.Text and dasBlogs

I was looking for some ASP.NET-based blogging software. So far, I have found only two: .Text and dasBlogs. Well, there is also BlogX, but I don't believe that it is still in development anymore.

Has anyone had experience with either two, and know of their relative strengths and differences? I cannot seem to find any webpages that directly compares either of the two.

Right now, uninformed that I am, I am leaning to .Text. .Text seems to be more well known as it is included in a few blogging software comparison charts, but it appears to be overwhelmed by its Unix-based brethren. That said, Peter Provost in a recent post has been considering moving from dasBlogs to .Text.

Comments

[Scott C. Reynolds]

I use dasBlog, and, if you have control over your server, it is great! I have a post http://www.scottcreynolds.com/PermaLink.aspx?guid=398bbafb-b74b-4ad5-aa5b-f59fc2f04f41 that outlines my likes and dislikes, as well as links to another blogger who uses it and reviews it.

.Text looks nice, and I am thinking of trying it, but I can't put it into production right now because I don't have SQL, which is the weak point for .Text. Not everyone has SQL.

[Josh]

I'm currently using .Text. I tried dasBlog, and it's a lot easier to set up, but .Text seemed a little more refined to me. .Text uses a Sql Server back end compared to an XML back end for dasBlog. There's also a .Text wiki; also, there's a .Text forum at ASP.NET. I'd definitely recommend .Text as the way to go. It's what I'm using over at my blog.

[Don]

I've set up text at work, it's a snap. It also uses SQL Server, so backing it up is simple.

I'm not sure about dasblog

[Ryan Farley]

Wes,

I use .Text and love it. Admittedly, I've never used dasBlog, but I love everything about .Text. It is easy to create your own skins and there are a lot available out there as well. Well written code and easy to modify if needed.

I would be nice to see a comparison of the two, but for me, there's no beating .Text.

-Ryan

[Anand]

I have used .Text as a hosted service. What I miss is Template support, as avbl @ Typepad. I am not sure, if this is because .Text does not have it or I was not given enough privilage to change it.

[DonXML Demsak]

.Text was designed for multi-blog sites, and dasBlog was designed for single blog sites. I use .Text on my site as a content management system. Each "blog" to .Text is a section on my site, which gives me the ability to add an extra dimension to my blog heirarchy. People can subscribe to my main feed and get everything, or a section, or a category within a section. This way I can talk about lots of different topics, and not feel that I'm adding noise to any particular discussion.