Comparison

Micro.blog vs WordPress.com

Micro.blog lands on Worth it, and WordPress.com lands on Depends.

Micro.blog

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you want a low-upkeep, owned home for short posts, photos, and essays with a small friendly community.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

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

Micro.blog versus WordPress.com
Compare	Micro.blog	WordPress.com
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Personal writers and journalers	Bloggers and content-heavy sites
Who it's not for	Businesses needing multi-author publishing workflows	Developers needing full plugin and theme control . use self-hosted
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	Managed platform patches core, but critical actively-exploited WordPress CVEs (wp2shell RCE) persist in the ecosystem.
Support quality	Active help forum; founder engages directly	BBB complaints and Reddit support gripes
Public sentiment	Users love the simplicity, native apps, and friendly community, while some want a better reading experience and grumble about pricing changes.^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.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	plan retired May 2026; verify current tiers and cheapest entry before subscribing.^³	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