BlogBowl vs Pagecord
BlogBowl
blogbowl.io
Pagecord
pagecord.comSide by side
| Figure | BlogBowl | Pagecord |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.4 (#44) | 9.2 (#4) |
| Analytics | Built-in Umami-powered analytics show views, unique visitors, session time, audience locations, and referrers, with custom reports for posts or pages. | Premium analytics use no cookies, no tracking scripts and no personal data collection. |
| Blog analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes | Premium supports using a custom domain for the site. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The site says BlogBowl works with custom-coded websites and no-code platforms such as Framer and Webflow. | The official Obsidian plugin can publish or update posts, supports YAML frontmatter, and uploads embedded local images automatically. |
| Product | BlogBowl is a platform for launching and managing a blog, changelog, and help center without coding. | Pagecord is a blogging and personal-website platform with posts, pages, themes, newsletters, comments, analytics and custom domains. |
| Paid from | 19 | 4 |
| Theme customization | custom code | custom code |
Plans
BlogBowl
- StarterFree
- Standard$19 a month
- Premium$89 a month
- StarterPrice not published
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
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.