Hashnode
hashnode.comSummary
Hashnode is a content platform designed for developers and teams to create and manage blogs, API documentation, and product guides. It provides a block-based WYSIWYG Markdown editor, AI-powered writing tools, collaboration features, and options for custom domains and headless mode. The platform aims to streamline content creation and publishing for technical audiences.
Features11/13
See allMust Have
4 of 5
Rich Text Editor
Distribution & Recommendation Engine
Reader Engagement Metrics
Community Feedback Tools
Membership & Monetization
Other
7 of 8
Publication Management
User Profiles & Following
Tags & Topics
Email Newsletter Integration
Mobile App Access
Social Sharing & Embedding
Search & Discovery
Audio Story Playback
PricingTiered
See allFree plan
- Free custom domain
- WYSIWYG editor with MDX support
- Advanced analytics
- AI assisted writing
- Image CDN and optimization
- Powerful docs dashboard
Startup
- Everything in free plan, plus:
- 5 members included, $10 per extra seat
- AI search
- Publish from GitHub
- Realtime collaborative editing
- Inline review comments
- Unlimited versioning
Enterprise
- Everything in Startup plan, plus:
- Unlimited members
- Headless mode and subpath installation
- SSO, and Custom SLA
- Audit logs
- Content migration services
- Premium support over email and Slack
Rationale
Hashnode offers a platform for creating blogs and API documentation, primarily targeting developers and teams. It features a WYSIWYG Markdown editor, analytics, AI-assisted writing, and collaboration tools. While it supports content creation and distribution, its core focus is on technical documentation and developer blogs rather than a broad online publishing platform for general long-form content with a strong reader monetization model like Medium. It has a rich text editor, reader engagement metrics (analytics), community feedback tools (inline comments, user feedback feature), publication management (for teams), user profiles and following, tags and topics, email newsletter integration (implied by 'email newsletter' in the context of a blog platform), social sharing, and search and discovery. However, it lacks a clear 'membership monetization' model where readers pay for content and writers earn based on reading time, which is a must-have for Medium. Its monetization is primarily through team plans for the platform itself.
