Compare Patreon and Substack
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (82.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Patreon
Star Rating
(62)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Substack
Star Rating
(17)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Substack
Patreon vs Substack
- Reviewers felt that Substack meets the needs of their business better than Patreon.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Substack is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Substack over Patreon.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Patreon
No pricing availableSubstack
No pricing availableFree Trial
Patreon
No trial information availableSubstack
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.1
54
8.8
14
Ease of Use
8.3
55
8.8
15
Ease of Setup
8.3
5
8.5
11
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.8
44
8.9
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
52
8.4
15
Features by Category
Content Creation
Not enough data
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Optimization
Not enough data
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Logistics
Not enough data
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Order Management
Not enough data
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Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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Products & Plans
Not enough data
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Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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Pricing
Not enough data
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Revenue Management
Not enough data
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Integration
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Subscription Management
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
6.7
9
Publishing
Not enough data
8.5
12
Social Media
Not enough data
8.1
9
Planning
Not enough data
7.7
10
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
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Platform - Owned Media
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Agentic AI - Owned Media
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Patreon and Substack are categorized as Owned Media
Unique Categories
Patreon is categorized as Subscription Management
Substack is categorized as Content Creation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Patreon
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Substack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
38.3%
Entertainment
8.3%
Online Media
6.7%
Writing and Editing
5.0%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
5.0%
Other
36.7%
Marketing and Advertising
23.5%
Writing and Editing
17.6%
Education Management
11.8%
Retail
5.9%
Packaging and Containers
5.9%
Other
35.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Does it cost money to set up a patreon?
1 Comment
LS
I paid nothing to set up my Patreon. The most challenging part was finding several people to pay me enough to make it worth my time/effort. Read more
What is wrong with patreon?
1 Comment
JF
Occasionally it will flag completely normal posts with no sexual content as porn. On the one hand, since I really hate porn/erotica, I appreciate this strict...Read more
Patreon has no more discussions with answers
Substack has no discussions with answers
