Nashra
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Substack alternative

A Substack alternative for independent writers who want their blog at their own domain.

Substack hosts your blog at substack.com and has no automations. Nashra is the publishing OS for independent writers: one draft to inbox and your real blog, automated welcome flows, and Magic Links for lead capture.

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Free up to 500 subscribers.

Nashra

The publishing home for creators and businesses. Newsletter, Hub, and landing pages that grow one list.

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Compared on the points that move the work, not the marketing.

THE HONEST READ

When the platform name lives on your work.

Independent writers build their name through their writing. The problem with Substack's model is architectural: every post lives at yourname.substack.com, outbound email comes from a Substack address, and the discovery tools are built to grow Substack's network rather than your readership. No subscriber tags. No welcome flow for new readers. No way to deliver a free essay collection or bonus piece automatically. When a first-time reader subscribes, they get a default confirmation email, and then they wait for the next send. Nashra gives independent writers the full publishing layer: a blog at their domain, a welcome flow on subscribe, and tags to segment readers by piece or source.

Every line item. No fine print.

Blog at your own domain
yourdomain.com, not yourname.substack.com.
NashraBuilt in
Substack$50 one-time redirect
Welcome flow on new subscribe
A sequence that fires automatically when someone joins.
NashraVisual automations canvas
Substack
Visual automation builder
Triggers, waits, branches, tag actions.
NashraDrag-and-drop canvas
Substack
Magic Links
Hosted lead-magnet pages with auto-delivery.
Nashra
Substack
Subscriber tags and segments
Nashra
Substack
Custom sending domain
Email arrives from you@yourdomain.com.
NashraPaid plans
Substack
A/B subject lines
Nashra
Substack
Revenue share on paid subscriptions
Lower is better.
NashraNone
Substack10% + Stripe fees
Discovery network and Notes
Cross-publication reach and social layer.
Nashra
Substack
Free plan
Nashra500 subs · forever
SubstackFree until you charge

WHAT YOU GET

Your domain, a welcome flow, and one draft to two surfaces.

Nashra is the publishing OS for experts and publishers who write to build a readership. Write one post in the Notion-style editor: it ships to your subscriber list and to your real blog at your domain at the same moment, proper URLs and all. Build a welcome flow in the visual automations editor: a first email on subscribe, a follow-up two days later with your best piece, a third at a week. Add a Magic Link: one hosted URL delivers a free writing sample, tags the reader on download, and fires the next step. Free up to 500 subscribers; Newsletter plan from $23/month at 3,000 subscribers. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Common questions.

The honest answers. Write to us if something here doesn't cover it.

Try it for a week. Decide for yourself.

Free up to 500 subscribers, forever. Bring your list, your domain, your archive. Take them with you whenever you want.

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30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund, no questions asked.
Or stay on Substack. We’d rather you pick the right tool than the loudest one.