Dreamwidth vs Tumblr
Dreamwidth
dreamwidth.org
Tumblr
tumblr.comSide by side
| Figure | Dreamwidth | Tumblr |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.92/mo | $5.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 11 | 4 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.4 (#42) | 8.9 (#12) |
| Blog analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Company | Dreamwidth Studios is operated by Dreamwidth Studios, LLC, which the company describes as a privately owned Maryland-registered LLC incorporated in 2008. | Automattic's press fact sheet lists Tumblr among its products and gives Automattic's headquarters as San Francisco, California. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy controls | Journal entries can be set to Public, Private, or Access List only, with custom filters also available. | Users can exclude a blog from Tumblr search and recommendations and discourage external search engines from indexing it. |
| Purpose | Dreamwidth is a community-centered home for creative artists to share writing, artwork, and thoughts, find others with similar interests, and participate in communities. | Tumblr describes itself as a place for creativity where people can share what they are, like, think, and stand for. |
| Support | Dreamwidth provides a support area and FAQs for help using the service. | Tumblr's Help Center provides documentation and a Contact Support option. |
| Theme customization | custom code | custom code |
Plans
Dreamwidth
- Paid account - 1 month$3 a month
- Paid account - 2 months$6 a month
- Paid account - 6 months$17.50 a month
- Paid account - 12 months$35 a year
- Premium paid account - 6 months$25 a month
- Premium paid account - 12 months$50 a year
- Free accountFree
- Paid account$17.50 a month
- Premium paid account$25 a month
- Paid account$35 a year
Tumblr
- Tumblr Premium$6.99 a month
- FreeFree
- Tumblr Premium (monthly)$6.99 a month
- Tumblr Premium (yearly)$69.99 a year
In their own words
Dreamwidth
Dreamwidth has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Tumblr
Tumblr is a blogging and community service for publishing original posts, sharing interests, and connecting through reblogging. Posts can use tags and content labels; reblogs place a post on another blog while retaining attribution to the original poster and earlier contributors. Members can post directly to communities, and blogs can enable one-off questions with anonymous asks as an option. Blog tools include custom domains, custom-code theme customization, scheduling, and analytics. Audio posts can search or embed music from Spotify, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp, as well as podcast episodes from Pocket Casts. Tumblr runs on the web, iOS, and Android. It offers authenticator-app two-factor authentication with backup codes, plus controls to exclude a blog from Tumblr search and recommendations and discourage external search indexing. The free plan provides basic access. Tumblr Premium costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year and adds ad-free browsing, monthly Blaze and TumblrMart perks, and higher posting, liking, upload, and queue limits. Blog exports are ZIP files, limited to four per blog each month and retained for three days; importing content from other platforms or Tumblr blogs is not supported.