Side-by-side comparison
Ghost vs Buttondown
Complaint records and Risk Scores compared. Both are in the Email Marketing category.
✓ Buttondown has a lower documented Risk Score.
Buttondown's Risk Score of 7 is lower than Ghost's 14.
That said, always read the full complaint records before deciding.
Product A
Ghost
Open-source publishing platform with a self-hosted option and a clean reputation
14
Clean Record
out of 100
2 documented warnings
Email Marketing
Email Marketing
Product B
Buttondown
Minimalist newsletter platform with 0% platform fees and a developer-friendly API
7
Clean Record
out of 100
1 documented warning
Email Marketing
Email Marketing
Complaint category breakdown
Higher numbers in each row indicate more documented complaints in that category. Bold = more complaints than the other product.
| Complaint type | Ghost | Buttondown |
|---|---|---|
| BBB Complaints | — | — |
| Lawsuits & Legal Action | — | — |
| Misleading Marketing | — | — |
| Customer Complaints | 2 | 1 |
| Churn & Retention | — | — |
| Billing Problems | — | — |
| Support Failures | — | — |
Severity breakdown
| Severity | Ghost | Buttondown |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | — | — |
| High | — | — |
| Medium | 1 | — |
| Low | 1 | 1 |