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Bear Blog vs Medium: catalog facts
Bear Blog	Medium
Free Free to sign up and publish, according to the homepage.	Freemium Free to publish, with a paid reader membership.
Web	Web
Very small pages with no trackers or ads RSS and Atom feeds	No hosting or setup to manage Built-in audience of readers on the platform
Deliberately minimal design and features Hosted only, so you depend on the service	Little control over design and layout Your content lives on a platform you do not control
Hosted service	Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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