Medium gives you distribution. Pagecord gives you a home.
Medium can help strangers find your writing, and that can matter. But the reader experience belongs to Medium: paywalls, popups, app prompts, recommendation widgets, and a domain that is not yours.
Pagecord is for writers who would rather have a small home of their own. Your readers can visit without creating an account, hitting a paywall, or being pulled into someone else's feed.
Own your domain. Export your site. Publish from the web or by email. Classic is free forever. Premium is $39/year.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Pagecord | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Rich text editor | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email newsletters | ✅ Weekly digest or per-post delivery |
✅ |
| Tags and topics | ✅ | ✅ |
| Social links | ✅ | ✅ |
| Search your posts | ✅ | ✅ |
| No paywall for readers | ✅ | ❌ (3 free articles/month) |
| No popups | ✅ | ❌ |
| Own your domain | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multiple blogs from one account (Premium includes 2) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create blog posts by sending an email | ✅ | ❌ |
| Colour themes and fonts | ✅ | ❌ |
| Custom CSS | ✅ | ❌ |
| Standalone pages (About, Now, Contact, etc.) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Custom home pages | ✅ | ❌ |
| Full site HTML export | ✅ | ❌ |
| Privacy-respecting analytics | ✅ | ❌ |
| Reply by email | ✅ | ❌ |
| Embeddable contact form | ✅ | ❌ |
| Open source | ✅ | ❌ |
| API | ✅ | ❌ |
| Free version | ✅ | ❌ |
| Premium version | $39/year | $60/year (as reader) |