Medium vs Roam Research

Medium

Description: Medium is an online publishing platform developed by Evan Williams where users can publish stories and articles. It has features for sharing, recommending, commenting, and allowing members to follow other users or publications.

Type: software

Pricing: Freemium

Roam Research

Description: Roam Research is a note-taking and knowledge management app focused on building networks of thought. It allows users to capture ideas, make connections between concepts, and organize information in a flexible graph database.

Type: software

Medium Features

• Blogging platform
• Social network
• Reader mode
• Highlighting and commenting
• Custom domains
• Analytics

Roam Research Features

• Graph database for connecting ideas
• Bi-directional linking between pages
• Backlinks to see where ideas are connected
• Daily notes and page previews
• Block references for reusing content
• Markdown formatting and equations
• Page embeds and synced block references
• Filters and full text search

Medium

• Freemium

Roam Research

• Not listed