Open-source blogging

5 blogging whose code is public under an OSI-approved license, rated for privacy with evidence. Picks first, then by score.

1. Mataroa Grade C

   Minimal hosted blogging platform with Markdown posts, RSS and email subscriptions, and full export. Operated by a UK company, with public revenue and cost figures.

   AGPL-3.0. Source code

2. Movim Grade C

   Self-hostable web client for XMPP that combines chat, group chat, video calls, personal blogs and communities, with public instances available.

   AGPL-3.0. Source code

3. Pico Grade C

   Hosted services managed over SSH, including a blogging platform (Prose), static site hosting (Pages), pipes and tunnels. Accounts use SSH public keys instead of passwords or email.

   MIT. Source code

4. Write Freely Grade D

   Minimal, federated blogging platform built on ActivityPub, self-hosted or offered as managed hosting by its developer, Musing Studio.

   AGPL-3.0. Source code

5. Ghost Grade D

   Open source publishing platform for blogs and newsletters with paid memberships, run by the non-profit Ghost Foundation. Available as hosted Ghost(Pro) or self-hosted.

   MIT. Ghost(Pro) runs the same open source software, which can also be self-hosted. Source code

Compare all 12 blogging, open source or not.