Buttondown is 100% cheaper
than GetResponse
$0/mo (Free (first 100 subscribers)) vs GetResponse Starter at $19/mo — covering 10% of the 21 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Starter plan at $19/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free (first 100 subscribers): 0 USD/monthly.
GetResponse costs $19/mo on the Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 21 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Buttondown covers 10% of the 21 capabilities compared against GetResponse. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Buttondown | GetResponse |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| A/B testing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Audience segmentation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Landing pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| SMS marketing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Transactional email API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Remove branding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✗ | ✓ |
| Paid subscriptions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Payment collection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution | ✗ | ✓ |
| Data export | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI generation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webinars | ✗ | ✓ |
| Website builder | ✗ | ✓ |
| Push notifications | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Abandoned-cart automation | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities GetResponse has that Buttondown lacks.
- A/B testing — Test variations of an email to see which performs better.Missing from Buttondown.
- Audience segmentation — Group subscribers into segments for targeted sends.Missing from Buttondown.
- Email templates — Start a campaign from a pre-built email template.Missing from Buttondown.
- Landing pages — Build landing pages to pair with email campaigns.Missing from Buttondown.
- SMS marketing — Send marketing messages by text message.Missing from Buttondown.
- Transactional email API — Send transactional emails programmatically via an API.Missing from Buttondown.
- Remove branding — Remove the provider's branding from sent emails.Missing from Buttondown.
- Dedicated IP — Send email from an IP address dedicated to your account.Missing from Buttondown.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from Buttondown.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from Buttondown.
- Payment collection — Collect payments directly through a form.Missing from Buttondown.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from Buttondown.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from Buttondown.
- AI generation — Generate design drafts or assets from a text prompt.Missing from Buttondown.
- Webinars — Host webinars from within the platform.Missing from Buttondown.
- Website builder — Build a website using the same platform as your email campaigns.Missing from Buttondown.
- Push notifications — Send push notifications alongside email campaigns.Missing from Buttondown.
- SSO (SAML) — Sign in through your company's SAML SSO.Missing from Buttondown.
- Abandoned-cart automation — Automatically email shoppers who leave items in their cart.Missing from Buttondown.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free (first 100 subscribers) | Free |
| Free | Free |
| Starter | $19/mo |
| Marketer | $59/mo |
| Creator | $69/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Buttondown than GetResponse?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free (first 100 subscribers) vs $19/mo on Starter. That is $228 a year.
What does Buttondown lack compared with GetResponse?
A/B testing, Audience segmentation, Email templates, Landing pages, SMS marketing, Transactional email API, Remove branding, Dedicated IP, Unlimited forms, Custom domain, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation — 19 of the 21 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
GetResponse: 2026-09-07; Buttondown: 2026-08-31 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing/trial (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Buttondown data last verified 2026-08-31