Our take
Pick Craft if writers who will stay on Starter at $0 (1,500 blocks / 1 GB / 25 MB / 7-day history) while they open a first All Docs grid, then Plus at $8/month ($6.4/month yearly) when they need unlimited blocks — not Family $15 unless they need 2–6 Plus seats, and not Team $50 unless they need up to 10. Pick Substack if writers who will stay on free publishing (no Substack seat $) while they open a first Posts
hosted Posts list
Best for
Craft A docs home you start at a public $
Substack A posts list you start at a public $
Free plan
Craft $0 · “Explore all available features with a content limit.” 1,500 blocks, 1 GB storage, 25 MB media upload, 7-day version history. Link-sharing. Cross-device sync. Shared Space not available
Substack $0 · iDEAL 80¢; Bancontact 1.4% + 30¢; Sofort 1.4% + 30¢; SEPA Direct 0.8% + 30¢ capped at $6.00; failed / disputed SEPA $10.00
Lowest paid
Craft Plus $8.0/mo
Substack Stripe card processing (US cards) $0.30
Next step up
Craft Family $15.0/mo
Substack Custom domain (optional) $50
Runs where
Craft Hosted
Substack Hosted
Watch out
Craft Starter is capped at 1,500 blocks / 1 GB / 25 MB / 7-day history
Substack There is no public Substack Pro seat $
Last checked
Craft 2026-10-23 · craft.do/pricing
Substack 2026-10-23 · support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles
writers who will stay on Starter at $0 (1,500 blocks / 1 GB / 25 MB / 7-day history) while they open a first All Docs grid, then Plus at $8/month ($6.4/month yearly) when they need unlimited blocks — not Family $15 unless they need 2–6 Plus seats, and not Team $50 unless they need up to 10.
Read the Craft pagewriters who will stay on free publishing (no Substack seat $) while they open a first Posts list, then turn on paid subscriptions when they accept Substack’s 10% of each payment plus Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 — not a $20 chat seat.
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