🆚 ProfilePress vs. Substack

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 ProfilePress is twice as popular as Substack.
🌎 ProfilePress is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
🌍 Substack is more popular in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

ProfilePress

Substack

Type

Membership management software solution

Social media platform

About

ProfilePress is a membership and e-commerce WordPress plugin that allows users to build paid membership sites and sell digital downloads and subscriptions. It integrates with various payment systems, such as Stripe, PayPal, and Razorpay, as well as LMS platforms including LearnDash, Sensei LMS, and Tutor LMS.

Substack is a social media platform for writers and journalists that supports subscription newsletters and monetization.

Headquarters

Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Website

profilepress.com #3,915,583

substack.com #321

Pricing

Free version ✔️

Standard$129/year

Plus$299/year

Agency$499/year

For writersPlatform fee10%
Payment processingBilling fee0.7%
Credit card fee2.9% + $0.30 per transaction fee

For readersFree version ✔️
Set by writers

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The ProfilePress membership management software solution is 2.1 times more popular than Substack.

Total websites

Market share

Subscriptions

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

ProfilePress is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, while Substack is more popular in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

United States

United Kingdom

Japan

Germany

Italy

France

Spain

Brazil

Canada

Australia

Awards

🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Membership Management category.
🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Membership Management category.
🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Subscriptions category.
🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Membership Management category.
🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Membership Management category.

🥉 Third most popular in Italy in the Subscriptions category.
⭐ 4th most popular in the United States in the Subscriptions category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Canada in the Subscriptions category.
⭐ 4th most popular in France in the Subscriptions category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Spain in the Subscriptions category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

ProfilePress is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, business, and marketing and merchandising, while Substack is more commonly used on politics and opinion, and technical, business forums sites.

Blogs/Wiki

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

General News

Entertainment

Education/Reference

Internet Services

Sports

Health

Online Shopping