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Buttondown vs MailerLite

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Buttondown

$108/yr

17% less than MailerLite

Who has a free plan
  • Buttondownhas a free plan
  • MailerLitehas a free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Buttondown

Buildable

multi-day

On price, Buttondown wins. If you would rather build it, Buttondown is the simplest to rebuild.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONButtondownNewslettersMailerLiteNewsletters
Monthly billing$9/moBasic$12/moComfort
Per year$108/yr$130/yrannual plan · −10%
Billing modelFlat subscriptionFlat subscription
Free tier$0 for the first 100 subscribers.$0; 250 subscribers, 2,500 monthly emails, 2 seats, 1 website, 1 landing page, 3 forms, 3 active automations, 5 automation steps.
Additional costsCore capabilities are modular add-ons: $9/mo, $29/mo and $79/mo items can stack on top of subscriber pricing.If you outgrow subscriber limit, billing can move to the next tier; Free locks sending above 250 subscribers; dedicated IP add-on on higher tiers.
Can you rebuild it?Buildablemulti-dayWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives—+2
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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