What is the difference between Blogger and Wordpress? - Have you ever seen the people talking about WordPress and Blogger? Yes, you might have heard most people think that Blogger has fewer features as compared to WordPress. So, Why people lack the power of BlogSpot platform? Is it their technical fault or something else? Whatever the reason may be, but to my personal experience, Blogger is one of the best platforms for everyone to start a killer blog.
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BlogSpot offers many SEO and theme customization opportunities as compared to free WordPress and it is a blogging service offered by the giant search engine Google. But it does not mean that BlogSpot is 100% SEO ready. You have to pay attention to the site elements manually. Okay, so you want to know the major differences between Blogger and WordPress?
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Kindly note that this comparison Chart is between WordPress.com and Blogger, not WordPress.org vs Blogger.
WordPress Vs. Blogger Comparison Chart - 2018 (32+ Pros and Cons)
| FEATURES | BLOGGER | WORDPRESS | CHAMPION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launched Date | August 23, 1999 | May 27, 2003 | Blogger |
| Owner | Google Inc. | WordPress Foundation | Both |
| Registeration | Free | Free | Both |
| SSL Certificate (HTTPS) | Available | Available | Both |
| HTTPS On Custom Domains | Available For Free | Paid | Blogger |
| Custom Domain | Available | Available on Upgrade | Blogger |
| Categories & Tags | Only Tags are available | Both are available | WordPress |
| Post Editor | Advanced | Advanced | Both |
| Supports Schema.org Markup | 100% | Available on Upgrade | Blogger |
| Theme Customization | Available | N/A in Free Version | Blogger |
| Coding Required | HTML, XML, JSON, CSS & JavaScript | Advanced coding required like PHP, MySQL & JavaScript | Blogger |
| SEO Plugin Installation | Allowed | Not allowed in Free Version | Blogger |
| Custom Widgets | Available | N/A in Free Version | Blogger |
| Default Templates | Available | Available | Both |
| Custom Templates | Allowed | Not allowed in Free Version | Blogger |
| SEO Optimization | Need Technical Skills | In Paid: Install & Activate | WordPress |
| Video Storage | Files under certain size limits don’t count towards this free storage limit | Only 3GB More space on upgrade | Blogger |
| Image storage | Files under certain size limits don’t count towards this free storage limit | 3000 Megabytes. More space on upgrade | Blogger |
| Stats System | Powerful Default stats system | Same here | Both |
| Advertisements | No advertisement of its own | Remove Ads on Upgrade | Blogger |
| Blog Monetization | Available | Only sites with a custom domain can apply | Blogger |
| Google Adsense | Available | You can not run Google Adsense or other advertising programs to serve ads in Free Version | Blogger |
| Writing Paid Posts | Allowed | You can not write paid posts, sell links, review products, etc. | Blogger |
| Monetization Opportunities | As much as you'd like | In Free Version, you can only apply for WordAds | Blogger |
| Account Suspension | Suspend blogs suspected of activities prohibited in their terms of service | Same here | Both |
| Blog Migration | BlogSpot blog to another Platform | WordPress to another Platform | Both |
| Number of Authors | Up to 100 members per blog | You can have as many authors as you'd like | WordPress |
| Custom Permalink | Available | N/A in free version | Blogger |
| Comment Blacklist | Not Available | When a comment contains any of word, name, URL, e-mail, or IP, that you have blacklisted, it will be put in the trash | WordPress |
| Blog Administrators | 100 Administrators per blog | Only 35 Administrators per blog | Blogger |
| No. of Static Pages Allowed | Not Confirmed (I currently have 31 Pages) | There is no limit on how many pages you create | Pending |
| Alexa Rank (September 2017) | 132 | 51 | WordPress |
Wish to do all of the above mentioned features from one platform such as Blogger or WordPress? Sorry, no may do. But as I described the comparison chart, you can calculate the rating score by yourself. I am not against the WordPress or Blogger neither employee of these services. Both have pros and cons to some extent and the above chart is solely my personal and honest review. Want to share yours? Write your opinion in comments.
Conclusion:
If you are serious about starting a blog and can develop your future make money blogging, starting your favorite blog is the best way to go, and that requires investing small to large money for setup.
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