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Free

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

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Free and open source software.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Very large library of themes and plugins
  • Visual block editor with live preview
  • IndieWeb support with replies and bookmarks between sites
  • ActivityPub delivery to the Fediverse
  • Needs a PHP and database server to self-host
  • Plugins and themes vary widely in quality and need updating
  • Needs PHP 8.3+, a database and a background worker for ActivityPub
  • Install packages are unofficial; main code is under active development
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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