Substack 🧰 Platform Free
Free newsletter hosting with one-click paid subscriptions; Substack takes 10% of paid revenue.
- Web rank
- #450
- This week
- ▲ 1
- 30 days
- ▲ 1
- Fee / share
- 10% of paid subscription revenue plus Stripe fees
- Payout schedule
- Via Stripe (2-7 days)
- Paid via
- Stripe
- Pricing
- Free
- Type
- Newsletter platforms
Methods Substack pays for
Niches accepted
Accepts 1 restricted niche that most networks refuse.
About Substack
Substack hosts newsletters, podcasts and video with a paid subscription switch that bills through Stripe and takes 10% of revenue. Its recommendation network and app are the main growth engine for writers starting from nothing. Costs nothing until you charge; the 10% is the price of the network, and publishers with large paid lists sometimes migrate to Ghost or beehiiv to keep it.
Pros
- Zero setup, the recommendation network brings subscribers, and paid tiers are one switch
- Podcasts, video, chat and Notes included
Cons
- 10% forever, and no ads or sponsorship tooling of its own
- Design control and custom domains are limited
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