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Can I stop paying for Buttondown?
Short answer: probably, if you use the core of it. Manage subscribers and send campaigns. It's in VibeBundl along with 52 other tools for $19.99/mo. The long answer — including what you'd actually give up — is below, and we haven't softened it.
Buttondown
$9/mo
Per year
$108
In the bundle
$19.99/mo
How much does Buttondown cost?
About $9 a month, which is $108 a year, on the plan most individuals end up on. That figure is what we use in our own arithmetic — the savings number on the front page is the sum of these, not a round number we liked.
What do you actually get in VibeBundl?
- Subscriber list with import and export
- Compose and send a campaign
- Open tracking
What do I lose by replacing Buttondown?
Honestly, these. If any of them is load-bearing for you, keep paying — a bundle that costs you a workflow isn't a saving.
- Automations and drip sequences
- Paid subscriptions
- A hosted archive page and RSS-to-email
Is there an open-source alternative to Buttondown?
Yes — Listmonk. If you're happy running and updating your own server, it will take you further than our version will, and it's free. VibeBundl's argument isn't that it's more capable than Listmonk; it's that it's already running, and so are 52 other tools, on one login.
What's the catch?
These are focused tools, not clones. Each one covers the job you actually opened the original for, and stops there — that's how 53 of them fit behind one $19.99 subscription. Read the list above before you cancel anything.
Newsletter plus 52 more, $19.99/mo
Cancel any time. 50+ tools.