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Buttondown vs Elastic Email

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

USD · US · source: buttondown.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free Plan — Free for first 100 subscribers
Free

Absolutely nothing for your first 100 subscribers

Flat Standalone · Free

Elastic Email

USD · US · source: elasticemail.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

$0/month for up to 1,000 contacts and 3,000 emails/month

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Starter
USD 29 monthly

$29/month for up to 2,500 contacts

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Pro
USD 49 monthly

$49/month for up to 2,500 contacts

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Buttondown

Free Plan — Free for first 100 subscribers

Highlights

Rich text or markdown editor

Included

Highlights

Send from a custom domain

Included

Highlights

Hosted newsletter archives

Included

Highlights

Privacy-first

Included

Elastic Email

Free

Plan card

Up to 1,000 contacts

Included

Plan card

Up to 3,000 emails per month

Included

Plan card

100 emails per day

Included

Starter

Plan card

2,500 contacts

Included

Plan card

Up to 37,500 emails per month

Included

Plan card

Signup forms

Included

Plan card

Segmentation

Included

Pro

Plan card

Automation

Included

Plan card

Advanced analytics

Included

Plan card

User management

Included

Plan card

Webhooks

Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Buttondown

  1. Source
    • Free Plan — Free for first 100 subscribers: Free

Elastic Email

  1. Source
    • Free: Free
    • Starter: USD 29 monthly
    • Pro: USD 49 monthly