Substack
Under review· 1Newsletter publishing and subscription platform for independent writers
Substack has 2 plans: a free plan and paid plans from $5/month. We last read its pricing page on 2 October 2026. We have not recorded a price change.
Substack plans and prices
Free Publishing
$0
- Newsletter publishing — Unlimited
- Free subscriber list — Unlimited
- Custom domain — Included
- Substack platform fee — 0% on free subscriptions
- Paid subscriptions — Not enabled
Substack
monthly$5/mo
10% of revenue + Stripe fees (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction)
- Platform fee — 10% of paid subscription revenue
- Payment processing — Stripe (2.9% + $0.30/transaction)
- Creator revenue share — ~90% net after all fees
- Newsletter publishing — Unlimited
- Paid subscriber management — Included
- Subscriber list ownership — Included
- Paywalled posts — Included
- Podcast hosting — Included
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- Video hosting — Included
- Chat / community — Included
- Analytics — Included
- Custom domain — Included
- Flat monthly fee — None
Price history
Last 5 recorded changes
| Date | Plan | Change | Old | New | Δ% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Substack | Reclassified | $5 | $5 | 0.0% |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Paid Subscriptions | Reclassified | — | $5 | — |
| May 17, 2026 | Paid Subscriptions | New plan | — | — | — |
| May 17, 2026 | Free Publishing | New plan | — | $0 | — |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Substack | Reclassified | $7 | $5 | — |
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