$0
Starting price
Free to start, own domain included
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Should I Use Hashnode?
Hashnode is the blogging platform for builders in tech. Start a blog on your own domain and get found in search and AI engines from day one. Free to start.
Worth it
Worth itBuy if you're a developer or small startup that wants a free dev blog on your own domain with minimal setup.
Free, own-domain dev blogging that's great to start on; some long-time users later hit control and migration walls.
Confidence: Medium
Yes
Free tier
Custom domain and SSL included
$9.8M
Total funding
Across two rounds, per PitchBook
$6.7M
Series A
Raised August 2021
Value for money
5
Free tier includes custom domain and SSL
Ease of use
4
Fast setup, SSL auto-provisioned on custom domains
Feature depth
4
Headless CMS, AI features, developer-focused tooling
Security posture
3
Published security page; one open-redirect report
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- highLeaving is the hard part: JSON export doesn't cleanly carry images to a new platform⁷
- mediumActive Reddit threads titled 'time to migrate' signal platform-direction concerns among long-time users⁵
- lowGuess: paid-tier details are thin in public sources; confirm limits directly before scaling a company blog¹
Best for
- Developers starting a personal blog
- Startup engineering blogs
- Own-domain SEO from day one
- Technical writers wanting community distribution
Not for
- Non-technical writers wanting plug-and-play publishing
- Content businesses needing full design and content control
- Anyone who may want to migrate platforms later
- Marketing teams needing a multi-author enterprise CMS
Companies that use it
- Tailcall
Pricing
Free
$0
- Blog on your own domain
- SSL included
- Headless CMS free for individuals
Security
Published security page; one open-redirect vulnerability reported on hashnode.com via Open Bug Bounty.
- Open redirect on hashnode.com (OBB-617077)A security researcher reported an open redirect vulnerability on through Open Bug Bounty.11
What users say
Users praise the free, developer-friendly start, but a visible minority has left citing control and migration pain.
“It might be time to migrate your Hashnode blog”
“Why I'm Leaving Hashnode and Moving to WordPress”
“A One Month Review Of Blogging at Hashnode”
Alternatives
Compare Hashnode with each alternative.
dev.to
Free developer community; stronger built-in discovery, less domain control
Medium
Largest audience network, but no own-domain branding
Hashnode vs MediumWordPress
Full ownership and design control; more maintenance burden
Superblog
Positioned for business blogs wanting simplicity over community
Hashnode vs SuperblogFull analysis
Based on 30+ public sources: Reddit threads, dev.to and Medium reviews, Product Hunt, funding filings, and one Open Bug Bounty report.
Sources
- Hashnode homepagehashnode.comofficial
- Why I use and recommend Hashnodeadiati.comreview
- The ideal headless CMS for blogshashnode.comofficial
review
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- Why and how I left Hashnodeblog.derlin.chreview
- It Might Be Time To Migrate Your Hashnode Blogblog.greenflux.usreview
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- Hashnode funding — PitchBookpitchbook.comnews
- Hashnode raises $6.7M Series Abusinesswire.comnews
- Open redirect vulnerability OBB-617077openbugbounty.orgsecurity
- Hashnode product security pagehashnode.comsecurity
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