🆚 FC2 vs. Substack (Hosted)

Statistics based on 3.6M+ analyzed websites. About this data
FC2
Substack (Hosted)

Type

Blogging platform
Blogging platform

About

FC2 is a Japanese blog hosting service.

Substack is a newsletter publishing platform that also provides hosted blogs with support for custom domains.

It provides a web-based editor, searchable archives, custom website themes, podcast publishing, SEO settings, and integrated subscriber management for free and paid publications.

Headquarters

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

fc2.com #341
substack.com #321

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free version ✔️ .substack.com subdomain
Custom domain set-up fee $50

Categories

Blogging Platforms › Rank #13
Blogging Platforms › Rank #7

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Substack (Hosted) blogging platform is 3 times more popular than FC2.
Total websites

Market share

Blogging Platforms

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Substack (Hosted) is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain, while FC2 is more popular in Japan and Vietnam.
Japan
United States
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Spain
Brazil
Australia
Canada
Germany
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Substack (Hosted) is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, entertainment, and business, while FC2 is more commonly used on pornography sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Business
Politics/Opinion
Pornography
Marketing/Merchandising
Personal Pages
Sports
Education/Reference
Streaming Media

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
adult-machiko.com
#5,302
#11,216
#45,155
#45,453
#45,513
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Name
Rank
#321
wonkette.com
#14,935
#19,535
#20,237
#50,642
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See also

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