PubPub vs WordPress
PubPub
pubpub.org
WordPress
wordpress.orgSide by side
| Figure | PubPub | WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $291.67/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.5 (#30) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Audience | PubPub is described as suitable for communities creating web-native content and collaborating on publishing, including journals, books, repositories, and blogs. | WordPress describes itself as suitable for creators, small businesses, enterprises, first-time bloggers, and professional developers. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | PubPub says it supports Crossref DOI depositing, Google Scholar sitemaps, Highwire, Zotero, and Mendeley metadata out of the box. | Capterra lists integrations including Google Docs, Google Drive, PayPal, Slack, Trello, Dropbox, Salesforce Sales Cloud, and Microsoft 365. |
| Self-hosting | Knowledge Futures says self-hosting PubPub Legacy is feasible through Docker workflows, though it still depends on external services such as AWS or Firebase. | The download page directs users who have their own hosting and domain to download and install WordPress themselves. |
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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.