| Price from | Free | $299/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 7.9 (#75) | 9.0 (#8) |
| Privacy | The v3.1.0 release notes say local sources for fonts and other assets were added for GDPR compliance in the dashboard/admin area and included themes. | 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 | The site links to documentation and a GitHub forum, and invites users to support development through GitHub, Ko-fi, Patreon, or PayPal. | 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 |
| Themes | The site lists themes including Casper, Clean Blog, Doks, Fairy, Gridzone, Ignite, Independent Publisher, Journal, Moth, Occasio, Papermod, and Vapor; themes must be uploaded and extracted manually. | Inkwell provides 20 editorial Layouts and 16 colour Presets that can be changed without a rebuild or migration. |