Medium Alternatives

Medium is described as 'New place on the Internet where people share ideas and stories that are longer than 140 characters and not just for friends. It’s designed for little stories that make your day better and manifestos that change the world' and is a very popular Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Medium for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Windows, SaaS and Mac apps. The best Medium alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Medium are Ghost, Write.as, Tumblr and Blogger.

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

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Plume icon
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    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.

    39 Plume alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Scribe.rip icon
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    An alternative frontend to Medium.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Wafrn icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • UNIX Web Browser
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • iPhone
     
  5. Blot icon
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    Blot is a blogging platform with no interface. It creates a special folder in your Dropbox and publishes files you put inside. The point of all this?—?the reason Blot exists?—?is so you can use your favorite tools to create whatever you publish.

    85 Blot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. WriteStellar icon
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    You shouldn’t have to dig through cluttered, bloated dashboards to put your words out there. You don’t need a complicated local environment to publish your thoughts. Instead, focus on writing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Issuu icon
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    Issuu is the leading digital publishing platform delivering exceptional reading experiences of magazines, catalogs, and newspapers.

    68 Issuu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • This alternative is disputed. Issuu is a legitimate Medium alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Issuu is the most popular SaaS alternative to Medium.

    • Issuu is Freemium and ProprietaryMedium is also Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Hive Blog icon
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    Communities without borders. A social network owned and operated by its users, powered by Hive.

    17 Hive Blog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Hashnode icon
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    Hashnode provides everything a programmer needs to run a successful blog. Grab a Custom domain, write in Markdown, and leverage Hashnode's developer audience. It offers the following features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
     
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    Use a free (and ad-free) blogging platform to publish your ideas, share them with the Community and the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. OverBlog icon
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    OverBlog is a blogging platform, active and evolving. Create a blog, without any technical knowledge, and find everything you post ! Create your blog has never been easier.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  12. Scipress icon
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    Scipress gives technical authors the tools they need to create stunning and engaging technical content with the option to monetize via paywalls.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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