GuestCountry vs Inkwell

GuestCountry

Figure	GuestCountry	Inkwell
Price from	$5/mo	$299/mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	—	—
Open source	—	—
Web	Yes	Yes
Windows	—	Yes
macOS	—	Yes
Linux	—	Yes
Self-hosted	—	Yes
Plans published	4	5
Spec score · Blogging Platforms	8.5 (#31)	9.0 (#8)
Blog analytics	Yes	Yes
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Headquarters	Uttar Pradesh, India	India and the United Kingdom
Integrations	Account sign-up and sign-in pages offer Google and Zoho authentication.	The documentation describes SMTP email configuration, including a default port of 587 with STARTTLS.
Privacy	The privacy policy says the site uses cookies and log files, and describes personal information collected during contact and account registration.	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.
Purpose	GuestCountry is a publishing platform where writers publish articles, blogs, books, and poetry, grow an audience, and earn from their writing.	Inkwell is a free, open-source, self-hosted blogging platform built on .NET 10 for writers who care about typography and content ownership.
Support	The contact page says English-language support is available 24/7 and gives an average response time under four hours on business days.	The optional monthly support retainer includes priority bug triage, security patches within 48 hours, quarterly upgrades, private email, and scheduled office hours.

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