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Start your club for free, forever.
No monthly fee, no setup fee, no lock-in. You get the full feature set for free. Upgrade to Pro later only if you want to drop the platform fee.
Free
Everything you need to launch your club.
No monthly fee, ever. Just a small 8% platform fee.
- Your own club page with custom branding
- Pre-calculated postage rates
- Shipping schedule, cut-offs & subscriber cap
- Address management + CSV export
- Advanced analytics, built in
- Direct payouts via Stripe to your bank
MailClubly Pro
For when your club grows.
0% platform fee
- Everything in Free, plus:
- 0% MailClubly platform fee
- Cancel anytime, no contract
*standard Stripe card-processing fees apply on both plans. You're always paid directly to your own Stripe account.
Built for mail, not bolted on
Ko-fi and Shopify can take a payment.
Neither was built to mail things on a schedule.
A mail club lives or dies on postage, timing and addresses. That's exactly what MailClubly does, and what general tools leave you to figure out yourself.
| Ko-fiKo-fi | ShopifyShopify | MailClublyMailClublyMade for mail clubs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring monthly billing | Requires plugin | ||
| Pre-calculated shipping costs | |||
| Cut-off dates & ship schedule | |||
| Subscriber limits & waitlist | |||
| Address CSV export | |||
| Advanced analytics | |||
| Time to launch | ~10 min | Days | ~10 min |
| Built for physical mail clubs |
Comparison reflects each platform's standard membership / subscription setup as of 2026. Stripe card-processing fees apply on all platforms.
From the community
Creators who stopped fighting spreadsheets
"I'd been running my print club off a spreadsheet and PayPal for a year. The postage maths alone used to take me a whole evening. Now subscribers pick their country and the right rate is just there. I genuinely got my weekends back."
Sarah Chen
Illustrator
"I looked at Shopify with a subscription app and it was going to be three plugins and a monthly bill before I'd sold a single sticker. MailClubly had me taking payments the same afternoon. Pro pays for itself every month now."
Marcus Webb
Sticker artist
"The cut-off date is the feature I didn't know I needed. Everyone's charged on the same day, I export the addresses, and I have a clear week to print and pack. My months finally have a rhythm."
Elena Rodriguez
Letterpress designer
"On Ko-fi my overseas members were basically costing me money because shipping was baked into one flat price. Here international subscribers pay the real rate. Same zine, and I'm not subsidising postage anymore."
James Liu
Zine maker
"Subscribers update their own address before each mailing, so I've stopped sending things to old houses. That one thing has saved me a small fortune in reprints and re-sends."
Priya Sharma
Watercolor artist
"I capped my club at 150 so I don't drown in packing. The page shows ‘spots left' and it genuinely pushes people to join before the cut-off. Two drops sold out before ship day."
Tom Bradley
Comic artist
Got questions?
Frequently asked questions
What is a snail mail club?
It's a subscription where members get something physical in the post on a regular schedule, with art prints, sticker packs, zines, postcards or handwritten letters. You make the mail; MailClubly handles sign-ups, recurring payments, postage pricing and your shipping schedule.
How much does MailClubly cost?
It's free to start. On the free plan we take an 8% platform fee on each subscription payment. MailClubly Pro is $9/month and drops that platform fee to 0%. Standard Stripe card-processing fees apply on both plans.
How is this different from Ko-fi or a Shopify subscription?
Ko-fi and Shopify can take a recurring payment, but neither was built to put physical mail in a mailbox on a schedule. MailClubly is. You get postage pre-calculated by weight and destination (so overseas members pay the real rate), a cut-off date and fixed ship day, subscriber caps, and address CSV exports, without plugins, extra monthly app fees, or days of setup.
How do payments and payouts work?
Payments run through Stripe. You connect (or create) your own Stripe account and money is paid out directly to your bank. MailClubly never holds your funds. Subscribers can pay by card, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
How does the shipping cost get calculated?
Choose where you ship from and we load that country's official postal rates (USPS Notice 123 in the US, La Poste in France, Deutsche Post in Germany). You set the heaviest weight you'll mail, and each subscriber automatically sees the correct price for their destination. Prefer a flat rate or free shipping baked into your price? You can do that too.
What are cut-off dates and the ship schedule?
You pick a day each month that you ship, and a cut-off a few days before. Everyone is charged together on the cut-off, so you collect payment first and get a clean window to print labels, pack and post. New members who join after the cut-off simply start with the next mailing.
Do I handle the shipping myself?
Yes, you create and post the mail, which is the fun part. MailClubly does everything around it: subscriptions, payments, the postage maths, your organised mailing list and a one-click CSV of addresses for the people you're shipping to this month.
Can international subscribers join?
Absolutely. You can ship to 190+ countries, and each subscriber pays the postage rate for their own country, so you're never out of pocket on overseas mail. You can also limit your club to specific destinations if you prefer.
What if a subscriber moves or wants to cancel?
Subscribers manage their own shipping address through a secure portal, so it's always current before each mailing. They can cancel anytime. They'll receive any mailing they've already paid for and simply won't be charged again.
Can my club page be in other languages?
Yes. Public club pages are available in English, German and French, with the right transactional emails sent in your subscriber's language.
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