Wordpress vs Blogger

Blogger (blogspot.com) and WordPress.com are the two best known free blog hosting services. The table below compares features on the two systems. WordPress is supported by advertising, although logged-in users don’t see the ads. Blogger is Powered By The Great Google
If you purchase web hosting with PHP/MySQL support, you can install and use WordPress with no restrictions. Many hosting companies offer an automated installation service, or you can download the software for free from http://wordpress.org/
Updated September 2011 — with news of changes ahead.

Feature	Blogger.com	WordPress.com
Dashboard	New: Updated dashboard design. More features, but is unusable without JavaScript. It’s an Opt-in alternative for now.	The WP.com dashboard renders fast and dial-up users can switch to the mobile interface to post an entry quickly.
Themes and customization	Blogger introduced a collection of easy-to-customize templates with mobile versions and Google Web Fonts. Earlier templates can still be edited, but without all the new features.	No template editing. Style sheet editing is only available as a paid upgrade. Most of the 100+ themes let you upload a header image. Many of them have additional options.
From a mobile	Blogger Help has a section with information about mobile blogging.	m.wordpress.com/ Applications exist for a wide range of mobile devices (more info).
Visitor Stats	Built-in visitor stats.	Built-in visitor stats.
JavaScript	You can include third-party scripts.	No scripts allowed.
Domain names	Free domain name transfer (more info).	A paid upgrade is required to transfer an existing domain name.
AdSense (Google ads)	Option for shared revenue from ads. But it’s hard to attract enough visitors to earn more than pennies.	No. But WordPress.com often appends its own version to users’ posts. Logged-in users don’t see the ads (more info).
Import	Only from another BlogSpot blog. However, a third-party tool called WordPress2blogger can convert up to 1 MB.	Import from Blogger, Yahoo! 360, Type·Pad, MovabIe·Type, Blogli, Israblog, Posterous, Vox.com, Live·JournaI or another WordPress blog.
Image storage	1 Gigabyte. There is no dashboard interface to browse through uploaded images, which get stored in Picasa Web Albums.	3 Gigabytes. Paid upgrades are available to add more space. You can also upload .ppt, .doc, .odt and .pdf files (more file types with an upgrade).
Galleries	Slideshow widget (Picasa Web Albums or other external sources).	Simply add the tag to any post or page (more info).
Static pages	Create up to 10 pages, but unlike WordPress no static front page.	Create posts or ‘pages’. Static pages are listed in separate menus.
Categories	‘Labels’.	‘Categories’.
Share buttons	In the Navbar, plus a “Share” buttons option:	Configure any of your favorite “Share” buttons.
Post excerpts	Include Jump Breaks in your posts (more info).	Post excerpts with a “more” tag.
Post by email	Submit your posts by email. You can receive new posts by email too (helpful for team blogs).	Submit your posts by email. Images can be attached (more info).
Contact forms	Not available. You could add a third-party contact form, however.	Simply add the tag Name(required) Email(required) Website Message to any post or page or use advanced features.
Private blogs	You can restrict access to 100 invited Google account holders.	You can restrict access to 35 invited WordPress account holders (no limit with a paid upgrade). Alternatively, individual posts can be password protected or Private.
Team blogs	Administrators and non-administrators only.	Administrator, Editors, Authors & Contributors. Option to receive post changes by email.
Comments	Visual confirmation, spam filtering and moderation options, but no editing of comments.	Moderation, comment editing and Akismet spam protection.
Feedback	Reactions.  A mini-poll option for reader ratings.	A “Like” button. Visitors can put a link to their Profile page in your post. Beware!