Newsletter and podcast platform that takes 10% of paid subscription revenue
2 documented complaints against Substack — paraphrased from BBB filings, Trustpilot reviews, Reddit threads, and public forum posts. Newest complaints first.
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Sourced from public platforms across US, UK, and global markets — each report links to the original source.
| Platform | Reports | Who's reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | US & global users |
For newsletters generating $10k+/month in subscriptions, Substack's 10% cut ($1k+/month) compares unfavorably with self-hosted alternatives via Ghost or Beehiiv. Several high-earning newsletters have publicly migrated to lower-fee alternatives.
Writers who attempt to migrate to other platforms describe the subscriber export process as functional but requiring custom tooling to reformat for some receiving platforms.