Pagecord vs Serendipity
Pagecord
pagecord.com
Serendipity
s9y.orgSide by side
| Figure | Pagecord | Serendipity |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 9.2 (#4) | 7.9 (#74) |
| Integrations | The official Obsidian plugin can publish or update posts, supports YAML frontmatter, and uploads embedded local images automatically. | The software supports Movable Type and Blogger XML-RPC APIs and database backends for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. |
| Support | Human customer support is included with Premium. | Users can seek help in the forums, report bugs through the GitHub issue tracker, and obtain commercial support through the lead developer’s company. |
| Theme customization | custom code | custom code |
Plans
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.