Pigeon is a cloud-based service for adding paywalls and managing subscriptions to digital content. It supports hard, soft, metered, time-based, cookie, advertising, newsletter, and credits-based paywalls. Publishers can connect it with WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, static-site generators, and custom-built content systems; listed integrations also include HubSpot, Magento, Wix, Squarespace, and several site frameworks. Pigeon includes subscriber and customer management, billing and subscription tools, and financial and engagement analytics. Its Theme Editor lets users adjust paywalls, registration pages, and account pages, including logos and colors. Supported payment methods include Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and manual payments. Pigeon says customers receive email support, documentation, regular check-ins, and implementation assistance during setup. The free Experiment plan is a functional demo but does not allow transactions. Publishers costs 99.00 USD per month, with a setup fee starting at $750 and 10% transaction fees. Pigeon also cautions that determined hackers using advanced tools may bypass its paywall.
Who it is for
Pigeon is suited to publishers of newspapers, magazines, newsletters, blogs, podcasts, video, educational resources, and digital downloads. It may also fit influencers and creators who want to manage subscriptions and paid access to content.
What is good
- Supports a range of paywall models.
- Works with many CMS platforms and custom systems.
- Includes subscriber management and financial analytics.
- Setup assistance is listed for all customers.
What to know first
- Free demo does not allow transactions.
- Publishers costs 99.00 USD per month.
- Publishers has a setup fee starting at $750.
- Advanced tools may bypass the paywall.
Verdict
Pigeon combines paywall rules, subscription administration, and analytics for digital publishers. Its free tier is a demo rather than a transactional plan, and paid plans carry setup and transaction fees.
Pigeon plans and pricing
All plansCompared on paywall software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $99/mo
- Metered paywall
- Yes
- Registration wall
- Yes
- One-time payments
- Yes
- Entitlement rules
- Yes
- Supported CMS
- WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, HubSpot, Magento, Wix, Squarespace, Concrete, Hugo, Gatsby, Jekyll, Eleventy, Nuxt.js, Next.js, Astro, custom CMS
- Payment processors
- AlignPay, Authorize.net, Clover, Braintree, PayPal, Stripe
