Mataroa

Spec sheet

Purpose

Mataroa is a minimalist blogging platform for publishing text with fewer distractions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · mataroa.blog

API

The API supports programmatic blog updates, including creating, retrieving, editing, and deleting posts and pages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Support

Users can contact support by email, and the site says dissatisfied users can request a refund by email.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Advertising and tracking

Mataroa says it has no ads, does not track user or visitor behavior, and uses no analytics or tracking cookies.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Blog analytics

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · mataroa.blog

Comments

Blog authors can review, approve, and delete comments, while the platform says its spam prevention support is limited.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Custom domain

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · mataroa.blog

Custom domains

Premium includes one custom domain with managed TLS, and the service does not automatically redirect a bare domain to its www version.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Data handling

Mataroa says it does not share user data with third parties except the payment processor, Stripe, which receives card details and may collect IP addresses and browser user agents.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Exports

Users can export a blog as Markdown, EPUB, a printable page, Zola files, or Hugo files, and can redirect a retiring blog to a new domain.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Images

Image hosting allows files up to 1 MB, up to 100 MB total per account, up to 1,000 images, and 100 GB of bandwidth per year.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Security and infrastructure

Mataroa says passwords are hashed, TLS 1.2 and 1.3 are required in transit, backups are taken daily and kept for 20 days, and data is not encrypted at rest.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Subscriptions

Readers can subscribe to blogs through RSS or email newsletters.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Technical limits

The stated soft limits are 15,000 newsletter subscribers and 10,000 posts; monthly bandwidth is limited to 20 TB.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Who it is for

Mataroa says it is intended for people who want a minimal blog or who find writing difficult and prefer fewer design choices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Writing

Posts are written in Markdown, and blogs are hosted at a Mataroa subdomain or a user's own domain.Read 11 Oct 2026 · mataroa.blog

Plans and prices

Every Mataroa plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Writing Apps#62 of 1358.1
• Blogging Platforms#61 of 1258.2