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Kit Creator and Pro does 6 jobs: subscriber lists and segments, write and send email campaigns, automated email sequences, signup forms and landing pages, campaign analytics, paid newsletter subscriptions. Most projects replace one or two of them, so pick the job you actually need.
We track 3 open-source alternatives to Kit Creator and Pro, but none currently has confirmed commercial use, local running and no paid services together. None of the 3 projects we track covers all 6 Kit Creator and Pro jobs, so most people combine two or more.
Open-source publishing platform with a website, email newsletters, member signups and paid subscriptions via Stripe; self-host or Ghost(Pro).
Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager in a single Go binary with PostgreSQL; lists, SQL segments, templates, analytics and archives.
Self-hosted marketing automation in PHP; contact segments, email builder, drag-and-drop campaign journeys, forms and landing pages.
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Yes. listmonk and Mautic are free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. Each covers only part of what Kit Creator and Pro does, so check which job you need.
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.
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.
Confirmed: Ghost. With conditions: listmonk and Mautic. This is not legal advice; read each licence.
Not as of 2026-10-16. Subscriber lists and segments, write and send email campaigns, automated email sequences, signup forms and landing pages, campaign analytics and paid newsletter subscriptions are covered by different projects.