Buttondown
A focused newsletter editor with optional paid subscriptions and automation.
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Memberships and private feeds
Paid newsletter subscriptions use a payment integration. This does not supply podcast media hosting or a private RSS service.
Buttondown is a newsletter service for writers. Its editor, email delivery, and web archive suit episode notes, links, and a regular letter to listeners.
It also supports paid subscriptions, RSS-to-email, segmentation, and automations. Those are optional paid features, not absent capabilities.
Price the combination you actually need. Several add-ons can make a simple-looking newsletter setup cost more than the base subscriber charge.
Sources for this review
- Buttondown pricing · Checked 2026-09-06
- Buttondown features · Checked 2026-09-06
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