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Mataroa vs Micro.blog: catalog facts
Mataroa	Micro.blog
Freemium Free for most features; premium with custom domain and post by email costs $9 per year.	Paid Subscription-based hosting; prices are not listed on the homepage.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
No ads, tracking cookies or email needed to sign up Easy export, including EPUB and monthly auto-exports	Blog at your own domain name Short posts, essays, photos and newsletters in one place
Custom domains require the premium plan Deliberately minimal design and features	Hosted service only, not self-hostable Requires an account and subscription
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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