When comparing Posthaven vs Wordpress.com, the Slant community recommends Wordpress.com for most people. In the question“What are the best hosted blogs?” Wordpress.com is ranked 2nd while Posthaven is ranked 3rd.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Post by email
You can compose a post and send it by email to post@posthaven.com along with any attachments such as photos, music, video, and docs you need added to the post and it will get posted to your blog.
Pro Allows multiple contributors per blog
Anyone added to the contributor list can automatically add posts via the web panel and email. Contributors don't need a paid account to post.
Pro Clean
Pro Custom domain support
Pro Huge collection of free and paid themes out of the box
Pro Pretty easy to create and maintain a blog
Pro Import from other blogging platforms
Such as blogger.
Pro Bulk media options
Pro Widget management
Pro Support sort post by name
Pro Powerful analytics out of the box
Pro Plugins for every occassion
There are a wealth of plugins that can cater for just about every requirement you may have, and many of these plugins are free.
Cons
Con No free option
To use Psthaven, you'll need a subscription for $5/month.
Con Post must has category else it will be labeled as uncategorized
Con Freemium
Plugin cannot be used, custom html/css, Date Permalink cannot changed on free wordpress
Con Slow Speed
Navigating between action took around 3-5 seconds and longer for bulk action.