Buttondown vs Listmonk
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
Buttondown edges out Listmonk overall, scoring 6 to 5 and showing up in 6 of 59 answers versus Listmonk's 5. Buttondown's strongest showing comes on "best newsletter platform" (2 of 3 answers), while Listmonk sweeps "best open-source or self-hosted newsletter tool" at 3 of 3. Head-to-head, Buttondown is named more often on 4 questions, Listmonk on 2, with 14 ties. Neither tool appears for small business or general "best email marketing platforms" questions. By model, Claude rates Buttondown highest at 14, while Listmonk's scores stay close together across ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
Head to head
| metric | Buttondown | Listmonk |
|---|---|---|
| score | 6 | 5 |
| questions won | 5 | 3 |
By assistant
Buttondown
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 3 | 5% of answers | #5.0 |
| Claude | 14 | 25% of answers | #6.4 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 0 | 0% of answers |
Listmonk
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
| Claude | 7 | 15% of answers | #9.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
Where they differ
Only Buttondown gets named for
- What's the best newsletter platform?
- Which email platform is best for a solo creator?
- What's the best email tool for selling a paid newsletter?
- What's the best email platform that doesn't charge for duplicate subscribers?
Only Listmonk gets named for
- What's the best open-source or self-hosted newsletter tool?
- What's the best alternative to Mailchimp?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full Email marketing platforms leaderboard