Jianshu vs Pagecord
Jianshu
jianshu.com
Pagecord
pagecord.comSide by side
| Figure | Jianshu | Pagecord |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 6.8 (#122) | 9.2 (#4) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The opened official app page does not name third-party integrations. | The official Obsidian plugin can publish or update posts, supports YAML frontmatter, and uploads embedded local images automatically. |
| Product | Jianshu describes itself as a creative community for discovering and creating content. | Pagecord is a blogging and personal-website platform with posts, pages, themes, newsletters, comments, analytics and custom domains. |
| Support | The separate Jianshu AI writing site lists [email protected] for questions about recharging; this is not stated as general Jianshu support. | Human customer support is included with Premium. |
Plans
Jianshu
- Bronze monthly membershipPrice not published
- Bronze quarterly membershipPrice not published
- Bronze annual membershipPrice not published
- Silver annual membershipPrice not published
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
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.