Marketing Automation
Buttondown
From $9Free plan
Independent writers and technical users who want a simple, low-cost paid newsletter with no revenue share and an API, and don't need a big website or discovery network.
Quick overview
- Pricing
- Free up to 100 subscribers; paid from $9/month (1,000 subscribers) plus add-ons
- Plans
- Free up to 100 subscribers. Base prices by active subscribers (monthly): Basic $9 up to 1,000; Standard $29 up to 5,000; Professional $79 up to 10,000; Advanced $139 up to 20,000; above that contact Buttondown. Add-ons per month: paid subscriptions $9, analytics $9, tagging and segmentation $9, RSS-to-email $9, automations $29, sponsorships $29, custom-domain archives $29, multiple newsletters $29, teams $79, whitelabeling $79. No Buttondown cut of paid revenue; Stripe fees apply. Prices assume at most one email a day to the whole list.
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Key features
- Markdown and rich text editor
- Paid subscriptions through your own Stripe, no Buttondown cut (+$9/month)
- REST API, webhooks and a command-line tool
- Automations for new subscribers and tags (+$29/month)
- Send from your own domain on every plan
Pros
- Low base price and no revenue share
- You only pay for the features you add
- Good API and Markdown support
- Paid subscribers live in your own Stripe and can move
Cons
- Add-ons stack up, so the real price is base plus extras
- No built-in discovery network
- Annual billing and trial terms are not shown on the pricing page
Marcus Williams