BookFunnel vs Vellum Comparison 2026
Both cover self-publishing. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Ebook delivery and reader magnets for authors
Typeset a book that looks professionally made
At a glance
- BookFunnel starts cheaper, at $2.50.
- Neither has a free tier.
- BookFunnel bills annually only, so there is no month to try it for.
Side by side
BookFunnel | Vellum | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $2.50 | From $199.99 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Paid subscription | One-time purchase |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing (they differ) | Annual only | One-time purchase |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export |
BookFunnel
Ebook delivery and reader magnets for authors
BookFunnel solves the unglamorous half of giving a book away: getting the file onto a stranger's e-reader without a support email, and adding them to a mailing list on the way. Group promotions with other authors are built in and are where most of its users find readers. Everything is priced by downloads a month rather than by titles.
Only on this side
- Covers digital products & storefronts
Vellum
Typeset a book that looks professionally made
Vellum does one thing: it turns a finished manuscript into ebook and print files that look like a publisher made them, with chapter headings, drop caps and ornaments that are already correct rather than waiting to be designed. Authors buy it the week they realise their own formatting looks amateur next to what is on the shelf. It runs on macOS only, which is a genuine barrier and the single most common reason people end up elsewhere.
Our note
Buy Press rather than Ebooks unless you are certain you will never do print, because upgrading later costs more than the difference now and most authors eventually want a paperback. If you are on Windows, stop here and look at Atticus instead.
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