Can I cross-post the same article on Medium and Dev.to?

Yes. Publish the original on one platform and set the other version's canonical URL to it. Medium supports a canonical link in story settings, and Dev.to supports canonical_url in frontmatter, so search engines treat one version as the source.

Which platform pays writers better, Medium or Dev.to?

Medium pays through the Partner Program based on member engagement. Dev.to has no direct per-article payout — its value is developer reach, community feedback, and portfolio visibility.

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Medium vs Dev.to

A practical comparison for writers choosing between a generalist discovery platform and a developer-focused community.

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	Medium	Dev.to
Best for	Essays, storytelling, broad non-fiction	Programming tutorials, career and tooling posts
Audience	General readers, curated topics	Developers and tech workers
Discovery	Algorithmic recommendations, topic pages	Tag feeds, community activity, dev.to search
Monetization	Partner Program (member engagement)	No direct per-article payout; reach and reputation
Publishing format	Rich text editor, separate title field	Markdown with frontmatter and Liquid tags
Formatting tips	Absolute URLs, no footnotes, H2 headings	Frontmatter, {% embed %} tags, fenced code
Formatio copy default	Rich HTML	Markdown with frontmatter

Choose Medium if…

Your piece is narrative or opinion-driven rather than a how-to
You want exposure to readers outside the developer bubble
You want a shot at Partner Program earnings from member reads

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Choose Dev.to if…

You write tutorials, deep dives, or tooling guides for developers
You value comments and community interaction over passive reads
You prefer a Markdown-first workflow with frontmatter and Liquid embeds

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Publish both from one draft

A common pattern: ship the tutorial version on Dev.to where developers search for it, then a narrative version on Medium for general readers. With Formatio you can:

Write once in the editor
Switch to Dev.to → copy Markdown with auto-generated frontmatter
Switch to Medium → run the checklist → copy rich HTML

Tip: pick one platform as the canonical original and point the other at it, so search engines index a single source.

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