Why give Substack 10% of everything you earn? Forever?
Airlancer charges 0% platform fees. At $100K/year, that's $10,000 you keep instead of giving to Substack.
The 10% problem gets worse as you grow.
At $50K/year, Substack takes $5,000. At $100K, $10,000. At $500K, $50,000. There's no cap, no volume discount. The more successful you become, the more they profit.
0% platform fees.
Substack takes 10% of everything you earn on top of payment provider fees. Airlancer takes 0% platform fees; Stripe fees may apply.
Your domain. Your emails.
Emails from you@yourbrand.com, not @substack.com. Point your own domain via DNS.
Stand out from the crowd.
Every Substack looks the same. Create a unique brand with custom design and themes.
Your audience stays yours.
Substack promotes other newsletters to YOUR subscribers. We never email your list.
Side by side comparison
What you get with a flat fee vs. giving away 10% forever.
Substack at $100K revenue
- 10% of all revenue, forever
- Plus custom domain $50/yr extra
- No cap - scales with your success
Airlancer at $100K revenue
- 0% Airlancer platform fees
- Custom domain support
- Predictable costs forever
Your subscribers. But it's their marketing list.
Substack emails YOUR subscribers to promote other newsletters. Your hard-won audience becomes their growth engine. We never email your list.
- Check out these other newsletters
- Recommended for you promotions
- Your audience helps grow competitors
- We never email your subscribers
- No cross-promotion to competitors
- Your audience is 100% yours
See what you'd save
Substack takes 10% of your revenue as a platform fee. Payment provider fees can apply on both platforms, so this comparison focuses on platform fee savings.
Your annual revenue
*Payment provider fees can apply on both platforms
tl;dr: The skinny
Airlancer is best if...
- You want 0% Airlancer platform fees
- You want your own brand with custom design and domain
- You don't want competitors promoted to your audience
- You want multiple membership tiers
Substack might be better when...
- You're just starting and want the simplest option
- You want Substack's network effects for discovery
- You don't mind the 10% fee as you grow
Substack is simple to start. Airlancer is better economics - especially as you grow.
From the creator community
Sound familiar?
“Substack taking 10% forever is insane. At scale, that's tens of thousands of dollars a year just for hosting a newsletter. No volume discount, no cap.”
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