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Sendicorn vs Buttondown

For 5,000 subscribers sending weekly, Sendicorn costs US$9 a month: 69% less than Buttondown Standard at US$29, as its pricing page showed on 16 October 2026. Buttondown is a newsletter tool for writers, priced by subscribers, with automations and teams as paid add-ons.

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5,000 subscribers, weeklyUS$ a month
Sendicorn20k a month
US$9
ButtondownStandard
US$29
20,000 emails a month, 4 sends69% less

What a weekly newsletter costs on each

Buttondown prices by subscribers. We price by emails sent, with unlimited contacts, so each list size is shown at one send a week.

  • 5,000 subscribers69% less

    20,000 emails a month

    Sendicorn
    US$9 / month20k a month · US$0.45 per 1,000
    Buttondown
    US$29 / monthStandard · US$1.45 per 1,000

  • 15,000 subscribers86% less

    60,000 emails a month

    Sendicorn
    US$19 / month60k a month · US$0.32 per 1,000
    Buttondown
    US$139 / monthAdvanced, up to 20,000 · US$2.32 per 1,000

  • 40,000 subscribers84% less

    160,000 emails a month

    Sendicorn
    US$39 / month160k a month · US$0.24 per 1,000
    Buttondown
    US$239 / monthStandard, priced at 40,000 · US$1.49 per 1,000

Buttondown: Base subscriber price, monthly. Automations (US$29 a month) and teams (US$79 a month) are add-ons on top. Read from buttondown.com/pricing on 16 October 2026; prices change, so check the page before you decide. Weekly means 4 sends a month. Ours are the plans on our pricing page, monthly, before sales tax or VAT.

Side by side

Sendicorn and Buttondown, feature by feature
What you pay forSendicornEmails sentButtondownSubscribers
ContactsSendicornUnlimited on every planButtondownSet by your tier
Team seatsSendicornUnlimitedButtondownTeams add-on, US$79 a month
Brands in one accountSendicornUnlimited projectsButtondownMultiple newsletters add-on, US$29 a month
AutomationsSendicornOn every planButtondownAdd-on, US$29 a month

Buttondown features from buttondown.com/pricing, 16 October 2026.

Why people move from Buttondown

Contacts, projects and teammates are unlimited on every plan.
  1. 01Automations, teammates and more than one newsletter come with every plan.
  2. 02Contacts are unlimited: you pay for the emails you send.
  3. 03Receipts and sign-in codes from your app go through the same account.

Moving from Buttondown

Four steps, and Buttondown can keep sending until the last one. The migration guide has every click.
  1. 01

    Export from Buttondown

    A CSV file of your subscribers.

  2. 02

    Import

    Unsubscribes and bounces stay blocked. Repeats and bad addresses stay out.

  3. 03

    Add your domain

    Copy the DNS records the Domains page shows.

  4. 04

    Send

    Pick a plan, send yourself a test, then send.

  5. Read the full guide

Questions

How much less is Sendicorn than Buttondown?

For 5,000 subscribers sending weekly (20,000 emails a month), Sendicorn's 20k a month plan is US$9 a month and Buttondown Standard is US$29, 69% less. Buttondown's price is from its pricing page on 16 October 2026, before tax.

Can I move my Buttondown subscribers to Sendicorn?

Yes. Export them from Buttondown as a CSV file and import it under Contacts. People who unsubscribed or bounced come in blocked, and an import never subscribes anyone again.

Do contacts who don't open cost anything on Sendicorn?

No. Every plan has unlimited contacts, projects and teammates. Only the emails you send count toward your plan.

Every Sendicorn plan, per 1,000 emails

Unlimited contacts
20,000 emails
US$0.45US$9 / month
60,000 emails
US$0.32US$19 / month
160,000 emails
US$0.24US$39 / month
400,000 emails
US$0.22US$89 / monthSet up by email
1,000,000 emails
US$0.20US$199 / monthSet up by email
Extra 10,000
US$0.70US$7 once

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