MailerLite

service Sat Jun 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) emailnewsletterfallback

MailerLite

Role

Documented fallback for newsletter / marketing email if Buttondown became unavailable.

Free tier

• 1,000 subscribers
• 12,000 emails / month
• Automation, landing pages, sign-up forms
• 1 user

Card / subscription required?

NO. Free tier sign-up doesn't require a payment method, but MailerLite does require account approval (manual review on first campaign send).

Alternatives

• Buttondown (primary in AGENTS.md)
• EmailOctopus (2.5K subs)
• Sender (15K emails)

Swap cost

Low — subscriber list exports as CSV, imports into any alternative.

Why fallback only

Buttondown's 100-sub free tier is smaller but fits today's audience. MailerLite's 1K is for when we grow past it.

Cross-refs

• Resend — for transactional, not marketing