StreetLib 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 distribution that states its cut up front
Typeset a book that looks professionally made
At a glance
- StreetLib starts cheaper, at $99.
- Neither has a free tier.
- StreetLib bills annually only, so there is no month to try it for.
Side by side
StreetLib | Vellum | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $99 | 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 |
StreetLib
Ebook distribution that states its cut up front
StreetLib distributes ebooks and audiobooks to the stores an author cannot easily reach one by one, and is unusual in charging for the service rather than only taking a share. It publishes what it keeps, which is more than most aggregators do. For an author already selling through Amazon alone, the question is whether the other stores add up to more than the fee.
Our note
Against Draft2Digital, which charges nothing upfront and takes a larger share, this is the better arithmetic for anybody already selling. Work out your annual net revenue: below roughly a thousand dollars a year, paying nothing and giving up more is cheaper.
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.
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