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24 alternatives to How to start a beautiful personal blog using Medium

Medium is a great platform for writing and creating a blog.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How to start a beautiful personal blog using Medium launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Medium 2.0▲1,131

   A new look, app, and features to move thinking forward

   2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Medium▲418

   Everyone's stories, now w/ an inline editor, tags & stream

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Medium 3.0▲858

   Next step of an exciting new phase and the Partners Program

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

4. 4SF
   Switch from Medium to your own blog▲494

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Medium for Publishers▲361

   New custom tool for Medium's publishers

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6AA
   Able – an alternative to Medium▲248

   2019 · able.bio · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Top Medium Stories▲435

   The top stories on Medium, updated daily 🏆

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   I built a frontpage for personal blogs▲783

   With social media and now AI, its important to keep the indie web alive. There are many people who write frequently. Blogosphere tries to highlight them by fetching the recent posts from personal blogs across many categories. There are two versions: Minimal (HN-inspired, fast, static): https://text.blogosphere.app/ Non-minimal: https://blogosphere.app/ If you don't find your blog (or your favorite ones), please add them. I will review and approve it.

   Apr 2026 · text.blogosphere.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Medium Series▲509

   A new type of story on Medium

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Medium for iOS▲137

    Everyone’s stories and ideas. Anywhere, anytime

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Medium for iOS (updated)▲204

    Write and publish directly from your iPhone and iPad

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Telegraph▲759

    Telegram's answer to Medium

    2016 · telegra.ph · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Penify▲168

    Blog platform to create your own blog effortless.

    2024 · penifyapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bloggi 1.0▲258

    Create a blog in seconds

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Medium for Android▲173

    Read, recommend, highlight, & respond to stories on Android

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Medium Battle▲177

    See who's better at writing on Medium

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17AB
    A Blogging Platform▲25

    2020 · scribbble.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Medium Publications▲292

    Launch your own publication with a custom domain

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Blogin v2▲156

    Mix of Medium and WordPress, but for internal communication

    2024 · blogin.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Chunks▲138

    A new way to write a whole bunch of stuff

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Textingway▲103

    Create a blog with one text message (seriously)

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A Handwritten Blogging Platform▲192

    The idea is a place for beautiful notes like https://insidevoices.handwritten.blog.

    Jul 2026 · handwritten.blog · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Unofficial Medium API▲37

    Helps you fetch data from Medium

    2023 · mediumapi.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Facebook Notes▲254

    Facebook launches a platform for writers and bloggers

    2015 · its alternatives →

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