Pagecord: A Better Medium Alternative
Medium locks your writing behind a paywall. Your readers get three free articles a month, then hit a wall. They get bombarded with popups begging them to sign up. You don't own your domain or your content.
Pagecord is the opposite. Your readers never hit a paywall. Zero popups. You own your domain. You can export everything as HTML or Markdown anytime. Plus you can blog by email—just hit send and you're published.
Open source. Classic plan is free forever. Premium is $29/year.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Pagecord | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Rich text editor | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email newsletters | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tags and topics | ✅ | ✅ |
| Social links | ✅ | ✅ |
| No paywall for readers | ✅ | ❌ (3 free articles/month) |
| No popups | ✅ | ❌ |
| Own your domain | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create blog posts by sending an email | ✅ | ❌ |
| Colour themes and fonts | ✅ | ❌ |
| Standalone pages (About, Now, Contact, etc.) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Custom home pages | ✅ | ❌ |
| Full site HTML export | ✅ | ❌ |
| Built-in analytics | ✅ | ❌ |
| Reply by email | ✅ | ❌ |
| Source available | ✅ | ❌ |
| Free version | ✅ | ❌ |
| Premium version | $29/year | $60/year (as reader) |