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Habr
by Habr
What Habr is
Habr is a web-based community media platform and knowledge hub where professionals publish experience and connect with peers. Readers can use top, chronological, and subscribed feeds, plus RSS feeds for publications, comments, searches, and tags. Authors can create articles, translations, news, and posts with HTML or Markdown, polls, and LaTeX formulas. Post scheduling and blog analytics are listed features. Registered users can build an interest-based personal feed and exchange private messages. New accounts begin with reader rights; direct publishing requires a full account obtained through invitation or moderated Sandbox submission. Read&Comment accounts can comment only on publications no older than 30 days, with their first two comments moderated. Full accounts can comment across publications without pre-moderation. Habr also lists corporate blogs, native projects, advertising, education programs, and startup offerings.
Who it suits
Habr suits professionals who want to read or publish technical and other knowledge-focused material on the web. Companies may use its listed corporate publishing and advertising services.
What it does well
- Top, chronological, and subscribed feeds
- RSS for publications, comments, searches, and tags
- HTML or Markdown publishing
- Polls and LaTeX formulas
- Personal feeds and private messages
What to know first
- Direct publishing requires a full account
- Read&Comment comments limited to recent publications
- First two Read&Comment comments require moderation
- Public API closed for reconstruction
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Business | Company description in two languages · Publication of articles, news, and posts in two languages · Deferred publication · Employee rights management · Publication read and scroll analytics | On request |
| Gigant | All Business features · Corporate blog branding · Reader tracking for publications | On request |
| Gigant+ | All Gigant features · Advanced report · Additional corporate blog and publication customization | On request |
As habr.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Habr combines community publishing, personalized reading, and company-oriented services in one web platform. Account levels affect who can publish and where comments appear, so contributors should review those requirements first.
Facts from Habr's own pages
- Account limits
- New accounts start with reader rights; publishing directly on the site requires a full account, which can be obtained through an invitation or by submitting material to the Sandbox for moderation. · habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- API
- Habr states that its public API is closed for reconstruction and that it will announce when it becomes available again. · habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Habr says more than 13 million people use its ecosystem each month. · company.habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Blog analytics
- Yes · company.habr.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Comment limits
- Read&Comment accounts can comment only on publications no older than 30 days and their first two comments require moderation; full accounts can comment without pre-moderation on all publications. · habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Company services
- Habr lists corporate blogs, native projects, advertising, education programs, and startup offerings among its services for companies. · company.habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Feeds
- Readers can browse top, chronological, and subscribed feeds, and the site provides RSS feeds for publications, comments, searches, and tags. · habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006 · habr.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · company.habr.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Nicosia, Cyprus · habr.com, 28 Sept 2026
- History
- Habr describes its media platform as built by its community since 2006. · company.habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The company site identifies Habr Blockchain Publishing Ltd. at an office address in Nicosia, Cyprus. · company.habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Personalization
- Registered users can set up a personal feed based on their interests and send private messages to other registered users. · habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Habr is a community-built media platform and knowledge hub where professionals share experience and connect with peers. · company.habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- Authors can create articles, translations, news, and posts, format publications with HTML or Markdown, and add polls and LaTeX formulas. · habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Post scheduling
- Yes · company.habr.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Support
- Habr's company site lists [email protected] for questions. · company.habr.com, 12 Oct 2026
Where Habr stands on Freedom251
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