HEY World alternative
A HEY World alternative that's yours.
HEY World made blogging by email simple. Blog by Email works the same way, from the email address you already have, on your own Cloudflare account.
// compared
Blog by Email and HEY World compared.
| Blog by Email | HEY World | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Nothing to pay. It runs on Cloudflare's free plan | Needs a paid HEY account |
| Post from | The email address you already have | A @hey.com address |
| Where it lives | Your own Cloudflare account | HEY's servers |
| Your own domain | Yes, a domain, subdomain or folder | No |
| Pictures | Yes, up to 6 a post | Yes |
| Tags | Yes, each with its own page | No |
| Email subscriptions | Yes, sent from your own Cloudflare account | Yes |
| RSS | Yes, RSS and JSON feeds | Yes |
| Your colours | Six accent colours or your own, light or dark | One look |
| Cookies and trackers | None | None |
Correct as far as we know in November 2026. HEY and HEY World belong to 37signals. Blog by Email has no link to them.
// moving over
Already blogging on HEY World?
Install Blog by Email, then forward your favourite posts from your inbox to your posting address. Each one becomes a post with its pictures, dated the day you send it.
Then share your new address with your readers. If you use your own domain, it stays yours wherever you blog in future.
Your next post is one email away.
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