Hashnode vs Micro.blog
Hashnode
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Micro.blog
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| Figure | Hashnode | Micro.blog |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.17/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Spec score · Blogging Platforms | 8.9 (#11) | 8.9 (#13) |
| Spec score · Blog Software | 8.7 (#4) | 8.6 (#5) |
| Blog analytics | Yes | No |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Hashnode is a blogging platform for developers and engineers. | Micro.blog combines blog hosting with a social timeline and community for publishing short or long posts. |
| Post scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Security | Hashnode says it uses HTTPS encryption, httpOnly and secure session cookies, and rate limiting to protect personal information. | The privacy policy says native apps store account tokens in the system keychain and credit card details go directly from the browser to Stripe, where Micro.blog does not see or store the card number. |
| Paid from | 5 | 5 |
| Support | Hashnode lists [email protected] for questions and support. | Micro.blog lists help forums and the [email protected] email address for support. |
| Theme customization | custom code | custom code |
Plans
Micro.blog
- Micro.blog$5 a month
- Micro.blog Premium$10 a month
- Micro.blog Family$15 a month
- Micro.blog Studio$20 a month
- Micro.blog Everything$5 a month
In their own words
Hashnode
Hashnode is a blogging platform for developers and engineers, with tools for writing technical posts and managing publications. Articles support raw Markdown, syntax highlighting in 25 languages, LaTeX, tables, and embeds. Users can schedule posts, view blog analytics, and connect a custom domain; Hashnode handles the domain certificate. It can also serve as a headless CMS behind a custom frontend through its GraphQL API. The Free plan costs nothing and includes one publication with unlimited articles. Pro costs $5 a month and allows up to 10 publications per account—one Pro publication and nine free publications—with unlimited articles. Pro adds an in-editor AI assistant and inline generators for outlines, rewrites, and summaries. It also provides webhooks for content-change notifications to Slack, Zapier, or HTTP endpoints, GitHub syncing for posts and drafts as Markdown, and bulk import from Markdown files. Reading and publishing through the GraphQL API require Pro. Hashnode is available on web and through an API, and lists integrations for analytics and measurement services.
Micro.blog
Micro.blog combines blog hosting with a social timeline and community for publishing short posts, essays, photos, podcasts, reading updates and links. Its chronological timeline omits trends, ads, boosts, like counts and follower counts. Posts can be scheduled, and blog posts can automatically cross-post to services including Mastodon, Bluesky and Threads. Publishing tools include video, podcasts, custom pages, themes and custom domains; theme customization can use custom code. Micro.blog lists APIs including JSON, Micropub, Webmention, IndieAuth, Microsub and ActivityPub, available to third-party developers at no charge. Native companion apps are listed for macOS, iOS and Android, alongside web and API access. The service says it has no ads and does not sell user data. Its privacy policy says hosted blog visitor logs include IP address, browser version and requested path, retained for up to two months. A free plan and a seven-day trial for new users are listed; paid plans start at $5 per month. Analytics are not offered.