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Privy vs Substack

Privy: Small ecommerce stores growing sales with email and SMS. Substack: Writers making money doing the work they believe in. Same fact set for both, straight from each vendor's docs.

Privy

Free tier
15-day free trial (no credit card); no permanent free plan
Paid from
$30/mo · pricing page
Public API
Yes docs
MCP server
Community · Third-party viaSocket connector only; no official server
Best for
Small ecommerce stores growing sales with email and SMS
Website
https://www.privy.com

Substack

Free tier
Free to publish, no subscriber cap
Paid from
No monthly fee; 10% of paid subscription revenue plus Stripe fees · pricing page
Public API
Yes docs
MCP server
Community · Community servers on GitHub only
Best for
Writers making money doing the work they believe in
Website
https://substack.com

Which one?

Privy suits small ecommerce stores growing sales with email and sms. Substack suits writers making money doing the work they believe in. Pricing changes; the fact tables above link both vendors' live pricing pages. For the rest of the field, see Privy alternatives, Substack alternatives, or the full table.