Skip to content

Best Plugins Blogging Platforms for self-hosting

The 28 best Plugins blogging platforms you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

Gatsby

Blogging Platforms

React-based static site and blog generator

Replaces WordPress, Medium

★ 55.9k Medium setup MIT

Hexo

Blogging Platforms

Fast and simple blog framework powered by Node.js

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 41.8k Medium setup MIT

Halo

Blogging Platforms

Powerful and easy-to-use open-source website builder

Replaces WordPress, Medium

★ 39.5k Medium setup GPL-3.0

VitePress

Blogging Platforms

Vite and Vue powered static site generator

Replaces Jekyll, GitBook

★ 18.1k Easy setup MIT

Pelican

Blogging Platforms

Static site generator for Python and Markdown lovers

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 13.3k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Typecho

Blogging Platforms

Lightweight, fast blogging program

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 12.4k Easy setup GPL-2.0

Gridsome

Blogging Platforms

Vue.js static site generator with a GraphQL data layer

Replaces Gatsby, WordPress

★ 8.5k Medium setup MIT

Metalsmith

Blogging Platforms

Extremely simple pluggable static site generator

Replaces WordPress, Jekyll

★ 7.8k Medium setup MIT

Middleman

Blogging Platforms

Ruby static site generator with modern tooling

Replaces Jekyll, WordPress

★ 7.1k Medium setup MIT

Wintersmith

Blogging Platforms

Flexible Node.js static site and blog generator

Replaces WordPress, Jekyll

★ 3.5k Medium setup MIT

DocPad

Blogging Platforms

Streamlined static site generator for any content

Replaces WordPress, Jekyll

★ 3k Medium setup MIT

VuePress

Blogging Platforms

Vue-powered static site and documentation generator

Replaces Jekyll, GitBook

★ 2.8k Easy setup MIT

Nikola

Blogging Platforms

Static site and blog generator with rich content support

Replaces WordPress, Medium

★ 2.7k Medium setup MIT

Scully

Blogging Platforms

Static site generator for Angular applications

Replaces Gatsby, WordPress

★ 2.5k Medium setup MIT

Lume

Blogging Platforms

Static site generator for Deno

Replaces Jekyll, Hugo

★ 2.3k Easy setup MIT

Saber

Blogging Platforms

Static site generator for Vue.js sites and blogs

Replaces Gatsby, Jekyll

★ 2.1k Medium setup MIT

Hexo Admin

Blogging Platforms

Web-based admin interface for the Hexo blog generator

Replaces WordPress

★ 1.8k Easy setup MIT

Bridgetown

Blogging Platforms

Progressive Ruby site generator and web framework

Replaces Jekyll, WordPress

★ 1.4k Medium setup MIT

BlogEngine.NET

Blogging Platforms

Full-featured blogging platform for the .NET stack

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 987 Medium setup MS-PL

Textpattern

Blogging Platforms

Flexible, elegant content management and blogging system

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 878 Medium setup GPL-2.0

Orchid

Blogging Platforms

Static site generator for documentation and blogs on the JVM

Replaces Jekyll, GitBook

★ 529 Medium setup LGPL-3.0

Chyrp Lite

Blogging Platforms

Lightweight, ultra-extensible blogging engine

Replaces WordPress, Tumblr

★ 492 Easy setup BSD-3-Clause

Soupault

Blogging Platforms

HTML-centric static website generator and processor

Replaces Jekyll, Hugo

★ 430 Medium setup MIT

PluXml

Blogging Platforms

XML-based blog and CMS without a database

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 235 Easy setup GPL-2.0

Nibbleblog

Blogging Platforms

Simple, fast blog engine that needs no database

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 228 Easy setup GPL-3.0

Serendipity

Blogging Platforms

PHP-powered weblog application with strong spam control

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 226 Easy setup BSD-3-Clause

FlatPress

Blogging Platforms

Database-free blogging engine that is easy to host

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 215 Easy setup GPL-2.0

Dotclear

Blogging Platforms

Easy-to-use open-source blogging engine

Replaces WordPress, Blogger

★ 46 Easy setup GPL-2.0

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Plugins within the blogging platforms category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.