Substack vs Vero

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Substack

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USD · US · source: substack.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free publication	Free Free to publish without paid subscriptions	Flat · per month	Standalone · Free
Paid publication	Substack retains 10% of paid subscription revenue, plus card fees Substack retains 10% of paid subscription revenue, plus card fees	Usage · percentage of subscription revenue	Standalone · Usage based

Vero

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USD · US · source: www.getvero.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Starter Highlighted	USD 54 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment $54/month or $49/month billed annually	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Professional	Contact sales Custom based on usage	Flat · custom usage volumes	Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Substack

Free publication

Plan card Newsletter publishing: Included
Plan card Subscriber management: Included
Plan card Hosted publication website: Included

Paid publication

Plan card Writer revenue share: 90% before card fees

Included
Plan card Paid subscriptions: Included
Plan card Audience analytics: Included

Vero

Starter

Plan card 5,000 user profiles: Included
Plan card 10,000 monthly emails: Included
Plan card 20,000 monthly push messages: Included
Plan card 160,000 monthly tracked events: Included

Professional

Plan card Custom user-profile volume: Included
Plan card Custom email volume: Included
Plan card Custom push-message volume: Included
Plan card Custom event-tracking volume: Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Substack

August 27, 2026 Source
- Free publication: Free
- Paid publication: Substack retains 10% of paid subscription revenue, plus card fees

Vero

August 27, 2026 Source
- Starter: USD 54 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment
- Professional: Contact sales