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Antville vs Mataroa: catalog facts
Antville	Mataroa
Free Free and open source software.	Freemium Free for most features; premium with custom domain and post by email costs $9 per year.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Hosts many independent blogs on one installation Long-running project with a live public instance	No ads, tracking cookies or email needed to sign up Easy export, including EPUB and monthly auto-exports
Requires Helma Object Publisher and a relational database Uncommon technology stack compared with PHP blog engines	Custom domains require the premium plan Deliberately minimal design and features
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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