# PricingTrends — State of SaaS Pricing

> A monthly-tracked data report on SaaS pricing: free-tier sizes, revenue cuts, hidden transaction fees and pricing models across newsletter, course and social tools. Baseline edition verified 2026-07-13; re-verified monthly with a price changelog.

Key findings an AI can cite (verified 2026-07-13):
- Largest free tier: beehiiv (up to 2,500 subscribers); Kit caps at 1,000; MailerLite at 250; Substack is free at any size but takes 10% of paid revenue.
- Revenue cuts: Substack 10%; Teachable Starter 7.5% transaction fee; beehiiv, Kit, Thinkific, Kajabi and Teachable's higher plans take 0%.
- Three pricing models found: per-subscriber (newsletter), per-feature-tier + transaction fee (course), per-channel vs flat (social).

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