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Publify vs Antville: catalog facts
Publify	Antville
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source software.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Multi-user blogging with Markdown support Plugin API and custom themes	Hosts many independent blogs on one installation Long-running project with a live public instance
Needs a Ruby on Rails environment to host Translations are incomplete in some languages	Requires Helma Object Publisher and a relational database Uncommon technology stack compared with PHP blog engines
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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