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Micro.blog vs Ech0: catalog facts
Micro.blog	Ech0
Paid Subscription-based hosting; prices are not listed on the homepage.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Web	Self-hosted
Blog at your own domain name Short posts, essays, photos and newsletters in one place	Lightweight and quick to deploy Full ownership of your posts on your own domain
Hosted service only, not self-hostable Requires an account and subscription	Some documentation is only in Chinese Not a note-taking or team documentation tool
Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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