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Listmonk — open source alternative

Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager.

Strengths

  • Fast Go binary — single executable.
  • Clean UI and import/export tools.
  • Bring-your-own-SMTP (Amazon SES, Postmark, etc.).

Weaknesses

  • No drag-and-drop visual builder.
  • Deliverability depends on your SMTP setup.
  • Not a visual marketing suite — plain newsletter focus.
License: AGPL-3.0 Self-host difficulty: 2/5 Self-host only

Official site · Source on GitHub

Ad slot — OSS middle

Listmonk is used as an alternative to

Mailchimp

Email marketing and automations.

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Kit (ConvertKit)

Creator-focused newsletter platform.

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SendGrid

Transactional email API for apps, now Twilio SendGrid.

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Substack

Hosted newsletter platform with paid subscriptions built in.

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