial self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $6/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Author limit
- 1 authors
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$6/mofirst paid tier About Write.asVisit site - Free plan AndroidiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $2.75/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$2.75/mofirst paid tier About WordPress.comVisit site - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $19/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Author limit
- 1 authors
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$19/mofirst paid tier About BlogHandyVisit site - Free plan WebLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatformsFree About HaloVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- basic
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $5/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$4.17/mofirst paid tier About HashnodeVisit site - Free plan WebmacOSiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $5/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About Micro.blogVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- advanced
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms€9/mofirst paid tier About WritizzyVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$9/mofirst paid tier About JustBloggedVisit site - Free trial Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $18/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- Design settings, marketplace themes, and custom themes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$18/mofirst paid tier About GhostVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- No
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$3.33/mofirst paid tier About EdublogsVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$9/mofirst paid tier About MeridianVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- advanced
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$9/mofirst paid tier About scsiwygVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9.99/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$9.99/mofirst paid tier About Misar.BlogVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $6.99/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$6.99/mofirst paid tier About TumblrVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Theme customization
- custom code
- Post scheduling
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which blogging platform is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Hyvor Blogs is ranked #1 of 124 with a score of 9.3. Pagecord is second and Write.as third.
How many of these have a free plan?
24 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Pagecord has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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