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PublishDrive pricing
PublishDrive publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, PublishDrive pricing is free across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Flat-fee subscription, no commission on paid plans
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
PublishDrive plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Starter | On request | 3 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers 29 of ~49 distribution channels, 1 book, ebook converter, sales analytics, ai chatbot.
Starter
On requestOver Free, this tier adds:
- All ~49 distribution channels
- Up to 3 books
- 0% commission, author keeps full retailer royalty
Where PublishDrive stops being free
Free, Free
- 29 of ~49 distribution channels
- 1 book
- Ebook converter, sales analytics, AI chatbot
No paid tier on record
PublishDrive lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full PublishDrive feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Wide distribution
- 0% commission on paid plans
- Ebook converter
- Sales analytics
- AI publishing chatbot
- Free tier
People bring PublishDrive in for an author wanting one upload to reach 400+ retail and library channels rather than managing each retailer account separately, an author confident in steady sales volume who prefers a fixed monthly fee over a per-sale royalty cut, since the flat fee does not scale with success, a publisher distributing to library and subscription services like scribd alongside standard retail channels from one dashboard, an author testing distribution on the free tier with one book before committing to a paid plan for a larger catalogue. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to PublishDrive are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Publishing
Too few publishing tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PublishDrive (this page) | Free | Flat-fee subscription, no commission on paid plans | - | |
| Everand | $11.99/month | Per user per month, unlimited | - | vs PublishDrive |
| Kobo | Free | Free store and app; hardware sold separately; optional subscription | - | vs PublishDrive |
| Scrivener | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs PublishDrive |
| BookBaby | On request | One-time purchase per project | - | vs PublishDrive |
| Kindle | Free | Free app, revenue from book purchases and optional subscription | - | vs PublishDrive |
| Wattpad | Free | Free with ads; paid ad-free subscription and optional in-app coin purchases | - | vs PublishDrive |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the PublishDrive badges page.
Before you pay for PublishDrive
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and On request, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
PublishDrive runs on web, and is published by PublishDrive of Budapest, Hungary. The full record is on the PublishDrive review, and the rest of the category is under best publishing tools.
PublishDrive pricing questions
- How much does PublishDrive cost?
- PublishDrive publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free up to On request for Starter. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does PublishDrive have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers 29 of ~49 distribution channels, 1 book, ebook converter, sales analytics, ai chatbot.
- What is the difference between Free and Starter on PublishDrive?
- Starter costs On request against Free, and adds all ~49 distribution channels, up to 3 books, 0% commission, author keeps full retailer royalty.
- Which publishing tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 publishing tools listed alongside PublishDrive have a free tier: Kobo, Kindle, Wattpad, Webtoon, Goodreads.
- What am I actually paying for with PublishDrive?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for an author wanting one upload to reach 400+ retail and library channels rather than managing each retailer account separately, an author confident in steady sales volume who prefers a fixed monthly fee over a per-sale royalty cut, since the flat fee does not scale with success, a publisher distributing to library and subscription services like scribd alongside standard retail channels from one dashboard.
- Does PublishDrive charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these PublishDrive prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare PublishDrive against before paying?
- The closest publishing tools in this directory are Everand, Kobo, Scrivener, BookBaby. Each has a side-by-side comparison with PublishDrive covering price, platforms and features.