Lnkbase Newsletter vs Buttondown
Buttondown costs less up to 1,000 subscribers. At 4,000 they're the same price, $29 a month, but paid subscriptions are a $9 add-on on Buttondown and built in here.
Price at five list sizes
| Subscribers | 1,000 | 4,000 | 10,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lnkbase Newsletter | $12/mo Starter | $29/mo Pro | $29/mo Pro | $129/mo Scale | Custom Talk to us |
| Buttondown | $9/mo Basic | $29/mo Standard | $79/mo Professional | $319/mo Up to 60k | $459/mo Up to 100k |
Paid subscriptions are a $9 a month add-on on Buttondown.
Feature by feature
| Lnkbase | Buttondown | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee on paid subscriptions | 0% (Stripe fees only) | 0% (Stripe fees, $9 add-on) |
| Official MCP server for AI agents | Yes | No |
| Free plan | Up to 500 subscribers | — |
| Hosted for you | Yes | Yes |
| Recommendation network | Every newsletter on Lnkbase | No |
| Ad network | Marketplace plus your own sponsors | No |
| Support | Yes |
What Buttondown has that we don't
- A Markdown-first editor loved by writers
- Managed deliverability and migration help
What Lnkbase Newsletter gives you
- A free plan, then one flat price by list size with every feature included
- 0% of your paid subscriptions, products, tickets and sponsorships
- Paid subscriptions, products, webinars, podcasts and community in one place
- REST API, webhooks and an MCP server so your AI agent can run it
What a list costs a month
The cheapest plan that fits one issue a week (about 4.3 emails per subscriber a month), billed monthly in US dollars, from each pricing page on October 25, 2026. Ours is the cheapest Lnkbase Newsletter plan that fits. How our plans work
How we priced Lnkbase Newsletter
Lnkbase Newsletter is priced by list size, with every feature on every plan: Free up to 500 subscribers, Starter $12 up to 2,500, Pro $29 up to 10,000 and Scale $129 up to 50,000. Each plan includes enough emails for one issue a week, with room for welcome emails and automations.
We take 0% of paid subscriptions, products, tickets and sponsorships; Stripe's card fees apply. Above 50,000 subscribers we set a custom plan.
Every product name here belongs to its owner and is used only to name the product compared. Lnkbase isn't affiliated with any of them. Prices and features come from their own sites on October 25, 2026 and may have changed since.