Alternative to Medium: Hyax
Medium owns your audience, your distribution, and your revenue. Hyax gives you a custom domain, full SEO, email marketing, and direct monetization. You own everything.
Pricing at a glance
Medium is free to publish, but you don\u2019t own your audience, domain, or distribution. Monetization is through Medium\u2019s Partner Program at rates they control. The slider shows $0 because Medium is free, but the real cost is what you give up.
Hyax email cost (optional)
Assumes ~40,000 sends/mo (4 sends to your full list per month). Pick one, /pricing for Resend vs plan caps.
Medium: Medium is free to publish. Revenue comes from the Partner Program (Medium controls rates). Custom domain requires a Medium membership ($5/mo reader plan, not a publishing plan).
Hyax:Starter plan ($29/mo). Monthly billing, flat pricing, unlimited contacts, 0% platform fees. Does not include raw Resend charges when you use your own API key for unlimited sending. See pricing for email limits and plan caps.
Showing the Starter subscription only ($29/mo). About 40,000 sends/mo is above Starter's included platform sending, so this comparison does not include the email cost of that workload.
Medium vs Hyax: Feature comparison
| Feature | Hyax | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Content & Publishing | ||
| Blog / Website | Included | Medium.com profile |
| AI Writing Assistant | Included | Not included |
| Brand-trained AI | Included | Not included |
| Custom Domain | Included | Not included |
| SEO Optimization | Included | Medium controls |
| Lighthouse 85+ Score | Included | Not included |
| Own Your Content | Included | Partial |
| Email Marketing | ||
| Email Newsletters | Included | Partial |
| Email Automations | Included | Not included |
| Behavioral Segmentation | Included | Not included |
| A/B Testing | Included | Not included |
| Email Sequences | Included | Not included |
| Unlimited Sends | Included | Not included |
| Monetization | ||
| Paid Subscriptions | Included | Partner Program |
| Digital Products | Included | Not included |
| Courses | Included | Not included |
| 0% Platform Fees | Included | Medium sets terms |
| Community / Memberships | Included | Not included |
| Direct Stripe Payments | Included | Not included |
| Platform & Tools | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | Included | Basic stats |
| API Access | Included | Not included |
| Link in Bio | Included | Not included |
| Help Desk / Knowledge Base | Included | Not included |
| Visual Workflow Builder | Included | Not included |
| Live Chat Widget | Included | Not included |
| Pricing Model | ||
| Flat Pricing | Included | Free (you\u2019re the product) |
| Unlimited Subscribers | Included | Followers (not yours) |
| No Transaction Fees | Included | Medium takes a cut |
Why switch from Medium to Hyax
Your audience, not Medium\u2019s
Medium followers aren\u2019t your subscribers. You can\u2019t email them, export them, or sell to them directly. Hyax gives you real subscriber ownership.
Your brand, your domain
Medium content lives on medium.com. Hyax gives you a custom domain, branded website, and SEO that builds your own authority.
Monetize on your terms
Medium\u2019s Partner Program pays based on reads at rates Medium controls. Hyax lets you sell subscriptions, products, and courses directly with 0% platform fees.
Ready to switch from Medium?
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