Complete guide to migrating your Medium website to Docusaurus. Leave Medium's you don't own your audience behind and get purpose-built for documentation with versioning, search, and i18n. Free migration tool included.
You can migrate from Medium to Docusaurus for free using LeaveWP. Enter your site URL, choose Docusaurus as the destination, and download your content — posts, pages, and media — in minutes. No API keys, passwords, or CLI tools required. Difficulty: Medium. Estimated time: 20-40 minutes.
Social publishing platform for writers. Writers who prioritize reach over brand ownership, but these limitations push teams toward modern alternatives.
You don't own your audience — Medium controls distribution
This is the most common reason teams migrate away from Medium. Docusaurus eliminates this issue entirely.
Zero customization — every site looks identical
With Docusaurus, purpose-built for documentation with versioning, search, and i18n.
Readers hit paywalls which hurts your content reach
Modern architectures like Docusaurus are designed to avoid this from the ground up.
No custom domain, SEO control, or analytics access
After migrating, you'll no longer need to worry about this — Docusaurus takes a fundamentally different approach.
Meta's documentation framework built on React. Built with JavaScript/TypeScript (React), it's open-source projects and companies needing versioned technical documentation.
Purpose-built for documentation with versioning, search, and i18n
Used by major open-source projects (React, Babel, Jest, Redux)
React-based — extend with any React component
Algolia DocSearch integration for free search
Docusaurus is open-source and free to use. You own your code and data with no vendor lock-in. Deploy to any host that supports JavaScript/TypeScript, or use managed platforms like Vercel and Netlify for zero-config deployments.
Side-by-side comparison based on real platform characteristics
| Metric | Medium | Docusaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 |
| Performance | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 |
| Flexibility | ⭐ 1/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Cost | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Scalability | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Ecosystem | ⭐ 1/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Language | Proprietary | JavaScript/TypeScript (React) |
| Pricing | Free to publish | Free (open-source) |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
Ratings are based on publicly available data, documentation, and community consensus as of 2026. Individual experience may vary.
A detailed breakdown of how your Medium content maps to Docusaurus
What may need manual attention
Custom server-side logic, third-party integrations, and platform-specific plugins will need equivalent solutions in Docusaurus. The core content (text, images, metadata) transfers cleanly.
Migrate your content in three simple steps
Enter your Medium site URL — LeaveWP connects automatically.
Select Docusaurus as destination and choose content options.
Download your migrated content or preview it in your browser.
Migrating from Medium to Docusaurus makes the most sense if you're experiencing you don't own your audience — medium controls distribution or outgrowing Medium's architecture. Docusaurus is best for open-source projects and companies needing versioned technical documentation.
You should migrate if: your Medium site is slow, your hosting costs are climbing, you need developer flexibility, or you want to adopt a modern JAMstack architecture.
You might want to stay if: your Medium site benefits from built-in audience — your posts reach medium's reader network and you don't have JavaScript/TypeScript developers on your team. Medium is genuinely easy to use, and that simplicity has value.
The migration itself is straightforward with LeaveWP — enter your Medium URL, select Docusaurus, and download your content. The more important question is whether Docusaurus's architecture fits your team's skills and your project's long-term needs.
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