Medium vs Microweber
Thinking of swapping Medium for the open-source Microweber? Here’s the honest trade-off.
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What you give up vs Medium
- E-commerce features are basic compared to dedicated platforms like Shopify or WooCommerce
- Relatively small community and plugin ecosystem limits third-party integrations
- Performance at scale is less proven than mature CMSes like WordPress or Joomla
- SEO tooling and built-in marketing features lag behind Squarespace
What you gain
- • Full data ownership — self-host Microweber on your own infrastructure.
- • No per-seat SaaS bill (Medium: paywalls and zero ownership of your audience).
- • Open-source code you can audit and extend (MIT).