Pagecord vs Verst
Pagecord
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| Figure | Pagecord | Verst |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 0 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 9.2 (#4) | 7.4 (#101) |
| Analytics | Premium analytics use no cookies, no tracking scripts and no personal data collection. | Verst says it surfaces trends in site data and offers one-click suggestions to optimize conversions. |
| Blog analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domains | Premium supports using a custom domain for the site. | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | New York, United States |
| Integrations | The official Obsidian plugin can publish or update posts, supports YAML frontmatter, and uploads embedded local images automatically. | The site lists Google AMP integration and says users can embed Spotify tracks. |
| Product | Pagecord is a blogging and personal-website platform with posts, pages, themes, newsletters, comments, analytics and custom domains. | Verst describes itself as an all-in-one platform for publishing websites and blogs, discovering insights, and optimizing engagement. |
| Support | Human customer support is included with Premium. | Verst says its onboarding and customer support can help transfer content, improve design, and optimize results. |
| Theme customization | custom code | advanced |
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.