When comparing Wordpress.com vs RocketCake, the Slant community recommends RocketCake for most people. In the question“What are the best website builders that don't require coding?” RocketCake is ranked 3rd while Wordpress.com is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose RocketCake is:
You can work offline as RocketCake is an installable Windows or Mac application. It's also possible to publish on a local disk first before uploading to a webserver.
Specs
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Pros
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.
Pro Offline
You can work offline as RocketCake is an installable Windows or Mac application.
It's also possible to publish on a local disk first before uploading to a webserver.
Pro Wysiwyg
No need for coding.
Pro Mobile support
Support for e.g. iPhone 8, iPhone 7+, iPhone 8+, iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, LG G4, LG G5.
Pro PHP and ASP support
It's possible to use PHP or ASP to create dynamic websites.
Pro Templates
15 free templates to choose from.
Cons
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.