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Summary
Penzu is an online platform designed for private journaling and diary keeping. It offers features for secure and customizable personal writing, including a rich text editor, tagging, and mobile access. Users can upgrade to PRO plans for additional features like enhanced security and multiple journals.
Feature Matches5/13
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Must Have
2 of 5
Rich Text Editor
Membership & Monetization
Distribution & Recommendation Engine
Reader Engagement Metrics
Community Feedback Tools
Other
3 of 8
Tags & Topics
Mobile App Access
Search & Discovery
Publication Management
User Profiles & Following
Email Newsletter Integration
Audio Story Playback
Social Sharing & Embedding
PricingFreemium
See allFreemium
Free
$0.00 one time
- Unlimited Entries
- Mobile Apps
- Autosave
- Basic Font Choices
- Journal Locking
- Word Count
- Limited customization
- No advanced security features
- No premium support
PRO
$19.99 yearly
- Unlimited Journals
- Encrypted Journal Locking
- Custom Journal Covers
- Custom Pad & Backgrounds
- Change Entry Dates
- Entry Tagging
- Global Search
- Penzu Post
- Custom Writing Reminders
- Journal Locking
- Individual Entry Locking
- Additional Fonts
- PDF Export
- Starred Entries
- Fully Customizable
- Encryption Locking
- Organize like a Pro
PRO Monthly
$4.99 monthly
- Encryption Locking
- Custom Fonts & Colors
- PDF Export
- Entry Tagging
- Penzu Post
PRO+ Yearly
$49.99 yearly
- All PRO features
- Handwriting Fonts Bundle
- Military Grade Journal Encryption
- Entry Version History
- Trash Recovery
- Custom UI Themes
- Fullscreen "Zen" writing mode
- Fullscreen writing mode
- Premium Support
- Versions & Recovery
- Premium Handwritten Fonts
- Military Grade Encryption
PRO+ Monthly
$9.99 monthly
- Versions & Recovery
- Premium Handwritten Fonts
- Fullscreen Zen-mode
- Military Grade Encryption
- Premium Support
Rationale
Penzu is an online diary and personal journal platform. While it offers a rich text editor, tagging, mobile apps, and search (coming soon), its core focus is private journaling, not public content publishing and distribution like Medium. It lacks features for community engagement, distribution/recommendation engines for public content, and monetization models based on reader engagement with public stories.
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I've been using Alternative A for 6 months now and it's been fantastic. The pricing is much better and the features are actually more robust than what [Product] offers.
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[Product] vs Competitor B - which one should I choose?
Reddit·confused_buyer·Jan 28·+67
Honestly, after trying both, Competitor B wins hands down. Better customer support, cleaner interface, and they don't nickel and dime you for every feature.
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Hacker News·cto_mike·Jan 25·+234
The breaking point was when they changed their API without notice. We lost 3 days of productivity. Solution C has been rock solid for us since we switched.