Tistory vs WordPress.com

Tistory is a platform for creating blogs, portfolios, and websites. Members can publish posts, read public posts, and comment on other members’ content. Blogs can use Tistory or user-created skins, and skins apply Tistory data to a design; users can also customize their sites with custom code and connect a custom domain. Posting can be scheduled, and blog analytics are available. Team blogs support owner, administrator, editor, and author roles, while plugins can add functions beyond built-in features. The service runs on web, iOS, and Android, and sign-in uses a Kakao account. The Android app supports writing and editing posts with photos and videos, spell check, feed subscriptions, and search across blogs and posts; it requires Android 8.0 or later. Tistory is free, with no usage limits stated on the listed pages. Direct video uploads ended on February 23, 2026, so users need to embed videos hosted elsewhere, such as YouTube. Tistory may place ads. New Kakao AdFit connections are closed, while Google AdSense, Dable, and Tenping remain available for connection.

WordPress.com is a hosted website and publishing platform with managed WordPress hosting and site management through Jetpack apps for iOS and Android. It supports custom domains, custom-code theme changes, scheduled posts, memberships, blog analytics, and prompt-to-site creation. All plans include unmetered bandwidth. Paid annual plans include a custom domain free for the first year, while free sites display WordPress.com ads that the Personal plan removes. Storage ranges from 1 GB on Free to 50 GB on Business and Commerce. Paid plans list unlimited pages, posts, users, and visitors. Security includes firewalls, encryption, brute force protection, and DDoS protection. Business and Commerce include developer tools and real-time backups; Commerce also includes ecommerce tools and a WooCommerce experience. Listed annual prices are $2.75 a month for Personal, $5.50 a month for Premium, $17.50 a month for Business, and $31.50 a month for Commerce (billed every 12 months, excluding taxes).