Write Freely
Free and open-source software for starting a blog or community
Ethical Alternatives & Resources
Blogging & CMS
Plume
An application for more collaborative writing
WordPress
The most popular online publishing platform remains open source
Sigle
Decentralised and open-source blog maker
Ghost
A non-profit building technology for the future of journalism
Intravert
Monetise your community through privacy-preserving and ethical ad spaces
Posthaven
A safe place for all your posts, forever
ContextCue
A privacy-focused advertising network
Anchor
Super simple, lightweight blog system
Known
Open-source collaborative social publishing engine
Backdrop
Free and open-source CMS
Joomla
Another popular free and open-source CMS
Textpattern
Open-source CMS that's been developed for a decade
Dreamwidth
Open-source community for sharing your writing, artwork or innermost thoughts
Publii
Free, open-source static website CMS
Drupal
Free and open-source CMS
Imprint
Forever-free publishing platform where you retain rights to whatever you post