Wordpress Newsletters vs Substack

Wordpress Newsletters gives you a place to write and build an audience, with the flexibility of WordPress under the hood to grow in many different directions.

Substack helps anyone set up a blog and email newsletter and publish directly to their audience and get paid through subscriptions. No tech knowledge is required. It’s free to get started on Substack. If you turn on paid subscriptions, Substack will keep a 10% cut of revenues.

Feature Comparison

Wordpress Newsletters and Substack both have great feature sets so the right tool for you really depends on your needs.

Features	Wordpress Newsletters	Substack
💸 Paid Subscriptions	✅	✅
➗ Segmentation	❌	❌
🤖 Automation	❌	❌
📩 Embeddable Forms	❌	✅
📄 Landing Pages	❌	✅
🔌 3rd Party Integrations	❌	❌
🖊️ Visual Editor	✅	✅
📝 Markdown Editor	✅	❌
👩‍💻 HTML	✅	❌
⚒️ API	❌	❌
📈 Analytics	❌	✅
🌍 Custom Domain	✅	✅
🗣️ Referrals	❌	✅
💽 Self Hosting	❌	❌
📢 Recommendations	❌	✅