Alternatives

Alternatives to Substack

Looking for something like Substack? Here are 13 writing apps that do a similar job. Closest matches come first, then the best rated.

Best writing apps

1
Ghost
A publishing platform for blogs and paid newsletters.
WritingNewPaid
Open
2
Medium
Read and publish essays from writers and experts.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
3
Writizzy
A cozy blog and newsletter platform with no commission.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
4
beehiiv
Start a newsletter with built-in growth and monetization tools.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
5
Hemingway Editor
Highlights dense sentences so your writing reads cleaner.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
6
DeepL
Translate text and documents with natural-sounding results.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
7
Grammarly
Catch grammar mistakes and tighten your writing as you type.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
8
QuillBot
Rephrase, summarize and proofread text.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
9
Google Translate
Translate text, documents and websites in over 200 languages.
WritingNewFree
Open
10
Bear Blog
A very small, fast blogging platform.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
11
Hashnode
A blogging home for developers, on your own domain.
WritingNewFree
Open
12
Typefully
Write and schedule posts for X, LinkedIn and more.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
13
Overleaf
Write LaTeX documents online with others.
WritingNewFreemium
Open