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Analytics tools for Substack writers

See which posts, Notes and channels actually turn readers into free and paid subscribers.

Tracking clicks on links you share to social, podcasts and print

AnalyticsFree plan

Paid-newsletter writers who want MRR, churn, cohort and revenue-per-post analytics

AnalyticsFree planBuilt for Substack

Seeing where your Substack traffic comes from (Substack lets you add a GA measurement ID)

AnalyticsFree plan

Privacy-friendly analytics for your own website or landing page

Analytics

Finding out which Notes and posts actually bring subscribers, and auditing your profile

AnalyticsFree planBuilt for Substack

Pricing at a glance

Tool	Best for	Pricing (checked 2026-10-18)
Bitly	Tracking clicks on links you share to social, podcasts and print	Free (with ads); Core $10/mo (annual only); Growth $29/mo; Premium $199/mo (annual pricing).
Byline OS	Paid-newsletter writers who want MRR, churn, cohort and revenue-per-post analytics	Starter free (CSV import, 30-day retention); Growth $19/mo; Scale $49/mo. 14-day trial. Currently in private beta.
Google Analytics	Seeing where your Substack traffic comes from (Substack lets you add a GA measurement ID)	Free.
Plausible	Privacy-friendly analytics for your own website or landing page	From $9/mo (Starter, 10k monthly pageviews); Growth $14/mo; Business $19/mo. Free trial.
Subshack	Finding out which Notes and posts actually bring subscribers, and auditing your profile	Free (Subshack 1.0), including a no-signup public profile audit.

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