Substack

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Substack

Substack substack.com

Substack is the app for independent voices: a free newsletter, video, and podcast hosting platform with paid subscriptions built in.

Wikidata: American online newsletter platform

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 1K In English

02 · Privacy

What Substack tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

20 of the 60 sites closest to Substack match.

1. 01
   Ghost ghost.org Top 10K English No trackers

   Ghost: The best open source blog & newsletter platform

   Beautiful, modern publishing with email newsletters and paid subscriptions built-in. Used by Platformer, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.

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   Buttondown buttondown.com English No trackers

   Buttondown — Newsletter software for people like you

   Buttondown is the last email platform you'll migrate to. We're focused on your success, not on bleeding you dry.

   • Cloudflare
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   Patreon patreon.com Top 1K English No trackers

   Where Creator Communities Thrive — Patreon

   Build a community, share exclusive work, and turn your passion into a thriving business with Patreon. Get started today!

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   beehiiv beehiiv.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   Newsletter Platform: Create Newsletters and Websites - beehiiv

   beehiiv is the newsletter platform built for creators, publishers, and businesses. Grow, publish, and monetize your audience in one place.

   • Cloudflare
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   note note.com Top 1K Japanese 1 tracker

   note ――つくる、つながる、とどける。

   クリエイターが文章やマンガ、写真、音声を投稿することができ、ユーザーはそのコンテンツを楽しんで応援できるメディアプラットフォームです。だれもが創作を楽しんで続けられるよう、安心できる雰囲気や、多様性を大切にしています。

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   Write.as write.as 1 tracker

   Write.as — A place for focused writing.

   Type words, put them on the internet. Reach friends and family no matter where they live online.

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   Memberful memberful.com English 2 trackers

   Memberful | Build a membership that’s truly yours

   Sell subscriptions, share content, and connect with your audience, all on your own website or app.

   • Cloudflare
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   Vocal vocal.media English 3 trackers

   Vocal

   Vocal is a platform for supporting, discovering and rewarding creators.

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   Hyvor® hyvor.com English No trackers

   HYVOR® - Independent Software Foundry

   Privacy-first website tools, crafted with care. Trusted by millions, from indie makers to enterprises.

   • Cloudflare
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    Transistor transistor.fm English 1 tracker

    Host Unlimited Shows • Best Audio and Video Podcast Hosting • Transistor

    Upload once and distribute your video and audio podcast to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and more. Unlimited shows, detailed analytics, free podcast website, and real human support.

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    ART19 art19.com English No trackers

    ART19

    American podcasting company

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    Acast acast.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Acast: The Best Podcast Monetization Platform

    Acast helps podcasters earn more. As the leading podcast monetization platform, we connect creators with premium advertisers to drive reliable revenue.

    • Cloudflare
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    Libsyn libsyn.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    The Best Podcast Hosting Platform | Libsyn

    The best podcast hosting, distribution & monetization platform. Detailed stats | Excellent service | Start for free

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    Spreaker spreaker.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Spreaker

    Discover a world of captivating podcasts and immersive audio experiences on Spreaker. Dive in and elevate your listening journey today!

    • Google Search Console
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    Automattic automattic.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Automattic – Making the web a better place

    We are passionate about making the web a better place. 20 years: explore the Automattic timeline or take a literary jaunt with Year Without Pants. WordPress.com Your blog or websitehas a (free!) home on the web.Your story, your way. Beeper Tower of Babelfragmented messaging woesyou need a Beeper. Tumblr Where your interestsconnect you to your people,one post…

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    Hashnode hashnode.com English 1 tracker

    Hashnode: a blog that gets cited by ChatGPT, Google and Perplexity

    Get cited by AI. Start a blog on your own domain, written by you or your agents, and built so Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity can read it and cite it. Free to start.

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    Blogger blogger.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily.

    Publish your passions your way. Whether you’d like to share your knowledge, experiences or the latest news, create a unique and beautiful blog.

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    Circle circle.so English 2 trackers

    Circle | The complete community platform

    Build a home for your community, events, and courses — all under your own brand.

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    Disqus disqus.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    #1 in audience engagement and community growth | Disqus

    More publishers trust us to engage, grow, and understand their audiences than any other. Build your on-site community with Disqus.

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    Podimo podimo.com English No trackers

    Podimo: Listen to Podcasts and Thousands of Audiobooks

    Podimo offers podcast only available in our app, thousands of audiobooks and a lively community of creators and listeners.

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Substack’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Substack uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Substack adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.