Comparison

livedoor Blog vs WordPress.com

livedoor Blog and WordPress.com both land on Depends.

livedoor Blog

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Confidence: Medium

A fine free pick for casual, Japanese-language personal blogs and hobby communities.

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Confidence: Medium

Buy if you want managed, no-setup WordPress hosting for a blog or small content site and accept paid-plan limits.

livedoor Blog versus WordPress.com
Compare	livedoor Blog	WordPress.com
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Casual personal blogs in Japan	Bloggers and content-heavy sites
Who it's not for	Businesses needing content ownership or portability	Developers needing full plugin and theme control . use self-hosted
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁶	Managed platform patches core, but critical actively-exploited WordPress CVEs (wp2shell RCE) persist in the ecosystem.
Support quality	No support evidence in sources.	BBB complaints and Reddit support gripes
Public sentiment	Sources show a low iOS rating with user complaints, while the platform remains widely used in Japan's blogging scene.^⁴	Expert reviewers rate it 4.5+/5 and still recommend it, while Trustpilot users average 3.7/5 with frequent gripes about paying and support.¹⁴
Biggest gotcha	Defamation or spam comment removal goes through formal requests, not self-serve moderation^⁵	Plugin and theme freedom requires higher paid tiers; free plan is capped

Developers needing full plugin and theme control . use self-hosted WordPress.org
Devs wanting server-level access or custom code
Simple one-page sites . lighter builders cost less
Anyone allergic to paid-tier upsells