#27 in CMS & PublishingUpdated 2026-08

Pagecord

by Pagecord · Personal blogging platform you can publish to by email

35.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Pagecord is a hosted blogging platform. Posts can be written in its rich text editor, sent as an email to a private address, or published from Obsidian, iA Writer, Shortcuts, the CLI or the API. Blogs include pages, themes, tags, RSS, media embeds, search and full export; Premium adds custom domains, analytics, email subscribers, custom CSS and video.

Best for: Independent bloggers who want a simple personal blog they can post to by email or from Obsidian.
Pricing: Free Classic tier, then Premium at $39/year or $4/month, with a 14-day free trial and no card required.
Runs on: Web

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Publish by email, web editor, Obsidian, iA Writer, API or CLI
Free Classic tier with unlimited posts and pages
Full site export as HTML or Markdown, images included
Open source, with self-hosting stated as an option

Trade-offs

Custom domain, analytics and API are Premium-only
Classic caps media at 20 image or audio uploads
Email newsletter limited to 250 subscribers; more costs extra
Two blogs per account maximum, and video files capped at 50MB

Pricing

Published plans from Pagecord’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Pagecord pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Classic	—per account	—	Unlimited posts and pages, one blog Write by email or rich text editor Themes, tags, RSS feeds and media embeds 20 image or audio uploads; full site export
Premium	$4per account	$3.25	Custom domain and page view analytics Email newsletter for 250 subscribers, reply by email API, Obsidian and Shortcuts publishing; custom CSS Video hosting up to 50MB per file; two blogs

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 20 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 98 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 25 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 75 out of 100
Operational trust: 25 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 30 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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