A Substack alternative where you keep 100% of subscription revenue.
Substack charges 10% of every paid subscription, every month. Nashra is the flat-fee alternative: no revenue cut, a visual automations builder, Magic Links for lead capture, and a real blog at your domain.
Publishing OS for creators & solopreneurs. Email, blog, landing pages, and Magic Links on one subscriber spine.
SubstackCompared on the points that move the work, not the marketing.
Why the 10% cut compounds as you grow.
The Substack model is simple: pay nothing until you charge your readers, then give 10% back on every subscription, every month. For writers at $200 MRR, the math is manageable. At $1K MRR, that's $100 a month compounding in Substack's favor, roughly $1,200 a year. At $5K MRR, $500 every month. Meanwhile, Substack gives you no subscriber tags, no visual automation builder, no custom sending domain, and a constrained template you share with every other publication on the network. Creators & solopreneurs who want to keep growing and keep what they earn hit the model's ceiling faster than the tool's.
Every line item.
No fine print.
Flat fee, 0% cut, full publishing OS.
Nashra is the publishing OS for creators & solopreneurs who write for both inbox and web. Write one post in the Notion-style editor; it ships to your subscriber list and your blog at your domain at the same moment. Keep 100% of paid subscription revenue: Nashra charges a flat monthly fee, never a percentage of what your readers pay. Spin up a Magic Link: a hosted lead-magnet page that auto-delivers the asset and tags the subscriber. Build a welcome or re-engagement flow in the visual automations editor with triggers, waits, and branches. Free up to 500 subscribers; Newsletter plan from $23/month at 3,000 subscribers. 30-day money-back guarantee.
Common questions.
The honest answers. If something here doesn't address it, write to us. A real person on the team will reply, usually the same day.
Will I lose features I use on Substack?
You gain most of what Substack gives you for publishing: a good editor, scheduling, analytics, and email delivery. On top, Nashra adds visual automations, tags and segments, Magic Links, A/B subject lines, and a custom sending domain. What you give up is Substack's discovery network, Notes, and the reader app. If those are how your list grows, weigh that honestly before switching.
Can I move my Substack subscribers and post archive?
Yes. Export the subscriber CSV and post archive from Substack; both come with you. Nashra ports the content, sets up the domain, and redirects old URLs. White-glove migration is free on the Publisher plan and most moves finish inside 48 hours.
How much does the 10% Substack cut actually cost?
At $1K MRR, roughly $100 a month, about $1,200 a year. At $5K MRR, $500 a month. Nashra's Newsletter plan at the same list size is a flat $23 to $59 a month depending on subscribers. At $1K MRR, most publishers save more on the fee difference than the plan itself costs.
When should I stay on Substack instead of switching?
If Substack's discovery network and Notes are the main engine behind your list growth. The honest tradeoff: you gain ownership of the URL, the brand, the automation tooling, and 100% of revenue. You give up the cross-publication discovery graph and Notes. Most growth on Substack still arrives from outside the network, but if Notes drives a material share of your signups, factor that in.
Try it for a week.Decide for yourself.
A subscriber converts roughly 10× better than a follower. Free up to 500 subscribers, forever. Bring your list, your domain, your archive. Take them with you whenever you want.