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Micro.blog
Easy blogging at your own domain name
As of 29 August 2026, Micro.blog starts at $5/month. Hosted blogging and microblogging platform for short posts, essays, photo blogs and newsletters, priced by subscription. Softwr lists it under Content Creation.
Overview
What Micro.blog does
Hosted blogging and microblogging platform for short posts, essays, photo blogs and newsletters, priced by subscription.
What people use it for
- Personal blogging and microblogging
- Email newsletters
- Podcast hosting
- Team collaboration on blog content
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Micro.blog.
- No free tier available to test before purchasing
- Video hosting limited to 20 minutes per video on Studio plan
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Pricing
What Micro.blog costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Micro.blog
$5 /mo
- Blog hosting at custom domain
- Microblogging and full-length posts
- Cross-posting to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky
- Manual X (Twitter) sharing
- Private and shared notes
- Custom themes and template editing
Micro.blog Premium
$10 /mo
- Up to 5 blogs
- Email newsletters
- Bookmark archiving and web page highlighting
- Additional single-page websites
- Enhanced Inkwell with Reading Recap
Micro.blog Family
$15 /mo
- Add up to 5 collaborators
- Members can write or edit blog posts
- All Premium features
Micro.blog Studio
$20 /mo
- Video hosting (up to 20 minutes)
- Podcast recording in web browser
- Multiple video resolutions and optimized playback
- Level audio and reduce noise
- Video cross-posting to Bluesky
- All Family tier features
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does Micro.blog cost?
Micro.blog offers four subscription tiers: basic at $5/month for blog hosting and microblogging, Premium at $10/month adding up to 5 blogs and newsletters, Family at $15/month for up to 5 collaborators, and Studio at $20/month adding video hosting up to 20 minutes and podcast recording.
SourceIs there a free version of Micro.blog?
Micro.blog does not offer a free plan. All features require a paid subscription starting at $5/month, though the service includes a free trial option for new users.
SourceWhat does Micro.blog Studio add for $20 per month?
Studio tier adds video hosting for videos up to 20 minutes, in-browser podcast recording with audio level adjustment and noise reduction, multiple video resolutions, and video cross-posting to Bluesky, while including all Family tier features.
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