| Price from | $6/mo | $299/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.2 (#58) | 9.0 (#8) |
| Blog analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2013 | 2025 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Blot lists tools for analytics, automatic posting, newsletters, comments, audio, images and video, including Google Analytics, Zapier, Mailchimp, Disqus, SoundCloud and YouTube. | The documentation describes SMTP email configuration, including a default port of 587 with STARTTLS. |
| Privacy | Blot says it stores account email, password hash, site list and certain payment or folder access tokens, and does not share stored data unless compelled by law. | The maker says Inkwell makes no outbound connections to third-party services and sends no telemetry; self-hosting keeps data on the operator’s server. |
| Post scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Blot provides support by email at [email protected]. | The optional monthly support retainer includes priority bug triage, security patches within 48 hours, quarterly upgrades, private email, and scheduled office hours. |
| Theme customization | custom code | custom code |
