Open Source Medium AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools & Social Networks like Medium

The best open source alternative to Medium is WordPress. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Medium and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Medium are Ghost, EmDash CMS, WriteFreely and Steemit.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

     1705 likes

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    176 WordPress alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • US flagUnited States
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  2. Ghost icon

    Ghost

     266 likes

    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    298 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
    • US flagUnited States
    Ghost screenshot 1
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  4. EmDash CMS icon

    EmDash CMS

     14 likes

    Full-stack TypeScript CMS built on Astro and Cloudflare featuring extensible architecture, sandboxed plugins in Worker isolates, WordPress migration, visual schema builder, role-based access, rich text editing, AI integration, media management, and open source deployment.

    63 EmDash CMS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Typescript
    • US flagUnited States
    EmDash CMS screenshot 1
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    WordPress

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

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    WriteFreely

     48 likes

    WriteFreely is an open-source, minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform. It was built for and by Write.as and can be used to power a similar community or just a single blog.

    58 WriteFreely alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    WriteFreely screenshot 1
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  7. Steemit icon

    Steemit

     108 likes

    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    113 Steemit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
    Steemit screenshot 1
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  9. DEV Community icon

    DEV Community

     31 likes

    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. It is an online community for sharing and discovering great ideas, having debates, and making friends. Anyone can share articles, questions, discussions, etc. as long as they have the rights to the words they are sharing.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • US flagUnited States
    Website
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  10. Wafrn icon

    Wafrn

     15 likes

    Wafrn is a social network inspired by tumblr, that also can connect with other wafrn instances, or with mastodon, pleroma, firefish and other platforms that use activitypub.

    15 Wafrn alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • UNIX Web Browser
    • F-Droid
    Wafrn screenshot 1
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  11. Comma icon

    Comma

     12 likes

    Comma is an open source blogging platform with a minimal and beautiful page.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    Comma screenshot 1
    Comma screenshot 2
    Comma screenshot 3
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  12. Plume icon

    Plume

     23 likes

    Plume is not a single website, but an entire interconnected, yet independent network of what we call instances. You write content from your own instance, but anyone else on any other Plume instance can enjoy your stories too.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Plume screenshot 1
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  13. Scribe.rip icon

    Scribe.rip

     19 likes

    An alternative frontend to Medium.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    A sample of presenting Medium's content by Scribe.rip
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  14. Mataroa Blog icon

    Mataroa Blog

     10 likes

    Blogging platform for minimalists.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    home page
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  15. Hive Blog icon

    Hive Blog

     4 likes

    Communities without borders. A social network owned and operated by its users, powered by Hive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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