Substack is a new tool for creating paid newsletters that collects 10% of the revenue generated from your paid subscriptions. Buttondown takes none of your profits – ever.
You shouldn't be penalized for growing. That's why Buttondown's fee doesn't inflate with your newsletter's success.
Substack is also missing some of the key features required to make an easy, technically-inclined newsletter, like support for scheduled emails, analytics, and an API.
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Free for your first hundred subscribers |
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Archives |
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Embeddable widget |
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Analytics |
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Drag and drop image uploading |
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Email scheduling |
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Free RSS support |
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Smart embeds |
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Paid subscriptions |
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'Pay what you want' mode |
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Discussion threads |
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Markdown support |
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Clean, usable design |
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Autosaving |
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First-party API |
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Third-party integrations |
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Privacy-first |
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Multiple newsletters |
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