Why HackerNoon?
HackerNoon helps you publish smarter and reach an audience of 3M+ monthly readers. Elevate your writing experience with human editorial support, built-in SEO, global social media distribution, and real tech audience.
HackerNoon
Medium
No pop-ups, no paywall!
Increasing paywalled restrictions
Supports writers in building a good portfolio
Controls monetization of content
Reach audience of your topics with our #tag system
Competing for publication
Engaging with a community of global tech enthusiasts
Less focused community
Fully customizable writing and reading experience
Limited customization
HackerNoon
Dev.to
Engaging community across multiple niches of tech
Dev niche Community
Over 100,000 articles across 22 different tech categories
Limited discoverability
Fully customizable writing and reading experience
Limited customization
3M+ readers monthly, including seniors at top tech companies
Less established branding
Get monetized by entering HackerNoon Writing Contests
Monetization limitations
HackerNoon
Hashnode
Authors are seen and heard by industry leaders and tech CEOs
Smaller, niche audience
Automatic distribution via social platforms and newsletters
Discoverability challenges
Fully customizable writing and reading experience
Limited customization
3M+ readers monthly, including seniors at top tech companies
Less established branding
Get monetized by entering HackerNoon Writing Contests
Monetization limitations
HackerNoon
LinkedIn Publisher
Automatic distribution on social platforms and newsletters
Limited reach outside of LinkedIn
Get monetized by entering HackerNoon Writing Contests
Less control over monetization
Fully customizable writing and reading experience
Less customization
Personalized stats page with mentions and read time tracking
Limited analytics and insights
Own your writing, with permanent blockchain-backed reach
Content ownership and portability
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Personal Blog
Reach audience of your topics with our #tag system
Limited initial reach
Engaging community across multiple niches of tech
Lack of community & network effects
Authors are seen and heard via industry leaders and tech CEOs
Limited discoverability
Human editorial support, built-in SEO and an integrated features
Technical challenges
Automatic distribution via social platforms and newsletters
Hosting costs & Distribution challenges
