Plume vs WordPress
Plume
plume.pub
WordPress
wordpress.orgSide by side
| Figure | Plume | WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 7.5 (#95) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Installation | The documentation describes installation with Docker Compose, Docker, or a manual Docker Compose configuration. | Users can download and install WordPress themselves with their own hosting and domain or set it up through a hosting provider. |
| Integrations | Full-text search is powered by YetiSearch, and syntax highlighting is powered by Shiki. | Capterra lists integrations including Google Docs, Google Drive, PayPal, Slack, Trello, Dropbox, Salesforce Sales Cloud, and Microsoft 365. |
| Publishing | The site says to place a Markdown file in the data/posts folder and run plume publish to publish it. | The platform supports drafts, scheduled posts, revisions, public or private content, and password-protected posts and pages. |
| Requirements | The GitHub project says Docker and Docker Compose are required, or PHP for manual installation. | WordPress recommends PHP 8.3 or later, MySQL 8.0 or MariaDB 10.6 or later, and HTTPS; Apache or Nginx are recommended web servers. |
| Security | The installation guide recommends running Plume behind a reverse proxy and provides NGINX, Apache, and Caddy examples. | The project describes a security team and publishes security guidance and release updates through its official sites. |
| Support | The project directs users to GitHub Discussions for general help and support and to GitHub Issues for bug reports. | WordPress.org provides documentation and community support forums where users can ask questions. |
| Themes | Light and dark themes switch automatically to match readers’ system preferences. | The WordPress.org theme directory lists more than 15,000 free themes. |
Plans
In their own words
WordPress
WordPress is a free, open-source publishing platform and content management system for websites, blogs, portals, and applications. You can build pages with blocks and themes, then customize them without code. Plugins add capabilities including stores, analytics, newsletters, social integrations, forms, and spam protection. Publishing controls cover drafts, scheduled posts, revisions, public or private material, and password-protected posts and pages. WordPress also provides media uploading and editing, with roles for administrators, editors, authors, contributors, and subscribers. Developers can create plugins, themes, custom content types, and integrations through the REST API. The software is available in more than 70 languages and licensed under GPLv2-or-later, permitting use, modification, and redistribution, including commercial projects, without licensing fees. You can install it on your own hosting and domain or use a hosting provider. Recommended requirements include PHP 8.3 or later, MariaDB 10.11 or later or MySQL 8.0 or later, and HTTPS.