Steady
Steady · Berlin, Germany · founded 2016
What it is
Steady is a web and API platform for independent media makers, including magazines, newsletters, podcasts, and video channels. It helps creators publish newsletters, build memberships, and earn directly from audiences. Newsletter sending is free, with no audience limits or escalating costs. Creators can add flexible paywalls, embedded buttons, supporter prompts, and full-site content gating. Membership revenue carries a 10% Steady commission, plus variable payment-provider fees and applicable VAT. Steady bills members monthly or annually, transfers creator income in a lump sum, and retries failed payments automatically. Podcast feeds can be gated by membership tier and distributed through Spotify or private RSS. Steady Code adds website layers and embeds regardless of a site’s CMS. The service also provides reader re-engagement tools, discovery recommendations, and creator-success guidance for pricing, launches, and ongoing membership work.
For and against
For
- Free newsletter sending with no audience limits
- Full-site paywalls and supporter prompts
- Podcast membership tiers with Spotify or private RSS
- Automatic subscriber welcome and re-engagement tools
- Monthly or annual member billing
Against
- 10% commission after membership earnings begin
- Variable payment-provider fees and VAT also apply
- Custom domains are not supported
- Web and API platforms listed
The verdict
Steady combines free newsletter publishing with membership, paywall, podcast, and billing tools. Creators should account for the 10% commission and additional fees once they earn.
Who it suits
Steady suits independent media makers building newsletters, memberships, podcasts, or video channels. It fits creators who want recurring billing and website content gating without audience limits for newsletters.
Plans and prices
Free
No audience limits for newsletters
Read 9 Oct 2026 · steady.page
On the record
- Content gating
- full_sitesteady.page · read 20 Sep 2026
- Conversion features
- The platform offers flexible paywalls, embedded buttons and supporter prompts.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Nosteady.page · read 20 Sep 2026
- Discovery
- Steady says its recommendation network is the source through which around 20% of new members discover creators.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- Steady describes itself as a platform for independent media makers, including magazines, newsletters, podcasts and video channels.steady.page · read 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.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
- Newsletter engagement
- Newsletter tools can automatically welcome readers, resurface selected work and re-engage quiet subscribers.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
- Newsletter publishing
- Sending newsletters with Steady is free, with no audience limits or escalating costs.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
- Payment handling
- Steady bills members monthly or annually, transfers creator income in a lump sum and automatically retries failed payments.steady.page · read 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.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Steady’s API is accessible only over HTTPS and uses OAuth 2.0 for application authorization.developers.steadyhq.com · read 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.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
- Subscription billing
- recurringsteady.page · read 20 Sep 2026
- Support
- The creator success team helps creators price membership tiers, plan launches and maintain momentum after launch.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
- Transaction fee
- 10% Steady commission, plus variable payment-provider fees and VATsteady.page · read 20 Sep 2026
- Website integration
- Steady Code provides website layers and embeds, including paywalls, that can be added regardless of the site’s CMS.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Steady helps independent media makers build newsletters and memberships to earn directly from their audiences.steady.page · read 9 Oct 2026
