Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Serverless, DB-less Blog launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Meddle▲61

   Blogging re-invented.

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Blot▲84

   The simplest way to blog

   2014 · blot.im · its alternatives →

3. 3AG
   Automatic Ghost Blog Hosting▲9

   2014 · ghost.3942.pw · its alternatives →

4. 4BM
   Blog made with CouchDB/PouchDB▲6

   2018 · cherrypc.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Softcover▲76

   Frictionless self-publishing

   2014 · softcover.io · its alternatives →

6. 6UA
   Ursprung, a complete blog without a back end area▲8

   2015 · onli.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7AB
   A Better Wordress Blogging Alternative▲9

   2024 · blogkit.dev · its alternatives →

8. 8CW
   Codeless website analytics▲7

   2016 · thebigpicture.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stack Exchange Engineering Blog▲7

   2015 · blog.stackexchange.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HB
    HTTP Blog Server – 100 Lines of C in a Closet▲6

    2020 · blog.notryan.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AG
    A guest blogging directory website▲5

    2020 · guestpost.directory · its alternatives →

12. 12AF
    A free blog for devs you edit over SSH▲5

    2020 · jtbiggle.net · its alternatives →

13. 13AB
    A blog engine based on GitHub issue with the power of Next.js ISR▲6

    2022 · blog.sairinjs.com · its alternatives →

14. 14BW
    Blog with a Single File▲5

    2023 · post.mw · its alternatives →

15. 15BA
    Barf – An Minimal Blog Generator▲9

    2023 · barf.bt.ht · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Aegea, a smart blogging engine▲7

    2017 · blogengine.me · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Minimalist Stack Overflow▲8

    2020 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18TM
    The missing filesystem for the web▲8

    2018 · historysearch.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Free simple hosting without servers (p2p)▲7

    server, app, free, web

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Headless▲7

    The static website CMS

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21AB
    A blog running on a terminal emulator▲6

    2019 · blog.jajoosam.repl.run · its alternatives →

22. 22FS
    Formsend – Serverless Website Forms▲8

    2021 · formsend.org · its alternatives →

23. 23MF
    Marketplace for Ghost Blog▲9

    2014 · gtheme.io · its alternatives →

24. 24AS
    A stupidly simple publishing platform▲5

    2020 · edition.so · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →