Textpattern vs Writizzy
Textpattern
textpattern.com
Writizzy
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| Figure | Textpattern | Writizzy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.5 (#28) | 8.9 (#10) |
| Audience | The project describes Textpattern as suited to web designers, developers, publishers, bloggers, and corporate or personal blog authors. | Writizzy describes itself as built by writers for writers and offers team collaboration for teams and agencies. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The official plugin directory lists integrations as a plugin category and shows 45 plugins in total. | Listed integrations include Bluesky, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Discord, Zapier, Make, webhooks, GitHub, and media embeds. |
| Product | Textpattern is a free, open-source content management system for building websites. | Writizzy is a blogging platform for publishing articles and newsletters. |
| Security | The 4.9.1 release addresses two reported security issues, including authenticated stored XSS and an article-management access-control regression. | The privacy policy says Writizzy uses encryption in transit, hashed passwords, access controls, and daily backups. |
| Support | Support is provided through user documentation and a community forum where core developers regularly answer questions. | The privacy policy lists [email protected] for privacy requests and says support messages are retained for up to three years after last contact. |
Plans
In their own words
Textpattern
Textpattern has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Writizzy
Writizzy is a web-based blogging platform for publishing articles and newsletters, with memberships, scheduled posts, and blog analytics. Its editor includes an outline, comments, cover images, and one-click publishing. Posts can go to a subscriber list, with subscriber management, double opt-in, and delivery tracking. Paid subscriptions run through Stripe, and Writizzy says it charges no platform commission. Writers can customize handcrafted themes with dark mode, colors, and typography controls. The platform can import posts, drafts, tags, and subscribers from Substack, WordPress, Ghost, Medium, or Beehiiv. Built-in analytics are described as privacy-friendly, GDPR-compliant, and cookie-free. Plans range from Free to Teams: Free includes one blog, 100MB media storage, 10,000 analytics events monthly, 100 subscribers, and 400 monthly email sends. Starter is €9.00 per month; Premium is €20.00 per month; Teams is €50.00 per month. Higher plans list additional blog, storage, analytics, subscriber, and collaboration capacity. Writizzy also lists integrations including Bluesky, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Discord, Zapier, Make, webhooks, GitHub, and media embeds.