Antville vs Pagecord
Antville
about.antville.org
Pagecord
pagecord.comSide by side
| Figure | Antville | Pagecord |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.4 (#45) | 9.2 (#4) |
| Blog analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Comments | Story owners can allow or disable comments, and Antville supports comment threads. | Premium comments require approval before appearing and spam is filtered before reaching the owner. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Premium supports using a custom domain for the site. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Post scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The project directs users to its support site for questions and its development site for bug reports and feature requests. | Human customer support is included with Premium. |
| Theme customization | custom code | custom code |
Plans
Pagecord
- ClassicFree
- Premium$2.50 a month
- Supporter$50 a year
- ClassicFree
- Premium$4 a month
- Premium$39 a year
- Supporter$75 a year
In their own words
Antville
Antville has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Pagecord
Pagecord is a platform for publishing a blog or personal website, with posts, pages, themes, newsletters, comments, analytics, and custom domains. You can write in its browser editor or on a phone, or publish by email and through Obsidian, iA Writer, Shortcuts, scripts, the CLI, and API. Its Obsidian plugin can publish or update posts, support YAML frontmatter, and upload embedded local images. Links to YouTube, Spotify, Bandcamp, and GitHub are automatically embedded, and every blog has a public RSS feed. Users can export a whole site, including images, as HTML or Markdown. The Classic plan includes one blog, unlimited posts and pages, and 20 image and audio uploads. Premium adds custom domains, site customization with custom CSS and HTML and JavaScript, analytics, moderated comments, and email newsletters for up to 250 subscribers. New accounts receive a 14-day Premium trial without a credit card. The interface supports English, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese. Pagecord is open source and its maker is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.