EmailOctopus is a complex, powerful tool, but it lacks some of the most important features that you need when you're building a newsletter.
Buttondown is a more light-weight tool that gives you the same ease of use as EmailOctopus, as well as support for features like:
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Free for your first hundred subscribers |
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Embeddable widget |
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Analytics |
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Email scheduling |
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Autosaving |
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First-party API |
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Third-party integrations |
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Multiple newsletters |
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Archives |
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Markdown support |
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Drag and drop image uploading |
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Free RSS support |
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Clean, usable design |
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Smart embeds |
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Paid subscriptions |
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Privacy-first |
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'Pay what you want' mode |
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Discussion threads |