Our take
Pick Hashnode if developers who will stay on Free at $0 forever (hosted blog, unlimited posts, Markdown) while they open a first draft, then Pro at $5/month per seat when they need a custom domain / headless API — not Growth $34/month unless they need AI citations. Pick Kit if creators who will stay on Newsletter at $0 (up to 10,000 subscribers) while they open a first Subscribers list, then Creator at $39/month
Subscribers list. Newsletter
Best for
Hashnode A developer blog you start at a public $
Kit A subscriber table you start at a public $
Free plan
Hashnode $0 · forever. Hosted blog. Unlimited posts. Markdown editor. Comments, series, analytics. Agent-ready and search-ready
Kit $0 · /month. Help: up to 10,000 email subscribers. Unlimited forms, landing pages, and broadcasts. Tagging and segmentation. Digital products and subscriptions. Broadcast A/B. API. Sequences / visual automations / RSS / Paid Recommendations are not on this tile
Lowest paid
Hashnode Pro $5/user/mo
Kit Creator $39/mo
Next step up
Hashnode Growth $34
Kit Pro $79/mo
Runs where
Hashnode Hosted
Kit Hosted
Watch out
Hashnode Custom domain prints on Pro $5/seat
Kit Sequences and visual automations print on Creator
Last checked
Hashnode 2026-10-23 · hashnode.com
Kit 2026-10-23 · help.kit.com
developers who will stay on Free at $0 forever (hosted blog, unlimited posts, Markdown) while they open a first draft, then Pro at $5/month per seat when they need a custom domain / headless API — not Growth $34/month unless they need AI citations.
Read the Hashnode pagecreators who will stay on Newsletter at $0 (up to 10,000 subscribers) while they open a first Subscribers list, then Creator at $39/month monthly ($33 yearly / $390/yr at 1,000 subscribers) when they need sequences and visual automations — not Pro $79 / $66 yearly unless they need unlimited users or content A/B.
Read the Kit page