# Typepad Reviews **Vendor:** SayMedia **Category:** [Web Content Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-content-management) **Average Rating:** 3.8/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 15 ## About Typepad Blogging and Simple Web Site Management ## Typepad Reviews ### 1. If you are a Blogger - This is a GEM!!! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Padma P. | Program Manager, Customer Experience, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Typepad?** I think being a YouTuber and blogger, I have realized how important it is to have a simple user interface where I can pen down my thoughts and that is what Typepad does. Easy to add plugins and third party services Free trial gives you a good feel for the service **What do you dislike about Typepad?** Less Flexible and templates are not friendly as Wordpress **Recommendations to others considering Typepad:** If you are a blogger - new or experienced. Try doing a free trial to see if it fits your needs. The knowledge base is super helpful too. **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has increased my writing agility, no hassle or issues while drafting or saving for later Add comments directly from dashboard, instead of going to admin view and filter comments ### 2. There are better options for blogging platforms **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Apparel & Fashion | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 04, 2020 **What do you like best about Typepad?** I have opened of a blog site on TypePad in 2013 because I had an interest to become a college fashion blogger. I can personally say there are pros and cons to this platform. In simply terms, these are the pros: easy to use, pretty good customer service, easy setup and buying of custom domain, anyone can use it even people that don't have technical knowledge or skills. **What do you dislike about Typepad?** With all the pros being said, I think there are better platforms out there now that blogging and being an influencer is very common nowadays and everyone has been wanting to get into it. I also do believe that there is no differentiating factor that makes TypePad stand out - there aren't a ton of advanced features. Here are the key cons in my opinion: small number of plug-ins and features,inflexible pricing, outdated and not the best for advanced users. This is the biggest for me: you dont own your own property. I ended up getting rid of my TypePad blog in 2015. **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy to use and basic blog platform. ### 3. Premium Blogging Tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Edward L. | Campaign Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 01, 2020 **What do you like best about Typepad?** Search engine optimization built-in and variety of template designs. **What do you dislike about Typepad?** Limited free service and no polls feature. **Recommendations to others considering Typepad:** If you decide to set up a more professional blog you can pay for expert help. **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating a post is simple and the process of adding links and images is easy to follow. Use drag-and-drop tools to organize your content and change things as often as you want. ### 4. Basic Need of my Daily work Notebook **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Muhammad S. | Senior Network System Administrator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2020 **What do you like best about Typepad?** Different useful fonts and Games. Normally I like it due to light in size. **What do you dislike about Typepad?** Date and Time Format is not attractive. It need to be more colorful and option to highlight specific date and time. **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easily accessible, load file quickly. Printing anytime. Sign in facility to secure your work in share computer. Import file from other text editor easily. ### 5. The best social and blog page **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gerardo S. | Profesor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 31, 2017 **What do you like best about Typepad?** What I like the most is the unique design to provide with multiples tools like: comments, trackbacks, statistics, and the addition of links like Delicious and the Digg in the performance. This links allows to the users adds new shares new links. **What do you dislike about Typepad?** I don´t like the configuration in the own domain , it is a little difficult, also the stiles and the design are limited and finally, the feedback in the community always is in form of plugins. **Recommendations to others considering Typepad:** Recommended because it has all a system needs to provide consumers write and communicate whatever they want. **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have improved my internal process of blogging with my partners and the public. I have reached a good performance in communicating what I need to communicate by posting information on the blog, also I have found URLs well adapted to the browsers. ### 6. Best $15.00 A Month I Ever Spend **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andy A. | CEO and Founder, Marketing and Advertising, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 18, 2017 **What do you like best about Typepad?** Typepad has been part of my regular business communications for more than 14 years. I like it because it is so easy to use and requires no maintenance. I can't remember the last time I had a support issue. **What do you dislike about Typepad?** When I compare it to other blogging platforms the lack of plug-ins is a bit of a shortcoming. **Recommendations to others considering Typepad:** There are really only a few blogging platforms left. Typepad is a one that really just does blogging and nothing more. That's what makes it great. It doesn't try to be all things to all people. **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** I don't like to need IT support to do things. Typepad is a simple, easy to use SaaS platform for publishing. ### 7. TypePad is a easy-to-use blogging tool, but somewhat limited **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joshua P. | Account Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 25, 2017 **What do you like best about Typepad?** TypePad is an easy-to-use, if limited, blogging tool. I really appreciate the ease of use, UX and features. I use it to publish several blogs. WYSIWYG interface is intuitive. Pricing is not too bad. **What do you dislike about Typepad?** I know enough to be dangerous with tools like WordPress. I wish TypePad offered advanced features - as the WP tools are important but difficult to use. I specifically wish TypePad offered redirect tools and an ability to create more robust menus. I also wish I could archive/back-up my posts more effectively. All of that said, I continue to use TypePad as WordPress is difficult for me to use. **Recommendations to others considering Typepad:** If you're looking to host your own site, for advanced SEO features, TypePad might not be robust enough for you. It's certainly easy to set-up, requires no maintenance, and I love the WYSIWYG interface. I do wish it had some of the more advanced features of WordPress, like menus and advanced SEO (redirects, specifically). That said, it's my go to choice for basic blogging. **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** Blogging for personal and small business use. Quick deployment of blogs. ### 8. Premium Service **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2017 **What do you like best about Typepad?** The walkthroughs/tips throughout the interface helps with blog management as well as promoting techniques! **What do you dislike about Typepad?** It’s a paid only platform that doesn’t offer many design tools. **Recommendations to others considering Typepad:** If you have a blog this helps with stat tracking to better target your promoting. **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** It’s a premium service that’s easy to use interface and hands on customer support. The management tools are it’s highlight!!! ### 9. Easy, simple, gets job done **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Wine and Spirits | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 29, 2017 **What do you like best about Typepad?** I’ve used typepad for several campaigns and it is easy to use and understand. **What do you dislike about Typepad?** I wish there were more features and an updated dashboard **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** Great tool for content marketing and blogging ### 10. Use Typepad for blog **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 03, 2017 **What do you like best about Typepad?** It is easy to use, fairly self explanatory, and gets the job done! **What do you dislike about Typepad?** No so much a dislike, but the same thing that makes it easy to use, also limits its abilities and makes it fairly simple. There are fewer features than some other platforms, but Typepad is the easier to work with than other platforms. **Recommendations to others considering Typepad:** Typepad is a valuable tool to augment your website and add a blog option for people who may not otherwise be very tech savvy. **What problems is Typepad solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Typepad to publish the blog on our website. It allows us to publish material and easily search the archives of past publications. ## Typepad Pricing - ** Plus**: $8.95 per month - **Unlimited**: $14.95 per month - **Premium**: $29.95 per month - **Enterprise**: $49.95 per month [View full pricing details](https://www.g2.com/products/typepad/pricing) ## Typepad Features **Content** - Content Authoring - Rich Text Editor - Versioning - Plug-ins/Widgets/Apps - Approval Process - Content Scheduling - Asset Management - Internal Search - Content Repository **Design** - Breadth of Pre-Built Templates - Mobile - Branding/Themes - Customization **Platform** - User Community - SEO - Flexible Navigation Structures - User, Role, and Access Management - Enterprise Scalability - Internationalization - Dashboards and Reports - API / Integrations **Agentic AI - Web Content Management** - Cross-system Integration - Natural Language Interaction ## Top Typepad Alternatives - [WordPress.org](https://www.g2.com/products/wordpress-org/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (9,289 reviews) - [Drupal](https://www.g2.com/products/drupal/reviews) - 3.9/5.0 (403 reviews) - [Adobe Experience Manager](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-experience-manager/reviews) - 4.2/5.0 (536 reviews)