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Podia vs. Medium

A blogging platform that gives you full control over your writing, income, and email

Podia includes your blog, website, landing pages, products, email marketing, checkout, and affiliates. Medium gives you a place to share your writing, but you’ll need other tools to make sales and build out your online business.

Podia vs. Medium

You can start a blog on both Podia and Medium, but Medium is geared exclusively towards writing while Podia lets you build your online home base, complete with digital products and courses.

    • Blogging
    • Newsletters
    • Import email subscribers
    • Full website
    • Sell digital products
    • Sell online courses
    • Advanced email marketing & automations
    • Blogging
    • Newsletters
    • Can’t import email subscribers
    • No full website
    • No selling digital products
    • No selling online courses
    • No email marketing & automations
Comparing Podia vs. Medium
PodiaMedium
Price$33/mo – $89/mo$5/mo – $15/mo
Free migrations Included Not included
Website Included Not included
Email marketing Included Not included
Online courses Included Not included
Digital downloads Included Not included
Webinars Included Not included
Coaching Included Not included
Landing pages Included Not included
Blogging Included Included
Affiliate marketing Included Not included

Video Demo

Podia blogging in action

Wondering if Podia is the best blogging platform for you? Go behind the scenes in this video walkthrough and we’ll show you the ins and outs of Podia’s blogging features.

What makes Podia different from Medium?

It comes down to what the two platforms let you, the entrepreneur, do.

The Podia blogging tool is super simple, yet you can create a really great looking and personalized design that fits your brand. And cherry on the cake, you have everything in one place, your store, your blog, your website, and even your CRM.

Daniele Catalanotto
Swiss Innovation Academy

Podia vs. Medium: Which one is right for me?

Both Podia and Medium are solid options for blogging and sharing your writing, but the type of business you build with each platform is very different.

Podia is an all-in-one platform for running your entire business and you can sell digital products, create a full website, run your email marketing, and share blog posts.

Medium is primarily a writing platform where you can earn money when visitors read your work, but it isn’t set up for selling products or doing advanced email automations.

Let’s compare the two platforms in detail so you can decide which one is right for you.

Pricing plans for Podia and Medium

Podia and Medium have different structures when it comes to pricing and plans, as well as how you can make money on those plans.

Medium has two plans, free and membership. The free plan lets you read stories without ads and share your own written work. The membership plan gives you access to exclusive members-only stories and the option to join the Partner Program so you can make money when people read your contributions. A Medium membership costs $5 per month.

On Podia, you create your own products, set your own prices, and earn money when people buy those products. You can start earning money on the free trial, and upgrade to a paid plan with more features as your business grows.

Podia Pricing:

  • Mover plan: $39/month and 5% transaction fee ($33/month when paid annually): Mover includes your website, blog, landing pages, and customer messaging, plus unlimited digital products, courses, custom domains, and third-party code.

  • Shaker plan: $89/month and 0% transaction fee ($75/month when paid annually): Shaker includes all the Mover features plus the option to make your own affiliate program.

You can also add on Podia Email to any Podia base plan. Podia Email is free for your first 100 subscribers, and after that the price goes up as your list grows. All plans have all email features, so you can send beautiful newsletters, run advanced automations, build campaigns, and segment/filter your audience no matter your list size.

You can make a blog with Podia and Medium, but Podia has more customizations

Both Podia and Medium make it easy to share your writing. Both platforms have a blogging feature where you can publish unlimited articles and use text formatting like bullets, numbering, block quotes, and images.

A key difference is that Medium comes with a standard template, so everyone’s writing looks similar across the platform. With Podia, you can customize your fonts, colors, and blog page layouts so that they match your style.

Podia lets you choose how your title and featured image are configured, change the background colors, add an author bio or links to featured products, and make other adjustments to the layout of your blog posts.

Podia’s point and click website builder is simple for beginners, and you can set up a full website with unlimited sales pages in the same place as your blog and everything else.

Both tools are easy to use right out of the box and your blog posts will look good from day one, but with Podia you have more control over the details.

Send Newsletters with either platform — advanced automations are available on all Podia email plans

Medium lets you send newsletters if you have a publication with the platform. You can send and schedule emails, but Medium lacks the advanced segmentation and automation functionality you get with a full-fledged email platform like Podia.

You also can’t import an existing list of subscribers to your Medium newsletter — you have to grow your list from scratch on the platform. That said, you can export your subscribers if you like. Medium also shows newsletter stats, so you can see your subscribers, sent rate, opens, open rate, clicks, and click rate.

With Podia Email, you can send newsletter broadcasts and automated campaigns. You can segment and filter your list based on subscribers’ activity and interests and set up lead magnets, waitlists for products, and other automated sequences to connect with your followers.

Plus, Podia Email comes with a library of beautiful email templates and other great design features so you can make your emails match your brand. You can even use past emails as a starting point to save time and keep your emails consistent.

Sell digital products like courses, digital downloads, webinars, and coaching with Podia

Medium could be a good option if you only wanted to share written content with your audience, but it’s too limiting if you want to branch out to digital products or course creation in the future.

Medium doesn’t have a course builder or a way to sell digital products, nor does it let you charge a specific price for your members-only content. Instead, you’ll get paid by how many minutes members spend reading your work, which gives you less control over your income.

Podia lets you build your blog, email list, and website in the same place you sell digital products.

You can create courses, downloads, webinars, coaching sessions, memberships, and other products for your followers, and all of your sales and customer data is automatically connected in one place. For payment processing, you can choose between PayPal or Stripe — no need to worry about extra checkout tools or integrations.

Plus, Podia also comes with marketing tools like upsells, waitlists, coupons, and affiliate marketing so you have all the resources you need to grow your business.

Bottom line: Medium works if you’re looking for a platform solely for sharing written content and you want to earn money based on how often people read your posts.

Podia is a good fit if you want to build your own online business with a blog, products, website, email list, and online course platform you have full control over.

If you’d like to give it a try for yourself, sign up today. All Podia features are free for 30 days!

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Join the 150,000+ creators who use Podia to create websites, sell digital products, send great emails, and build online businesses.

Frequently asked questions

What features are included with Podia?

Podia is an all-in-one platform where you can run your website, online store, and email marketing, as well as your blog, landing pages, affiliates, and everything else. You can sell online courses, downloads, coaching, webinars, or any other kind of digital product you want, and you can see all your customer and sales information under one roof. 

Can I try Podia for free?

You sure can! Podia has a 30-day free trial so you can make sure Podia is the right fit for you. You can test all the features, so you're free to set up your website, blog, email list, and products without spending a dime. Start your free trial today to see for yourself!

How does Podia Email work?

Podia Email is an optional add-on that you can use with any Podia plan. Your first 100 subscribers are free, and all Podia Email users get unlimited email sends, automations, campaigns, newsletters, email templates, segmentation, and audience tagging.

Podia Email is automatically connected to your website, landing pages, and products, and you don’t need to manage any integrations. Plus, you can see your customer data – like products purchased, lead magnet opt-ins, and email engagement – all in one place. Learn more about Podia Email here.

Can I bring my existing products and subscribers over to Podia?

Yes! We offer free product migrations on all Mover and Shaker plans. We also offer free email migrations on all paid Podia Email plans. Learn more about Podia’s free migrations here.