20 Companies That Pay Developers $200-$1000 to Write Technical Articles

I've been technical writing for years, and the single biggest surprise was discovering that companies will pay you $200-$1000 per article.

Not content mills. Real tech companies that need developer tutorials.

Here's every company I've found that has an active "write for us" program in 2025:

Tier 1: $500+ per article

1. Twilio — $500/article

• Topics: APIs, communication, SMS, voice, video
• Apply: [e-mail]
• Format: Tutorial with working code samples

2. Vonage — $500/article

• Topics: Communication APIs, WebRTC, messaging
• Apply: [e-mail]
• Format: Step-by-step tutorials

3. Honeybadger — $500/article

• Topics: Ruby, Elixir, Node.js, error monitoring
• Apply: [e-mail]
• Format: In-depth tutorials

4. Retool — $500-1000/article

• Topics: Internal tools, databases, APIs, low-code
• Apply: [e-mail]
• Format: Tutorials and how-to guides

5. Fauna — $700/article

• Topics: Databases, serverless, GraphQL
• Apply: [e-mail]
• Format: Technical tutorials

Tier 2: $300-$500 per article

6. Draft.dev — $300-500/article

• Topics: Any technical topic (they match you with clients)
• Apply: draft.dev/write
• Format: Varies by client

7. Earthly — $350/article

• Topics: CI/CD, Docker, builds, Makefiles, DevOps
• Apply: earthly.dev/blog/write-for-us
• Format: Practical tutorials

8. LogRocket — $350/article

• Topics: Frontend, React, Vue, performance, debugging
• Apply: [e-mail]
• Format: In-depth tutorials

9. CircleCI — $300/article

• Topics: CI/CD, DevOps, testing, deployment
• Apply: [e-mail]
• Format: Tutorials with CI/CD pipelines

10. Smashing Magazine — $250/article

• Topics: Web development, CSS, JavaScript, UX
• Apply: smashingmagazine.com/write-for-us
• Format: Long-form articles

Tier 3: $200-$300 per article

11. Auth0/Okta — $200-450/article

• Topics: Authentication, security, identity
• Apply: [e-mail]

12. Strapi — $200/article

• Topics: CMS, headless CMS, APIs, Jamstack
• Apply: [e-mail]

13. Appsmith — $400/article

• Topics: Internal tools, JavaScript, low-code
• Apply: [e-mail]

14. CSS-Tricks — $250/article

• Topics: CSS, frontend, web standards
• Apply: Via their contributor form

15. FreeCodeCamp — $200-400/article

• Topics: Any programming topic
• Apply: Google form application

Tier 4: Platform-based (variable)

16-20: Platforms that share revenue

• Hashnode — Web3 writing contests ($500+ prizes)
• HackerNoon — Revenue sharing from reads
• Medium Partner Program — Revenue from members
• Substack — Paid newsletter subscriptions
• Dev.to — Listings and sponsor badges

How to Get Accepted

After getting accepted by multiple programs, here's what works:

1. Have published samples — 3+ articles minimum. Dev.to counts.
2. Pitch specific topics — "I'd like to write about X" beats "I can write about anything"
3. Show working code — every article needs code that actually runs
4. Follow their style — read 5 articles on their blog before pitching
5. Meet deadlines — this matters more than writing quality

The Math

One article per week at $350 average = $1,400/month side income.

Two articles per week = $2,800/month.

Some people do this full-time and make $5K+/month.

Have you written for any of these companies?

I'd love to hear about your experience. Which ones pay fastest? Which have the best editors?

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