Price watch

Independent price checks. Every price is dated and linked to its source. Some links earn us a commission; it never changes a ranking.How we checkHow we make money

Email and newsletters · Review

Substack review

Newsletter and subscription platform that is free to use and takes a 10% cut of paid subscription revenue.

ResearchedFrom public pricing and specs. Not hands-on tested.

By Alfie's Guide · Last updated · Prices checked

Screenshot of the Substack pricing page, captured 9 Oct 2026Open the full screenshot (opens in a new tab)
Substack’s pricing page as we saw it on

At a glance

Visit Substack (no commission) (opens in a new tab)Researched: Public pricing and specifications captured on the dates shown. No hands-on test. What this label means.

What the prices say

Substack has a free plan; no paid price has been captured yet. Prices checked 9 Oct 2026.

Worked out from the plan and price records on this page, not an editor’s opinion. No editorial verdict has been published for Substack yet.

Every plan and term

Per-month price, billed for the whole term up front.
Plan and termIntroRenews atJumpNotesPrice checked
Free · MonthlyFreeFreen/aFree to publish; Substack keeps 10% of paid subscription revenue (source, opens in a new tab) · screenshot (opens in a new tab)

Key facts

Quoted from the vendor’s public pages on the date shown. 2 of the 21 facts we track for this section have been captured so far.
FactValueCaptured
Free planYes, publishing is free
Platform fee on sales10% of paid subscription revenue, plus card processing fees

Price log

We have checked Substack's pricing page once so far. Every re-check and every price change will be listed here.

  1. First captured: 1 price from the vendor's pricing page.

The price watch, by email

Know when a price you care about changes.

A short email when we spot price rises, renewal hikes and new free plans across the products we track. Dated and sourced, like everything on the site. No more than once a week.

Free. Confirm by email, unsubscribe any time. Sent with beehiiv; see our privacy page.