7 alternatives · email & marketing · 2026
Buttondown alternatives, by price.
Here is what 7 alternatives charge today. Standing prices, not promotions — each read from the vendor's own page and linked to its source.
Side by side
What the alternatives cost
| Product | Starts at | Against Buttondown | Free plan | Changes on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttondown the one you are comparing against | free only | — | Yes | 11 since 2022 |
| MailerLite MailerLite | $10.80 per month · Comfort | — | Yes | none |
| Mailchimp Mailchimp (Intuit) | $13 per month · Essentials | — | Yes | 13 since 2022 |
| GetResponse GetResponse | $15.58 per month, billed yearly · Starter | — | — | none |
| Kit Kit (formerly ConvertKit) | $33 per month · Creator | — | Yes | 7 since 2024 |
| beehiiv beehiiv | $49 per month · Lite | — | Yes | 13 since 2024 |
| Customer.io Customer.io | $100 per month · Essentials | — | — | none |
| Klaviyo Klaviyo | free only | — | Yes | 3 since 2024 |
CHEAPEST PAID PLAN FIRST. “NOT LIKE-FOR-LIKE” MEANS ONE IS PRICED PER USER AND THE OTHER IS NOT, ONE IS NOT BILLED BY THE MONTH OR YEAR, OR THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. THE RECORD DOES NOT CONVERT ANY OF THOSE.
Questions
Buttondown alternatives, answered
Q1 What is the cheapest alternative to Buttondown?
MailerLite, at $10.80 a month for its Comfort plan — the lowest paid entry price of the 7 alternatives on the record. MailerLite, Mailchimp, Kit, beehiiv and Klaviyo also list a free plan.
Q2 Which Buttondown alternatives have a free plan?
MailerLite, Mailchimp, Kit, beehiiv and Klaviyo. Only a plan the vendor lists at $0 counts; free trials do not.
Q3 Is Buttondown more expensive than its alternatives?
Buttondown currently lists no paid price on its page, so there is no entry price to set the others against.
Q4 How current are these prices?
Each pricing page is re-read by MarkupBot at least daily. The table shows the standing price of every plan — where a vendor is running a promotion, the price it reverts to — and every product name links to its dated history and the archived capture behind each figure.