Neocities vs WriteFreely

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Neocities compared with WriteFreely
Detail	Neocities	WriteFreely
What it does	Create your own free website. Unlimited creativity, zero ads.	Minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform
Stage	Established	Established
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	free	free
Pricing	Neocities offers a free plan for all users. Paid supporter accounts and donations fund the service.	Not given
Key features	In-browser HTML editor Command line tool Custom domain support File uploading with drag-and-drop RSS feeds Site discovery with tags Comment and sharing functionality APIs for developers Global CDN with caching	Fast, auto-saving editor Distraction-free writing experience ActivityPub federation Markdown and HTML formatting Multiple blogs per user Hashtag organization Photo and video support MathJax rendering Robust API SEO best practices
What makes it different	No ads or watermarks on user sites No data selling to AI companies Users retain full ownership and can download files Funded by supporters and donations, not investors Open source code published for inspection	No distracting notifications, news feeds, or engagement metrics Runs on minimal resources, compatible with Raspberry Pi Easy installation as simple executable binary Federated reach via ActivityPub protocol Focus on writing with friction-free publishing
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	88 no change since last check	74 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	50	31
Citation Flow (Majestic)	66	65
Referring domains (Majestic)	42216	2433

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