| Thin clients | Productivity apps |
| Simple helpers for blog servers | Complete standalone apps |
| Features limited by what server supports | Full editor features like auto correct and replace in all posts |
| Primary version of your data stored on server | Primary version stored on your own computer |
| System admin in control | Writer in control |
| No backups | Full automatic backups |
| No copies of your own work | If you leave a group blog, you can take your work with you |
| Can only reasonably edit the last few posts (server response time too slow otherwise) | Can edit any post at any time |
| See only the last few posts at a time, downloading each time | See all posts in the main window instantly, just like email |
| Edit only one post at a time | Open, edit and publish multiple posts at the same time |
| Can't search old posts | Full text search of everything you've ever posted |
| Can't automatically link to old posts | Add a list of all related posts automatically |
| Often written in interpreted languages like Visual Basic, leading to slow performance and lots of visual bugs | Built in advanced programming languages like C++ for high performance and full Windows compatibility |
| Priced like shareware and home apps | Priced like professional tools such as Microsoft Word® |