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Feature Comparison
| General Features | Wordpress  | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Version |
2.0.7 |
does not apply | 4.21 |
1.6 |
| Release Date |
2007-01-15 |
does not apply | 2008-08-21 |
2004-04-23 |
| Author |
WordPress Development Team |
Google Inc. |
Six Apart |
EllisLab, Inc. |
| URL |
wordpress.org |
www.blogger.com |
www.movabletype.org |
expressionengine.com |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
does not apply | Yes |
 No |
| License |
GPL |
does not apply | GPL |
Proprietary |
| License Cost/ Fee |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
From 0$ - 249.95$ |
| Development status |
Mature |
does not apply | Mature |
Mature |
| Interface Languages |
46 |
9 |
English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch |
over 15 |
| Multi-User Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multi-Site Deployment |
 No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hosting Features | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Storage Quota |
does not apply | None |
does not apply | does not apply |
| Bandwidth Quota |
does not apply | None |
does not apply | does not apply |
| Other Limits |
does not apply | None |
does not apply | does not apply |
| Corporate Branding |
does not apply | No |
does not apply | does not apply |
| Own Domain |
does not apply | No |
does not apply | does not apply |
| Ads allowed |
does not apply | Yes |
does not apply | does not apply |
| Topic Restrictions |
does not apply | No Spam, Hate Speech or Commercial Pornography |
does not apply | does not apply |
| System Requirements | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
does not apply | Perl 5 |
PHP |
| Operating System |
Windows, Linux, Mac, Unix, others |
does not apply | Platform Independant |
Linux, Windows, OS X, BSD, Solaris |
| Webserver |
Anything with PHP |
does not apply | Apache, Microsoft IIS, and cgi friendly webserver |
IIS, Apache |
| Root Access |
No |
does not apply | No |
No |
| Other Requirements |
|
does not apply | |
PHP must have XML support |
| Datastorage | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Text Files |
No |
does not apply | Yes |
No |
| MySQL |
Yes |
does not apply | Yes |
Yes |
| PostgreSQL |
No |
does not apply | Yes |
No |
| Oracle |
No |
does not apply | Yes |
No |
| SQLite |
No |
does not apply | Yes |
No |
| BerkeleyDB |
No |
does not apply | Yes |
No |
| MS SQL Server |
No |
does not apply | Yes |
No |
| Other |
None |
does not apply | LDAP, Oracle and SQL Server available with Enterprise license |
No |
| Anti-Spam | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Akismet Support |
Yes |
does not apply |  Plugin |
Plugin |
| Word Blacklist |
Plugin |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| IP Ban List |
Plugin |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Other Anti-Spam mechanisms |
various other plugins |
Comments can be restricted to other Blogger users only |
Numerous plugins provide complete solution |
Email Banning, secure forms, randomized Trackbacks, Bad Behavior extension |
| User Access Features | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| ACL |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Audit Log |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| LDAP Authentication |
No |
does not apply |  Optional |
No |
| Other Authentication |
None |
does not apply | Pluggable |
No |
| Support | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Commercial Support |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Online Help |
codex.wordpress.org |
help.blogger.com |
www.sixapart.com |
expressionengine.com |
| Issue Tracker |
trac.wordpress.org |
knownissues.blogspot.com |
bugs.movabletype.org |
expressionengine.com |
| Books |
5+ |
None |
2-5 |
None |
| Support Forum |
wordpress.org |
groups.google.com |
forums.movabletype.org |
expressionengine.com |
| Mailing List |
codex.wordpress.org |
groups.google.com |
mtos-dev@sixapart.com |
No |
| IRC-Channel |
codex.wordpress.org |
No |
#movabletype @ freenode.net |
freenode.net, #expressionengine |
| Blogging Features | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Categorization |
Multiple |
None |
Multiple |
Multiple |
| Tags |
Plugin |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Archiving |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trackback |
Send+Receive |
No |
Send+Receive |
Send+Receive |
| Pingback |
Send+Receive |
No |
Receive |
No |
| Ping Service Support |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Link- / Blogroll |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Protected Posts |
Yes |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Blog by Email |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Blog by SMS/MMS |
|
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Blog API |
metaWeblog, MovableType |
Blogger data API |
XML-RPC and Atom |
Blogger, MovableType/Metaweblog |
| Post Editing | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Multi-paged posts |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Spell Checker |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Undo |
No |
|
No |
Yes |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| File Upload |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Asset Management |
Plugin |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Emoticon Images |
Yes |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Comment Features | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Comment Layout |
Flat |
Flat |
Threaded |
Flat |
| Feeds for Comments |
Yes |
No |
Optional |
Optional |
| E-Mail on Followup |
Plugin |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Gravatars |
Plugin |
No |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Open-ID Support |
|
None |
Client + Server |
None |
| Extended Features | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Plugin System |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Photo Gallery |
Plugin |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Polls / Surveys |
Plugin |
No |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Search Engine |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom Pages |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Google Sitemap |
Plugin |
No |
Plugin |
Optional |
| Workflow | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Content Approval |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Versioning |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Article Publishing |
simple |
simple |
scheduled |
scheduled |
| Comment Moderation Queue |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Interoperability | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Content Import |
from 22 other blog systems |
none |
Greymatter, NewsPro, Blogger.com, own format, WordPress WXR |
MovableType, pMachine, RSS, CSV |
| Content Export |
Wordpress Extended2.jawwormikXML |
HTML via FTP/SFTP |
Yes |
MySQL |
| Unicode Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| WebDAV Support |
|
No |
No |
No |
| HTML Output |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
XHTML 1.0 Strict |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
| Friendly URLs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Administration | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| E-Mail Notifications |
Yes |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
| Themes / Skins |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trash |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Web Statistics |
Plugin |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Web-based Style / Template Management |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Comment Administration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Syndication | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| RSS 0.9x |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| RSS 1.0 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| RSS 2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ATOM 0.3 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ATOM 1.0 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Podcasting/Videocasting | Wordpress | Blogger | Movable Type | ExpressionEngine |
| Podcast Feeds |
Yes |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
| ID3-Tag Editor |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| YouTube Support |
No |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Media Converter |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Phone2Podcast Support |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Last updated | 2007-03-01 | 2006-12-07 | 2008-10-11 | 2007-09-10 |
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