Movable Type
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Movable Type, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Movable Type's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| AMI Edition hourly | $0.07 a month | Movable Type on Amazon EC2 |
| AMI Edition annual subscription | $499 a year | Movable Type on Amazon EC2 · billed annually |
| Pro Unlimited | $499 a year | 1 server · Unlimited users · 1 Year |
| Movable Type AMI Edition | $0.07 a month | AWS Marketplace · Free software charge on nginx micro instances (t3.micro / t3.nano) · $0.07 per hour; $499 per year |
| Movable Type Pro Unlimited | $499 a year | 1 server · Unlimited users · Updates and upgrades included for one year · 1 Year |
The facts
Each one read from Movable Type's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AWS hosting
- Movable Type AMI Edition is available on AWS Marketplace and is described as an Amazon Machine Image with the operating system included.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Content features
- The brochure lists scheduled publishing and expiration, autosave, multimedia uploads, image editing, and entry and page previews.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Current version
- The site says Movable Type 9 is now available and says its Data API can manage content beyond the web.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Data API
- The brochure says the Data API lets applications get and update Movable Type data using REST and JSON.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The brochure lists out of the box support for English, German, Dutch, Spanish, French, and Japanese.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License limit
- The software license page specifies one server and unlimited users.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The license agreement says updates and upgrades are included for one year after purchase; maintenance after that requires another license purchase.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Post scheduling
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Product
- Movable Type is presented as a content management system, blog software, and publishing platform.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- The brochure says the software supports both static and dynamic publishing, and that static publishing can keep a website accessible if its database goes down.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security features
- The brochure describes configurable administration URLs, account lockout after a defined number of incorrect password attempts, and user roles with distinct permissions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Server options
- The AMI page says Apache httpd and nginx are supported, with Apache httpd configured by default.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker says technical support is provided for a fee by a third-party partner, and its inquiry page says Six Apart does not provide direct technical support or troubleshooting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- custom codechecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japanchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
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