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Open-source alternatives to beehiiv

beehiiv does 6 jobs: subscriber lists and segments, campaign editor and templates, automations and drip sequences, signup forms and landing pages, open and click analytics, paid subscriptions and newsletter website. Most projects replace one or two of them, so pick the job you actually need.

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Facts checked 16 Oct 2026

We track 8 open-source alternatives to beehiiv, but none currently has confirmed commercial use, local running and no paid services together. None of the 8 projects we track covers all 6 beehiiv jobs, so most people combine two or more.

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8 projects

Ghost

TryGhost/Ghost
★ 56k active today

Open-source publishing platform with a website, email newsletters, member signups and paid subscriptions via Stripe; self-host or Ghost(Pro).

Replaces Subscriber lists and segments + Campaign editor and templates + Signup forms and landing pages + Open and click analytics + Paid subscriptions and newsletter website (partly) Not: automations and drip sequences
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Confirmed: Yes · MIT
Paid services
No: Required
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked today GitHub ↗ View details

Keila

pentacent/keila
★ 2.2k active 2w ago

Open-source newsletter tool with a WYSIWYG, Markdown or MJML editor, sign-up forms, segments and analytics; Docker self-host or Keila Cloud.

Replaces Subscriber lists and segments + Campaign editor and templates + Signup forms and landing pages + Open and click analytics (partly) Not: automations and drip sequences, paid subscriptions and newsletter website
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0-or-later
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked today GitHub ↗ View details

listmonk

knadh/listmonk
★ 24k active today

Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager in a single Go binary with PostgreSQL; lists, SQL segments, templates, analytics and archives.

Replaces Subscriber lists and segments + Campaign editor and templates + Open and click analytics (partly) Not: automations and drip sequences, signup forms and landing pages, paid subscriptions and newsletter website
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0-only
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Easy
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked today GitHub ↗ View details

Mautic

mautic/mautic
★ 11k active today

Self-hosted marketing automation in PHP; contact segments, email builder, drag-and-drop campaign journeys, forms and landing pages.

Replaces Subscriber lists and segments + Campaign editor and templates + Automations and drip sequences + Signup forms and landing pages (partly) Not: paid subscriptions and newsletter website
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · GPL-3.0-or-later
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Partial: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked today GitHub ↗ View details

Notifuse

Notifuse/notifuse
★ 2.2k active 1d ago

Self-hosted newsletter and transactional email platform in Go; MJML builder, A/B tests, visual automations, analytics. Source-available (BSL) since v40.

Replaces Subscriber lists and segments + Campaign editor and templates + Automations and drip sequences + Open and click analytics (partly) Not: signup forms and landing pages, paid subscriptions and newsletter website
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · BUSL-1.1
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked today GitHub ↗ View details

phpList

phpList/phplist3
★ 877 active 3w ago

Long-running PHP newsletter manager with segmentation, personalisation, bounce handling, analytics, RSS sends and built-in Amazon SES support.

Replaces Subscriber lists and segments + Campaign editor and templates + Open and click analytics (partly) Not: automations and drip sequences, signup forms and landing pages, paid subscriptions and newsletter website
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0-only
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked today GitHub ↗ View details

Plunk

useplunk/plunk
★ 5.5k active 1d ago

Open-source email platform for transactional mail, campaigns and workflow automations with segments and open/click analytics; sends via AWS SES.

Replaces Subscriber lists and segments + Campaign editor and templates + Automations and drip sequences (partly) Not: signup forms and landing pages, paid subscriptions and newsletter website
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0-only
Paid services
No: Required
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked today GitHub ↗ View details

SendPortal

mettle/sendportal
★ 2.2k active 4d ago

Self-hosted Laravel app for email campaigns; subscribers, tags, templates, tracking and reports, sending via Amazon SES, Postmark, Mailgun and others.

Replaces Subscriber lists and segments + Campaign editor and templates + Open and click analytics (partly) Not: automations and drip sequences, signup forms and landing pages, paid subscriptions and newsletter website
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Confirmed: Yes · MIT
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked today GitHub ↗ View details

Common questions about beehiiv alternatives

Is there a free, open-source alternative to beehiiv?

Yes. Mautic, Notifuse, Keila, listmonk and SendPortal are free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. Each covers only part of what beehiiv does, so check which job you need.

Can I do subscriber lists and segments locally without a beehiiv subscription?

Yes, with Mautic (GPL-3.0-or-later), Ghost (MIT) and listmonk (AGPL-3.0-only). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.

Can I do campaign editor and templates locally without a beehiiv subscription?

Yes, with Mautic (GPL-3.0-or-later), Ghost (MIT) and listmonk (AGPL-3.0-only). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.

Which beehiiv alternatives can I use commercially?

Confirmed: Ghost and SendPortal. With conditions: Keila, listmonk, Mautic, Notifuse, phpList and Plunk. This is not legal advice; read each licence.

Does any open-source project replace all of beehiiv?

Not as of 2026-10-16. Subscriber lists and segments, campaign editor and templates, automations and drip sequences, signup forms and landing pages, open and click analytics and paid subscriptions and newsletter website are covered by different projects.

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