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How much does Substack cost?

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Substack's own fee page: publishing is free at any size, and if you turn on paid subscriptions Substack keeps 10% of subscription revenue while Stripe charges its own card fees. A custom domain is a one-time $50.

  • Free newsletters and blogs cost nothing to run on Substack.
  • Paid subscriptions cost 10% to Substack plus Stripe's processing fees.
  • You set the price readers pay; Substack adds no fee to web payments.

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