Publish. Grow. Get paid.
Keep 100% of it.
Substack takes 10% of your subscription revenue. VeloCMS takes 0%. Own your subscriber list, your domain, and your income — for a flat monthly fee.
Everything a creator needs — nothing Substack keeps from you
Own your audience, your revenue, and your data. No algorithmic amplification or de-amplification. Just your words and your readers.
0% platform fee — keep 100% of revenue
VeloCMS uses BYOK (Bring Your Own Keys) Stripe integration. Your subscriber payments go directly into your Stripe account — we charge a flat monthly platform fee and take nothing from your subscription revenue. At $10/month with 500 paid subscribers, you keep all $5,000/month.
A writing environment you will actually enjoy
The TipTap editor is distraction-free by design. A full-width canvas, slash commands for inserting blocks, real-time AI continuation, and a one-click publish button. The Newsletter Hub theme presents your archive in reverse-chronological order — clean, readable, and fast.
Campaign emails to segmented audiences
Send campaigns to all subscribers, free-only, paid-only, or tag-filtered lists. Tag-based segmentation lets you run multiple thematic sub-lists within one publication. Resend powers delivery — real open-rate and click-rate tracking via the Resend webhook integration.
Real campaign analytics
Open rates, click rates, bounce rates, and unsubscribe events update in real time on the campaign detail page. No more wondering if anyone read your last issue — accurate stats within 60 seconds of delivery, powered by Resend event webhooks.
Migrate from Substack or Ghost in minutes
Export your Substack or Ghost subscriber list as a CSV and import it at Admin > Members > Import. The importer validates email addresses, deduplicates against existing subscribers, and processes up to 50,000 rows per upload. Your archive migration uses our WordPress Import tool for post content.
Your content, your platform
Substack can change its algorithm, de-amplify your publication, or shut down your account. On VeloCMS, your content lives in your PocketBase database — export everything at any time. You own the subscriber list, the domain, and the revenue. No platform dependency.
VeloCMS vs Substack vs Ghost
| Feature | VeloCMS | Substack | Ghost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee on subscriptions | 0% | 10% | 0% (self-hosted) |
| Custom domain | Included | Paid plan | Included |
| Tag-based segmentation | Yes | No | Yes |
| Open/click rate tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paywall per post | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data export (subscribers + posts) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI writing assistant | Yes | No | No |
| Page builder | Yes | No | No |
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