Alternatives

Alternatives to Medium

Looking for something like Medium? Here are 15 writing apps that do a similar job. Closest matches come first, then the best rated.

Best writing apps

1
beehiiv
Start a newsletter with built-in growth and monetization tools.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
2
Ghost
A publishing platform for blogs and paid newsletters.
WritingNewPaid
Open
3
Substack
Start a newsletter and get paid by your readers.
WritingNewFree
Open
4
Hashnode
A blogging home for developers, on your own domain.
WritingNewFree
Open
5
Overleaf
Write LaTeX documents online with others.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
6
Google Translate
Translate text, documents and websites in over 200 languages.
WritingNewFree
Open
7
Typefully
Write and schedule posts for X, LinkedIn and more.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
8
Hemingway Editor
Highlights dense sentences so your writing reads cleaner.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
9
DeepL
Translate text and documents with natural-sounding results.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
10
Bear Blog
A very small, fast blogging platform.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
11
Writizzy
A cozy blog and newsletter platform with no commission.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
12
Grammarly
Catch grammar mistakes and tighten your writing as you type.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
13
QuillBot
Rephrase, summarize and proofread text.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
14
Wikipedia
The free encyclopedia anyone can edit.
LearningNewFree
Open
15
Readwise Reader
Read articles, newsletters and PDFs in one place, with highlights.
ProductivityNewPaid
Open