Alternative to Substack: Hyax
Substack takes 10% of your paid subscription revenue. Hyax takes 0%. Get the same publishing power plus AI writing, courses, community, and help desk — and keep all your revenue.
Pricing at a glance
Substack is free to use but takes 10% of all paid subscription revenue (plus Stripe fees). The slider models estimated Substack fees assuming 5% of subscribers are paid at $5/mo. Actual costs depend on your paid conversion rate and pricing.
Hyax email cost (optional)
Assumes ~60,000 sends/mo (4 sends to your full list per month). Pick one — /pricing for Resend vs platform caps.
Save $346/mo with Hyax (92% cheaper)
That's $4152/year you keep in your pocket.
Substack: Estimated 10% Substack fee assuming 5% paid conversion at $5/mo average. Your actual cost depends on revenue. Excludes Stripe processing fees.
Hyax: Starter plan ($29/mo), monthly billing, flat pricing, unlimited contacts, 0% platform fees. Does not include raw Resend charges when you use your own API key for unlimited sending — see pricing for email limits and overage.
Substack vs Hyax: Feature comparison
| Feature | Hyax | Substack |
|---|---|---|
| Content & Publishing | ||
| Blog / Website | ||
| AI Writing Assistant | ||
| Brand-trained AI | ||
| Custom Domain | ||
| SEO Optimization | ||
| Lighthouse 85+ Score | ||
| Custom Design / Themes | ||
| Email Marketing | ||
| Email Newsletters | ||
| Email Automations | ||
| Behavioral Segmentation | ||
| A/B Testing | ||
| Email Sequences | ||
| Unlimited Sends | ||
| Monetization | ||
| Paid Subscriptions | 10% fee | |
| Digital Products | ||
| Courses | ||
| 0% Platform Fees | ||
| Community / Memberships | Chat (Notes) | |
| Platform & Tools | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | ||
| API Access | ||
| Link in Bio | ||
| Help Desk / Knowledge Base | ||
| Visual Workflow Builder | ||
| Live Chat Widget | ||
| Pricing Model | ||
| Flat Pricing | 10% of revenue | |
| Unlimited Subscribers | ||
| No Transaction Fees | ||
Why switch from Substack to Hyax
Platform fees on revenue
Substack takes 10% of every paid subscription dollar. At $10k/mo in revenue, that’s $1,000/mo to Substack. Hyax takes 0% — only standard Stripe fees.
Your audience, your platform
Substack controls the recommendation algorithm and your subscriber relationship. Hyax gives you a custom domain, full SEO, and direct audience ownership.
Brand-trained AI writing
Substack has no AI writing features. Hyax writes in your brand voice, optimizes for SEO, and gives you a full editorial workflow.
Ready to switch from Substack?
Import your content and subscribers. Start building on Hyax today.