As a new blogger, you probably like to choose a Free blog service to get started. Both Google blogger and WordPress.com provide this kind of Free service you can get. However, you may want to find out the similarities and differences between them before you decide to pick one. Since I own both Google Blogger and WordPress.com blog, I can tell you what the similarities and differences between them:
| Google Blogger | WordPress.com |
| Requires minimal HTML knowledge |
No need to know anything about HTML |
| Allows CSS edit | Don’t allow CSS edit unless you upgrade it |
| Allows Google AdSense & new Amazon products |
Don’t allow any third-party codes |
| Allows you to edit HTML code | Can’t access any files |
| Allows you to add your own footer | Can’t do anything about the footer |
| new Now it allows you to create pages | Allows you to create pages |
| new Now it allows you to import and export other blogs | Allows you to import and export other blogs |
| Layout is narrow but can be modified | Has more variety wider themes |
| No trackback service instead it has backlink services | Has trackback service |
| No comment spam protection | Offers free anti-spam protection (Akismet) |
| Can add images & videos | Can add images, videos, audio, and media |
| Labels (can be Categories/Tags) is available | Tags and Categories are available |
| Can add your own widgets | Some themes came with certain widgets. Allows you to add text widgets |
| Hard to redirect to your paid-hosting server | Can easy redirect to your paid- hosting server |
| Allows you to schedule future-dated posts | Allows you to schedule future-dated posts |
| Has OpenID Service | Has OpenID Service |
| new Now it has undo/redo function in its editor | Has undo/redo function in its editor |
| No table function in its editor | No table function in its editor |
| Comment editor is in-line | Comment editor is in-line |
| Allows you to moderate comments | Allows you to moderate comments |
| Offers feed service | Offers feed service |
| No Blog Stats, no Blog Surfer, and no Tag Surfer services | Offers Blog Stats, Blog Surfer, and Tag Surfer services |
| new Now it allows your readers to sign up | Allows your readers to sign up |
These are all I can recall so far. Make a wise decision before you choose one. For me I prefer Google Blogger since it allows me to hack the codes the way I like. I also like my self-hosted WordPress blog too for it also allows me to study those PHP files there.
However, if you are thinking to temporarily use a Free blog service and eventually transition it to a paid-hosting service. Then I suggest you to get WordPress.com blog since it will make your life easier when one day you are ready to pay for your own hosting.
WordPress.org blog doesn’t give those limitations listed above from WordPress.com. See The Difference Between WordPress.com and WordPress.org here. WordPress.org gives all the freedoms you need; no limitations such as posting third-party codes. Moreover you can have full access to all the files.
Would you like to use Google Blogger or WordPress.com blog? Please leave a comment below.
Update: I’ll add updates to this post whenever I recall some features about Google Blogger vs. WordPress.com. More updates have been added. See the items marked new.
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Very useful post. Thanks.
I am trying out WordPress.com. I currently am on Blogger. From what I gather, I can update my template from the very many available third party templates. However if I use WordPress.com, then I can install any new third party template that are available on various sites. This I am guessing is easier if I host my own site using wordpress (.org).
BTW, Blogger now does allow trackback links., and you can moderate (approve) comments. What is lacks is this in-line comment editor. In Blogger, comments open in a new window (or same window but new content with only comments and not the original post).
Hi Manishmo,
Thanks for your comment.
Yes. With a full version of WordPress, you can do whatever you want. See mine here: Exploring The Internet.
Yes. Blogger provides back link service. It is really not the trackback service I am talking about here. See a trackback above your comment. That is the one I am talking about. It not only tracks the link but also some excerpts as well. For more information, read Get a Trackback Service for Your Blog.
And thank you for pointing out the lack of in-line comment editor in Blogger. I just added an update to the chart.
Update:
Just found out Google Blogger offers in-line comment editor now. See this article for more details. It shows you how to implement it:
Embedded Comment Form for Your Blogger
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I have added few additional comparison features in my blog post. Thanks again for this great comparison table.
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WordPress rules.
Hi!
Useful post! Thanks
Just want to notify that Blogger allows you tag, besides categories. However, they don’t call it tags, but ‘labels’ instead.
So, please correct that
Thanks and warm regards,
Zaid
Thanks for visiting! Just added Tags.
I guess you can call LABELS in New Blogger Categories or Tags depend on how you use them.
See more details here:
What Is The Difference Between Tags And Categories?
Hi I am just wondering the features you wrote for blogger is that it has categories?I can’t seem to get that to work? I only manage to tag(label them)
Thanks Judy for leaving your comment here.
This is very interesting topic. Many people are confused on how Categories and Tags are being used. New Blogger introduced Labels which is another name for Categories. Tags can be Categories but Categories cannot be Tags. So depending on how you use your Labels, they can be either Catteries or Tags.
Read more here:
What Is The Difference Between Tags And Categories?
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Very good post… but you are using wordpress now….
Well I like to experience both of them so when it comes to compare them I have ideas of what to say. Actually I am still using both of them.
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i would like to know what is the different between google site and google blogger?
As far as I know Google Sites is a different tool than Google Blogger. It doesn’t have functionality such as a blog interface or rss feed. Therefore you can’t treat it as a blog. On the other hand, Google Blogger is a blog platform that Google acquired from Blogger in 2003.
Howdy there, just became aware of this blog through Google, and I find that it is really informative. I’m going to watch out for new posts. I will be grateful if you continue this in future. Lots of people will get help from your posts. Cya!
Hi,
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