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Medium vs Bear Blog: catalog facts
Medium	Bear Blog
Freemium Free to publish, with a paid reader membership.	Free Free to sign up and publish, according to the homepage.
Web	Web
No hosting or setup to manage Built-in audience of readers on the platform	Very small pages with no trackers or ads RSS and Atom feeds
Little control over design and layout Your content lives on a platform you do not control	Deliberately minimal design and features Hosted only, so you depend on the service
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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