Substack is a subscription newsletter platform founded in San Francisco in 2017, letting creators publish for free or charge for subscriptions, supporting 1M+ paid subscriptions with only a 10% platform cut.
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8 results shownbeehiiv is a creator newsletter platform founded in 2021 in New York, hosting 60,000+ newsletters with editing, growth, ad monetization, and paid subscriptions in one place.
Medium is an open publishing and writing platform founded by Evan Williams in San Francisco in 2012, with over 100 million monthly active readers. Membership starts at $5/month with the Partner Program sharing revenue by reading time, suiting independent authors and brand content marketing.
Sellfy, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Lithuania, is a creator-focused ecommerce platform for digital products and print-on-demand with flat fees of $19-$59/month and 0% transaction fees on higher plans.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, USA, Podia is a digital products and online course sales platform for creators, used by 45000+ creators with 0% transaction fees on higher plans.
Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is an email marketing platform for content creators, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, United States, loved by bloggers and YouTubers for tag-based subscriber management and a creator-friendly experience.
Founded in 2011 in San Francisco, Gumroad is a lightweight e-commerce platform for digital creators and indie developers, offering a 5% + $0.30 seller fee for selling ebooks, courses, software, and memberships.
Founded in 2022 and headquartered in the US, LemonSqueezy is a purpose-built payment and delivery platform for digital products, offering License Key automation and global tax compliance. Acquired by Stripe in 2024.