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Listmonk

★ 22k

High-performance single-binary newsletter and mailing list manager with campaigns, templates, and Postgres backend

Listmonk does the job of Mailchimp, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and it installs in about one command. Mailchimp bills $13-350+ for it. 22k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Mailchimp.

Licence
AGPL-3.0
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$13-350+
GitHub stars
22k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:

How Listmonk runs

Where it runs

Listmonk runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

Listmonk questions

Is Listmonk open source?

Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.

Can Listmonk replace Mailchimp?

Our verdict on Mailchimp is YES. Ghost (49k stars), Listmonk (22k stars), Mautic (10k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Mailchimp — self-host with docker and stop paying $20/mo.

Can I self-host Listmonk?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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