Steady
Steady is a web service for creators publishing content and earning through recurring subscriptions.
What Steady is
Steady is a web service for creators publishing content and earning through recurring subscriptions. Its Free plan provides membership and publishing tools and costs nothing until the creator starts earning. Once earnings begin, Steady charges a 10% commission, in addition to variable payment-provider fees and VAT. The service supports full-site content gating, allowing creators to restrict access across an entire site, and subscription billing is recurring. Steady does not support custom domains. The listed platform is web, and the pricing model is freemium. Creators can therefore use the plan without a charge before earning, but should account for the commission and additional fees once subscriptions generate revenue. Steady was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
Good
- Free plan includes membership and publishing tools.
- No charge until creators start earning.
- Supports recurring subscription billing.
- Allows full-site content gating.
Watch out
- Steady takes a 10% commission once earning.
- Variable payment-provider fees and VAT also apply.
- Custom domains are not supported.
- Web is the only listed platform.
Who it suits
Steady suits web-based creators who want publishing and membership tools tied to recurring subscriptions. It may fit creators comfortable with full-site gating and without a custom domain.
Verdict
Steady provides publishing and subscription tools without a charge before earnings begin. Creators should weigh its 10% commission and additional fees, along with the lack of custom-domain support.
Plans and prices
From Steady's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No audience limits for newsletters · Free to use; Steady takes a 10% fee when you earn, plus variable fees from your chosen payment provider and applicable VAT. |
The facts
Each one read from Steady's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Content gating
- full_sitechecked 20 Sep 2026
- Conversion features
- The platform offers flexible paywalls, embedded buttons and supporter prompts.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Discovery
- Steady says its recommendation network is the source through which around 20% of new members discover creators.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- Steady describes itself as a platform for independent media makers, including magazines, newsletters, podcasts and video channels.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Membership tools
- Creators can set up memberships and monetize their audience with a 10% fee on membership revenue once they start earning.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Newsletter engagement
- Newsletter tools can automatically welcome readers, resurface selected work and re-engage quiet subscribers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Newsletter publishing
- Sending newsletters with Steady is free, with no audience limits or escalating costs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Payment handling
- Steady bills members monthly or annually, transfers creator income in a lump sum and automatically retries failed payments.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Podcast integration
- Creators can connect externally hosted podcast feeds, gate them by membership tier and distribute them through Spotify or private RSS.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Steady’s API is accessible only over HTTPS and uses OAuth 2.0 for application authorization.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- Steady accepts good-faith vulnerability reports, offers no bounty and says it will not pursue legal action for testing that follows its policy.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The creator success team helps creators price membership tiers, plan launches and maintain momentum after launch.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Transaction fee
- 10% Steady commission, plus variable payment-provider fees and VATchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Website integration
- Steady Code provides website layers and embeds, including paywalls, that can be added regardless of the site’s CMS.checked 9 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Steady helps independent media makers build newsletters and memberships to earn directly from their audiences.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2016checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Subscription billing
- recurringchecked 20 Sep 2026
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