Pagecord: A Better Substack Alternative
Substack charges you $50 to use your own domain. They take 10% of your revenue. They're VC-backed and haven't turned a profit despite being around since 2017.
Pagecord is different. No revenue share. Built by one person, profitable from day one, and will be around for the long haul. Plus you can blog by email—just hit send and you're published.
Open source. Classic plan is free forever. Premium is $29/year and includes custom domains, analytics, and more.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Pagecord | Substack |
|---|---|---|
| Free version | ✅ | ✅ |
| Automatic email newsletters | ✅ | ✅ |
| Social links | ✅ | ✅ |
| Privacy-respecting analytics | ✅ | ✅ |
| Reply by email | ✅ | ✅ |
| RSS feeds | ✅ | ✅ |
| Custom domains | ✅ | ✅ ($50 charge) |
| Create blog posts by sending an email | ✅ | ❌ |
| Custom home pages | ✅ | ❌ |
| Micro-blog posts without titles | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multi-language support | ✅ | ❌ |
| Full site HTML export | ✅ | ❌ |
| Open source | ✅ | ❌ |
| Independent and profitable | ✅ | ❌ (VC backed, never made a profit) |