No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- FlatPress
Lightweight blog software in plain PHP that stores posts as files, with themes, plugins and comment spam protection.
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- UniConsent
Cookie banner and consent manager that helps websites and apps meet GDPR and CCPA rules and pass consent to ad tags.
Legal and compliance
- WP Statistics
Visitor analytics inside the WordPress dashboard that tracks traffic sources and top pages without needing cookie consent.
Free plan · Website analytics
- Synaps Media
Managed hosting for Ghost blogs and newsletters, with updates, backups, CDN and email sending handled, data held in Europe.
Since 2025
Subscription · Newsletters · Creators and writers
- Antispam Bee
A free WordPress plugin that stops spam comments and trackbacks without captchas or passing visitor data to outside services.
Free · Security and passwords
- Serendipity
A self-hosted PHP blog engine for writers who want to run their own blog, extended with plugins and themes.
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Chyrp Lite
A small PHP blog engine you install on ordinary web hosting, with themes and an easy admin panel.
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Textpattern CMS
Lightweight open source PHP content management system with tag-based templates and plugins for running a website or blog.
Free · Website builders
- WP Video Popup
WordPress plugin that plays YouTube, Vimeo, Rumble or self-hosted videos in a popup lightbox when clicked.
Website builders
- HTMLy
Lightweight PHP blog engine that stores posts as files, so it runs fast even on cheap shared hosting.
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families