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, SaaS, Windows 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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Medium alternatives are mainly Blog Publishing Tools, but if you're looking for CMS Tools or Website Builders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Medium.
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  1. BitBulb icon
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    BitBulb is the cure to programmers creators block, a community and a stepping stone for people wanting to take a step into the programming community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  2. BUROGU.pro icon
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    BUROGU.pro is a No-Code blog-building platform that streamlines the process of creating and managing blogs, making it incredibly easy for users of all experience levels. Whether you're just starting out with no technical background or you're an experienced blogger, this...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  3. Kado icon
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    Build professional websites easily with Kado, a Node.JS NPM module backed by SQL based on a modular design and extensible framework, Kado caters to website creators of all skill levels.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Bootstrap CMS icon
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    Modern, open source, fast and secure content management system based on Bootstrap 3 using the latest technology. CMS has been build from Scratch and uses the latest bootstrap framework, jQuery and technology like HTML5, CSS3, PHP5 and MySQL5.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Midnight icon
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    Midnight provides a simple solution for getting setup with a Ghost powered blog in no time at all. We take care of all the hosting requirements so you don’t need to setup a server to install it on. We manage backups, security, updates, custom domains and more in addition to top...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. CSZ CMS icon
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    CSZ CMS is an open source web application that allows to manage all content and settings on the websites. CSZ CMS was built on the basis of Codeigniter and design the structure of Bootstrap, this should make your website fully responsive with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Fountain.ink icon
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    Fountain is a batteries-included, self-hostable platform that reimagines digital publishing for the decentralized web. Designed as a web3-native alternative to Medium, Substack, and Mirror, Fountain gives creators true ownership of their content and audience.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Facet icon
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    Facet is a modern publishing platform where writers can create and share their work while offering readers a beautiful, distraction-free reading experience – no clunky PDFs, just great writing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Booksie.com icon
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    Booksie's goal is to provide writers with an easy way to publish and promote their work and to provide readers with access to the best creative writing on the Web, organized and catalogued for easy browsing.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Advanced Web Tools is a PHP-based Content Management System (CMS) project with a clear mission—to evolve into the fastest, most feature-rich, and developer-friendly CMS available.

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Proche icon
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    Proche is a core technology news and blog site. We cover news from AI, IoT, Blockchain and Electronics Design. We invite all industry professionals to come and contribute to our platform. We want you all to join us to make this platform the #1 source of tech information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • HP webOS
    • Chrome OS
     
  12. Newsletter.page is a simple, modern way to create a newsletter and it offers a quick solution to connect with your audience.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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