What is the best alternative to dev.to?

This directory does not rank one alternative above the others, because the criteria it records are structural rather than qualitative. The curated alternatives to dev.to are Hashnode, and the table above compares each on category, focus, source repository, documentation, and agent surfaces.

Are these dev.to alternatives free?

This directory does not record verified pricing, so it does not claim any of these are free. It records whether each product publishes a public source repository, which is a different question. Check each product's own pricing page for current terms.

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Alternatives

Alternatives to dev.to

1 curated alternative to dev.to is listed here: Hashnode. dev.to is listed under Communities. The table compares every option on the same criteria, drawn from what each product publishes.

By Fabian HugUpdated July 22, 2026

Curated alternatives

Hashnode

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Developer blogging platform with custom domains, popular for personal dev branding.

Also in this space

Ranked by shared tags rather than picked by hand.

CMXCommunity for community professionals with events and research, much of it DevRel-adjacent.Developer Marketing AllianceCommunity and content hub focused on marketing to developers.DevRel CollectiveSlack community of DevRel practitioners; the de-facto watercooler of the profession.

Compared on the same criteria

dev.to and Hashnode and CMX and Developer Marketing Alliance and DevRel Collective compared on the same criteria
Criterion	dev.to	Hashnode	CMX	Developer Marketing Alliance	DevRel Collective
Category	Communities	Communities	Communities	Communities	Communities
Focus	content, blogging	content, blogging	community-management	marketing	slack, peers
Public source repo	Yes	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Last commit	Jul 2026	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Stars	22k	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Link verified	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	Not stated	Jul 15, 2026
Listed since	Jul 8, 2026	Jul 8, 2026	Jul 8, 2026	Jul 8, 2026	Jul 8, 2026

Questions

What is the best alternative to dev.to?: This directory does not rank one alternative above the others, because the criteria it records are structural rather than qualitative. The curated alternatives to dev.to are Hashnode, and the table above compares each on category, focus, source repository, documentation, and agent surfaces.
Are these dev.to alternatives free?: This directory does not record verified pricing, so it does not claim any of these are free. It records whether each product publishes a public source repository, which is a different question. Check each product's own pricing page for current terms.

How to read this

Every fact on this page is copied from the product's own site or repository and dated. We do not test these tools hands-on, we do not verify pricing, and the criteria are structural (what a product publishes) rather than qualitative (how well it works). Where a product does not state something, the table says so instead of guessing.