Blog tools comparison chart

Features b2evolution WordPress Movable Type
Free & open source software Yes Yes Yes
Instant publishing w/o rebuild Yes Yes -
RSS / Atom feeds Yes Yes Yes
Podcast feeds Yes Yes -
Integrated usage stats & reports Yes - -
Basic Image / File upload Yes Yes Yes
Complete file manager Yes - -
Advanced blog skins / themes Yes Yes Yes
Sidebar widgets Yes Yes -
Advanced widget support Yes - -
Pages (out of flow content) Yes Yes Yes
Linkblog / blogroll Yes Yes -
Multiple blogs on a single install Yes - Yes
Multiple domains on a single install Yes - Yes
Web standards compliant skins Yes Yes Yes
XHTML validation of posts/comments Yes - -
User comments Yes Yes Yes
Ping out notifications Yes Yes Yes
Trackback or Pingback Yes Yes Yes
Advanced antispam solution Yes Yes -
Advanced plugin architecture Yes Yes Yes
Extensive code documentation Yes - -
User registration + email validation Yes Yes Yes
Advanced user/group permissions Yes - Yes
Private posts Yes Yes -
Easy installation and upgrades Yes Yes Yes
Easy importing Yes Yes Yes
XML-RPC APIs Yes Yes Yes
Basic workflow Yes Yes Yes
Advanced workflow Yes - Yes
Translated into several languages Yes Yes Yes
Multilingual blogs Yes - -
Advanced typography / formatting Yes Yes -
Author contact forms Yes - Yes
Standalone admin contact form Yes - -
Integrated task scheduler for automatic maintenance Yes - -

As of February 2008. Features provided by third party plugins are not shown since they don't offer the level of quality and security you can (and should) expect from the main application. Please report discrepancies.