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Buttondown vs Mailchimp
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
Mailchimp
Email marketing for small businesses, now owned by Intuit.
Newsletters & EmailFreemium · $13/mo
At a glanceButtondownMailchimp
At a glance
- Pricing
- Buttondown$9/mo
- Mailchimp$13/mo
- Pricing model
- ButtondownFreemium
- MailchimpFreemium
- Founded
- Buttondown—
- Mailchimp2001
- Location
- ButtondownUSA
- MailchimpAtlanta, USA
- Bootstrapped
- ButtondownYes
- Mailchimp—
- Open source
- Buttondown—
- Mailchimp—
- Category
- Buttondown—
- MailchimpNewsletters & Email
- Indie alternatives
- Buttondown0
- Mailchimp6
- Founders
- ButtondownJustin Duke
- MailchimpBen Chestnut, Dan Kurzius
Key differences
Pricing
Buttondown starts cheaper at $9/mo; Mailchimp starts at $13/mo.
Funding
Buttondown is bootstrapped; Mailchimp is venture-backed.
Indie alternatives
Buttondown has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Mailchimp has 6.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
Founders of Mailchimp
- Dan KurziusCo-founder
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