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Hashnode is a Free Substack Alternative for the Tech community!
Hashnode is the home for tech writers and readers. If you are looking to join a tech community or find one for your own articles you should consider a writing platform built by Tech People for Tech People.
With content ownership as our anthem and our promise to never deliver ads or block content behind a paywall, Hashnode is the go-to blogging platform for the tech community.
It's free and easy.
Join our community and start sharing today.
You own the content
It’s your content so you should own it. Setting up Hashnode blog on your own domain takes seconds. The Hashnode blogging platform is blazing fast and comes with free SSL certification, and your articles are still delivered to the Hashnode audience even if they are on a custom domain.
Find an audience. Instantly.
If you are part of the tech community, choosing Hashnode over Substack is a no-brainer. Writing good content on Hashnode guarantees its exposure to a wide audience of tech enthusiasts, developers, builders, and more.
No annoying ads/pop-ups.
Content should be made available to everyone and it’s our mission to fuel learning, communities, and the distribution of knowledge. Different than Substack, Hashnode will never hide content behind a paywall.
Hashnode is a free, Substack alternative for the tech-driven community.
| Hashnode | Substack | |
|---|---|---|
| Ads | No | No |
| Blog on your own Custom Domain | Yes | Yes |
| Markdown Editor | Yes | No |
| Code Syntax Highlighting | Hashnode's editor automatically detects code blocks and add the appropriate syntax highlighting. | Supports code block without syntax highlighting |
| Access to a large Dev community | Yes, Hashnode is a tech community that draws millions of monthly pageviews. | No |
| Blog appearance and customization Custom CSS | Hashnode allows you to transform the look & feel of your blog with custom CSS. | No |
| Automatic GitHub Backup | Yes, Your articles are automatically backed up on GitHub in markdown format. | You can't back up your articles. Hence, moving out of Substack will be difficult. |
| Email newsletter | Yes | Yes |
| Dark mode on blogs | Yes | No |
| Built-in analytics | Yes (country, location, device, best performing content, more) | Yes (Views tracking and referral) |
| Embed Third-Party Widgets | Yes | No |
| Group related posts in Series | Yes | No |
| Monetization | Yes (Hashnode Sponsors — 1:1 tipping platform) | Yes (Premium content blocked by a paywall) |
| Podcasting feature | No | Yes |
| Costs for blogger | Free | 10% of all subscriptions |
| Costs for reader | Free | Between $5 and $75 for each blog with a paywall |
Instantly find a tech community for your articles.
While Substack might be a good platform for lifestyle blogs, journalists and podcasts, Hashnode is the go-to community for all things tech content and the dev community.
When you post your content on Hashnode your content is exposed to over 2 million active developers, builder, indie builders, web3 enthusiasts, and other tech communities.
Ok, I'm ready. How do I make the switch?
If you're already on Substack, go to the dashboard and head over to Export section inside settings. Substack supports HTML export. Hence, use a tool to convert bulk HTML into Markdown.
Hashnode's Bulk Markdown Importer enables you to migrate your entire back catalog over to our platform in a matter of minutes.
It's free and easy.
Join our community and start sharing today.