Free, open-source alternatives to Mailchimp
Newsletters and email marketing. 5 apps you can run yourself instead of Mailchimp, sorted by how well they replace it. Each one is open source, so your data stays with you.
ListmonkBest match
High performance, self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard.
Mautic
Marketing automation software (email, social and more).
Keila
Reliable and easy-to-use newsletter tool (alternative to Mailchimp and Sendinblue).
phpList
Newsletter and email marketing with advanced management of subscribers, bounces, and plugins.
Dittofeed
Omni-channel customer engagement and messaging automation platform (alternative to Braze, Customer.io, Iterable).
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Why replace Mailchimp?
Mailchimp works, but your data lives in someone else's account, the price can change at any time, and features can disappear. An open-source app you run yourself is yours: you choose where it runs, who can see the data, and when to update.
Questions
What is the best free alternative to Mailchimp?
Listmonk is the closest open-source replacement for Mailchimp in our list. Mautic and Keila are worth a look too, depending on what you need.
Can I self-host an alternative to Mailchimp?
Yes. All 5 apps on this page are open source and can run on your own server, usually with Docker, or on a managed host that installs them for you.