Mailcheer takes nothing from your paid subscriptions
Substack, the American paid newsletter platform.
You collect from your readers with the tool of your choice, and Mailcheer takes no share. You pay for sends, your own domain is included, and your list stays yours.
No credit card · 3,000 emails a month free
Why switch to Mailcheer
- No commission on your revenue: Mailcheer does not touch your payments.
- Your own domain, included: your letters go out from your address from the first send.
- A button in your settings exports your whole list as a CSV, at any time.
- Double opt-in signup forms, segments and automations from the free plan.
With Mailcheer, you write to your own audience, from your own domain, without giving up any of your revenue.
What the commission costs you
Substack takes 10% of paid subscriptions, on top of Stripe's processing fees: the commission grows with your revenue. With Mailcheer, the price follows your sends, 40,000 emails for €19 a month excl. VAT, whatever you earn.
Your list stays yours
With Mailcheer, your subscribers live in your workspace. A button in your settings exports them as a CSV, and your letters go out from your own domain from the first send: your readers remember your address.
Feature by feature
| What we look at | Mailcheer | Substack |
|---|---|---|
| Commission on paid subscriptions | None. You pay for sends: 3,000 a month free, 40,000 for €19 excl. VAT. | 10% of paid subscriptions, plus Stripe processing fees. |
| Your own domain | Yours, included. Your letters go out from your domain. | A Substack subdomain by default; your own domain for a one-time fee. |
| Taking your list with you | A button in your settings exports the full list as a CSV file. | The email list exports; readers who follow you in the Substack app stay in the app. |
The 10% commission and the domain fees are Substack's public terms, checked on September 16, 2026; processing fees are Stripe's and vary by country. This is the only competitor figure quoted here, because it is the subject of the page. Mailcheer prices exclude VAT.
Our verdict
Choose Mailcheer: you keep your revenue, your domain and your list. You pay for sends, 3,000 a month free, and Mailcheer takes nothing from what you sell.
Try it on your real list
3,000 sends a month free, no credit card. Migration works with a CSV import: address, first name, last name.
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