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Tumblr vs. WordPress

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Tumblr

64 Reviews and Ratings

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3,255 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Tumblr

    Score9.3 out of 10
    		N/ATumblr is a very easy to use microblogging platform and social networking website, owned and operated by Tumblr, Inc. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users' blogs, as well as make their blogs private.N/A

    WordPress

    Score8.6 out of 10
    		N/AWordpress is an open-source publishing platform popular with bloggers, and a content management system, known for its simplicity and modifiability. Websites may host their own blogging communities, controlling and moderating content from a single dashboard.

    $3

    per month 6 GB storage

    Pricing
    TumblrWordPress
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Personal
    $4
    per month 6 GB storage
    Premium
    $8
    per month 13 GB storage
    Business
    $25
    per month 50 GB storage
    Commerce
    $45
    per month 50 GB storage
    Enterprise
    Contact for pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TumblrWordPress
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing for Business and Commerce plans vary on number of GB.
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    Community Pulse
    TumblrWordPress
    Considered Both Products
    Tumblr
    Mohit Goenka
    Director of Engineering in Engineering at Verizon Media (Internet, 5001-10,000 employees)
    Chose Tumblr
    Tumblr turns out to be better than Facebook Pages as it allows the pages to be in the form of customizable templates. It doesn't conform to specific rules for publications beyond the provided templates.

    Compared to WordPress, Tumblr is much simpler to use. It doesn't require any …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tumblr
    I've used other sites such as WordPress, but tumblr provides a better set up for visuals and it's not difficult to use.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tumblr
    Tumblr was chosen because it looks cleaner and didn't come off as clunky.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tumblr
    Tumblr is different from Concrete5 or WordPress as it isn't a blog directly embedded into a website. Tumblr is definitely more user friendly than Concrete5 as is WordPress. Tumblr allows for more creativity than Concrete5.
    Carla Riseman
    Social Media Marketing Manager in Marketing at ClearEdge Marketing (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Tumblr
    Again, it depends on the marketing objectives and content the user wants to publish. Blogger is a great platform, as is WordPress, but they are more suited for longer form content. They also facilitate discussion better than Tumblr. I don't use Tumblr instead of everything …
    Automattic
    Sebastian Correa Marsico
    Digital Content Lead in Marketing at Tavano Team (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)
    Chose WordPress
    It's the best option for hosting a blog on a website where you can also integrate all major marketing tools and platforms. WordPress gives you [the] freedom to use whatever tool works best for you and integrate it with your website and blog. It makes tracking, measuring, and …
    Incentivized
    Jason Sherman
    CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Corporate at Instamour Inc. (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)
    Chose WordPress
    I'ved used Blogspot, Blogger, Tumblr, and custom made blog platforms that I've built. Nothing really compares to WordPress. It really has every feature someone needs. It has administrative functions, media, links, keywords, videos, I mean you can do everything on this platform. …
    Verified User
    Chose WordPress
    Drupal, Joomla, Wix, SquareSpace
    Some estimates suggest that over 60% of the web is not powered by the WordPress CMS. The wisdom of the crowds is rarely wrong.
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    TumblrWordPress
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Tumblr and WordPress
    Feature
    Tumblr
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress
    8.7
    131 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.7131 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Tumblr and WordPress
    Feature
    Tumblr
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress
    8.7
    107 Ratings
    API00 Ratings9.097 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings8.481 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Tumblr and WordPress
    Feature
    Tumblr
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress
    8.3
    137 Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.7124 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.0123 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.7135 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings9.0132 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings6.5134 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.0133 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.7128 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings9.0106 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Tumblr and WordPress
    Feature
    Tumblr
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress
    8.6
    135 Ratings
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.9115 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings8.7121 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.4102 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings8.7124 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.2124 Ratings
    User Ratings
    TumblrWordPress
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (14 ratings)
    8.4
    (173 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (37 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (20 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)