# The WordPress alternative without the upkeep

Own your domain and your content, without managing hosting, plugins, or security.

WordPress gives you control, and a maintenance bill. You pick a host, install plugins, keep them updated, and patch security holes before someone else finds them. Hashnode is managed. You get your own custom domain, a fast editor, SEO handled for you, and the GraphQL API when you need it, with nothing to host or patch.

### Managed, not maintained

No hosting to buy, no plugins to update, no security patches to chase. You write, we run it.

### Fast by default

Pages load in under a second, without a caching plugin or a CDN to configure.

### SEO without plugins

Structured data, sitemaps, canonical URLs, and OG images are built in, not bolted on.

## Hashnode vs WordPress

| Feature                                   | Hashnode                                       | WordPress                                      |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Your own domain                           | Map your custom domain (Pro)                  | Custom domain, but you host and secure it       |
| Own your audience                         | Your readers and data stay yours               | Yours, if you self-host and maintain it         |
| Built for technical writing               | Code blocks, syntax highlighting, LaTeX, embeds| Code via plugins you install and update         |
| Found in search and AI engines           | Ranks in search and gets cited by AI engines   | SEO via plugins you configure                    |
| API and headless mode                    | GraphQL API and headless mode (Pro)           | Headless is possible, but you build and host it  |
| Price                                     | Free to start. Pro is $5/mo per publication   | Free software; hosting, plugins, and upkeep cost extra|

## Bringing your content over

Coming from WordPress? Export your content and import it as Markdown, map your domain, and add redirects so your permalinks keep working.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I have to manage hosting or updates?

No. Hashnode is fully managed. There is no server, no plugin updates, and no security patching on your side.

### Can I use my own domain?

### Can I import my WordPress posts?

## Ready to make the switch?

Start free on your own publication. Add a custom domain, the API, and more whenever you need them.