Letterbird
Substack takes 10%.
We take 5%.
That’s it. That’s the pitch. Same features, half the fees. You write, you earn, you keep more.
Let’s do the math
Say you’re making $10k/month from your newsletter. Here’s where it goes:
On Substack
$10,000
-
$1,000 to Substack
-
$300 to Stripe
$8,700 in your pocket
On Letterbird
$10,000
-
$500 to Letterbird
-
$300 to Stripe
$9,200 in your pocket
+$500/month = $6,000/year more
Stripe fees are the same everywhere. The only difference is what the platform takes.
"But does it actually work?"
Yes. Here’s what you get:
A proper editor
Not some janky thing we threw together. Images, embeds, formatting — it all works.
Analytics you’ll actually check
Opens, clicks, subscriber growth. Simple dashboard, …
Letterbird
Substack takes 10%.
We take 5%.
That’s it. That’s the pitch. Same features, half the fees. You write, you earn, you keep more.
Let’s do the math
Say you’re making $10k/month from your newsletter. Here’s where it goes:
On Substack
$10,000
-
$1,000 to Substack
-
$300 to Stripe
$8,700 in your pocket
On Letterbird
$10,000
-
$500 to Letterbird
-
$300 to Stripe
$9,200 in your pocket
+$500/month = $6,000/year more
Stripe fees are the same everywhere. The only difference is what the platform takes.
"But does it actually work?"
Yes. Here’s what you get:
A proper editor
Not some janky thing we threw together. Images, embeds, formatting — it all works.
Analytics you’ll actually check
Opens, clicks, subscriber growth. Simple dashboard, no PhD required.
Paid subscriptions that aren’t a headache
Connect Stripe, set a price, done. Money goes to you, minus 5% (and Stripe’s cut).
Comments and reactions
Let your readers engage. Or turn it off if you prefer peace and quiet.
Import your stuff
Coming from Substack or Mailchimp? Bring your subscribers with you. We made it easy.
No tricks. No tiers. No BS.
Free newsletter? Free forever. Want to charge readers? We take 5%. That’s the whole pricing page.
Free newsletters
$0
No credit card. No "trial period". Just free.
- Unlimited subscribers
- Unlimited posts
- Analytics
- Custom domain (yours)
When you charge readers
Paid newsletters
5%
Only on paid subscriptions. Free subs = $0.
- Everything above
- Stripe payments built-in
- Subscriber management
- Revenue analytics
Stripe takes ~3% too. We don’t control that part.
Why does this exist?
We were building a newsletter and looked at Substack’s pricing. 10% of revenue seemed steep for what is essentially sending emails and hosting a website.
So we built our own. Turns out other people wanted the same thing. Here we are.
There’s no VC funding pushing us to maximize revenue. No shareholders demanding growth at all costs. Just a small team that thinks 5% is fair and 10% isn’t.
Stop giving away 10%.
Your writing, your audience, more of your money.
Free to start. No credit card required.