# Blogger, what it is and how websites use it.

One of the oldest blogging platforms, operated by Google. It offers simple and free article publishing with integration into Google services.

- **Status:** Legacy. A historic platform with minimal development in recent years.
- **Category:** [CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms)
- **First release:** 1999
- **License:** proprietary
- **Official website:** https://www.blogger.com
- **Documentation:** https://support.google.com/blogger
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/blogger

## Blogger on audited websites

16 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Blogger (<1%). That ranks it #18 of the 21 technologies in CMS and site builders we have seen in audits.

### Most used in CMS and site builders

1. [WordPress](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wordpress): 8.4% (1,417)
2. [Lovable](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/lovable): 1.8% (310)
3. [Framer](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/framer): 1.6% (266)
4. [Webflow](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webflow): 1.5% (260)
5. [Wix](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wix): 1.4% (232)
6. [Sanity](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/sanity): 1.2% (197)
7. [Joomla](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/joomla): 1.2% (196)
8. [Squarespace](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/squarespace): 1.2% (196)
9. [Webnode](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webnode): 1.0% (171)
10. [Drupal](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/drupal): 1.0% (170)

## Other technologies in CMS and site builders

- [TYPO3](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/typo3): <1% of websites
- [Contao](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contao): <1% of websites
- [Storyblok](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/storyblok): <1% of websites
- [Contentful](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contentful): <1% of websites
- [Base44](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/base44): <1% of websites
- [HubSpot CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/hubspot-cms): <1% of websites
- [Ghost](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/ghost): <1% of websites
- [Payload CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/payload-cms): <1% of websites
- [Directus](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/directus): <1% of websites
- [Bolt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/bolt): <1% of websites
- [Replit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/replit): not seen yet
- [Strapi](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/strapi)

[All 24 in CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms)

## Questions about Blogger

### What is Blogger?

One of the oldest blogging platforms, operated by Google. It offers simple and free article publishing with integration into Google services. The be1st catalog lists Blogger under CMS and site builders. License of Blogger: proprietary.

### How many websites use Blogger?

16 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Blogger (<1%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Blogger first released?

Blogger was first released in 1999.

### Is Blogger still a modern choice?

Not for new projects. Blogger counts as legacy. A historic platform with minimal development in recent years.

### What are the alternatives to Blogger?

Technologies that do the same job as Blogger include WordPress and Ghost.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.