| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Blog Software | 8.2 (#11) | 7.9 (#17) |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.0 (#66) | 7.4 (#99) |
| Audience | Bear says it is designed for public blogging, while allowing users to hide posts from its discover page and search engines. | The site says BlogCloud is designed for creatives and enterprises, including bloggers, magazines, and companies. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Bear describes itself as a privacy-first blogging platform focused on publishing words without trackers, JavaScript, or stylesheets. | BlogCloud is a hosted blogging and CMS platform for publishing blogs and websites. |
| Support | The documentation says users can email Herman to report a bug or request a feature. | The enterprise offering advertises 24/7 technical and business support and dedicated account managers. |
| Theme customization | custom code | custom code |
