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Listmonk
Listmonk is a free and open-source self-hosted solution for managing newsletters, mailing lists, and transactional emails.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Self-hosted, open-source platform for managing newsletters, mailing lists, and transactional messages.
Who should look elsewhere
Requires technical expertise for self-hosting and setup.
Pros
- +Completely free and open-source, offering full control and transparency.
- +High performance and efficiency with a low resource footprint, even for large campaigns.
- +Versatile templating options and support for various message types beyond email.
- +Strong privacy features and robust authentication/authorization controls.
Cons
- −Requires technical expertise for self-hosting and setup.
- −No mention of direct customer support, relying on community for help.
- −Manual setup of SMTP servers needed for email sending.
Key features
- ✓Self-hosted deployment
- ✓Subscriber management (single/double opt-in)
- ✓SQL-based subscriber segmentation
- ✓Built-in campaign analytics
- ✓Dynamic email templating (Go templating language)
- ✓Multiple email editors (drag-and-drop, WYSIWYG, Markdown, HTML, plain text)
- ✓Multi-threaded, high-throughput email queues
- ✓Throughput and sliding window rate limiting
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | month | Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager; Open source; Manage millions of subscribers across single and double opt-in lists |