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Freemium

Free to self-host; the hosted service is paid after a 14-day trial.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL; you pay only for your own hosting.

Web, Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Website, newsletter and paid subscriptions in one product
  • Clean editor with rich media cards
  • Very large library of themes and plugins
  • Visual block editor with live preview
  • Hosted plans are paid after the trial
  • Self-hosting requires running and updating your own server
  • Needs a PHP and database server to self-host
  • Plugins and themes vary widely in quality and need updating
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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