BlogEngine.NET vs Pagecord
BlogEngine.NET
blogengine.io
Pagecord
pagecord.comSide by side
| Figure | BlogEngine.NET | Pagecord |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 7 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.6 (#25) | 9.2 (#4) |
| Blog analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Comments | Built-in comment options include BlogEngine, Disqus, and Facebook, with moderation and nested comment settings. | Premium comments require approval before appearing and spam is filtered before reaching the owner. |
| Customization | The platform supports themes, widgets, and plugins, and offers free and premium themes. | Premium adds custom CSS and custom HTML and JavaScript on every page. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Product | BlogEngine.NET is an open-source blogging platform built on the ASP.NET framework. | Pagecord is a blogging and personal-website platform with posts, pages, themes, newsletters, comments, analytics and custom domains. |
| Support | The official contact page offers a form for users to send the team a message. | Human customer support is included with Premium. |
| Theme customization | custom code | custom code |
Plans
BlogEngine.NET
- BlogEngine.NETFree
- Modern Theme$14.99, paid once
- 65% OFF 10 Themes$34.99, paid once
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
BlogEngine.NET
BlogEngine.NET 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.