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Leaky Paywall
Leaky Paywall · founded 2013
What it is
Leaky Paywall is a WordPress subscription platform for publishers that brings together content access controls, newsletter tools, and subscriber management. The maker says it is designed for news and magazine publishers and supports any WordPress content site. Publishers can use metered or hard paywalls and restrict access by category, tag, article, e-edition, PDF, or video, with targeted messaging. List Builder adds a registration wall, metered free articles, and registration, login, and password-reset functions. Revenue options include donations, ad-free plans, pay-per-article access, group and family subscriptions, and corporate access. Subscriber Insights tracks logged-in readers’ actions and can flag readers for offers or subscribers at risk of cancelling, with email digests of trends and action items. The platform lists several email integrations and payment methods, and includes a REST API integration framework. Pro costs $299 a month, plus a $750 one-time setup fee and a 5% share of revenue from new subscribers. There is no free plan.
For and against
For
- Offers metered and hard paywalls.
- Supports restrictions across articles, PDFs, and video.
- Includes multiple listed revenue options.
- Migration and paywall setup are included.
Against
- No free plan is listed.
- Pro costs $299 a month.
- Pro includes a $750 one-time setup fee.
- Pro charges 5% on new subscriber revenue.
The verdict
Leaky Paywall combines WordPress paywall, newsletter, and subscriber tools with several ways to package access. Its paid plans have setup fees and revenue sharing on new subscribers, so review the plan terms against your publishing needs.
Who it suits
Leaky Paywall suits news and magazine publishers using WordPress who need content gating and subscription tools.
Plans and prices
Pro
50+ premium revenue extensions · Stripe and PayPal · priority email support · migration included
Read 7 Oct 2026 · leakypaywall.com
Pro + Flowletter
Everything in Pro · Flowletter newsletter platform · FastPass auto-login · priority email support
Read 7 Oct 2026 · leakypaywall.com
Enterprise
Everything in Pro + Flowletter · iOS and Android apps · dedicated account manager · custom payment gateways
Read 7 Oct 2026 · leakypaywall.com
On the record
- Audience
- The maker describes Leaky Paywall as built for news and magazine publishers and says it supports any WordPress content site.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Company history
- The maker says Leaky Paywall was built in 2013 after a publisher requested a way to restrict articles without blocking search engines and social media.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Content gating
- postleakypaywall.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Developer access
- The product lists a REST API integration framework and describes itself as open source and WordPress native.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists email integrations including Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor, ActiveCampaign, Kit, MailerLite, FeedBlitz, PostUp, and Sendy.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Migration
- The maker includes migration and says its team handles subscriber importing and paywall setup at no extra charge.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Payment methods
- The features page lists Stripe, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Authorize.net, and Xendit; pricing says Stripe is built in and PayPal is included in Pro.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Paywall controls
- It offers metered and hard paywalls, restrictions by categories, tags, articles, e-editions, PDFs, and video, plus targeted messaging.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Leaky Paywall is a WordPress subscription platform for publishers that combines a paywall, newsletter, and CRM tools.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Registration
- List Builder uses a registration wall, supports metered free articles, and handles registration, login, and password reset.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Revenue tools
- The listed revenue tools include donations, ad-free plans, pay-per-article access, group subscriptions, family plans, and corporate access.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The maker states that the product is GDPR and SCA compliant and supports reCAPTCHA and Turnstile.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 299leakypaywall.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Subscriber analytics
- Subscriber Insights tracks logged-in readers’ actions, identifies readers ready for offers and subscribers at risk of cancelling, and provides digest emails with trends and action items.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Subscription billing
- bothleakypaywall.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Support
- Pricing says support responds within 24 business hours, usually within a couple of hours, during 9am–5pm ET, and offers Zoom meetings.leakypaywall.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Transaction fee
- 5% of gross subscription revenue from new subscribers on Pro and Pro + Flowletterleakypaywall.com · read 20 Sep 2026
