# Open-source alternatives to Mailchimp

> We track 11 open-source alternatives to Mailchimp, but none currently has confirmed commercial use, local running and no paid services together. Mautic covers all 5 Mailchimp jobs.

Mailchimp: Hosted email marketing service from Intuit. Keeps your audience lists and segments, has a drag-and-drop campaign editor with templates, signup forms and landing pages, automated email journeys, and open and click reporting. Plans are priced by number of contacts, and Mailchimp sends the email for you. Pricing: See pricing page (checked 2026-10-16). Facts checked 2026-10-16.

## Projects

| Project | Jobs | Runs locally | Commercial use | Paid services | Hardware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Ghost](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/ghost) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, signup-forms-landing-pages, email-campaign-analytics, paid-newsletter-subscriptions | Self-hosted with Ghost-CLI (local dev or Ubuntu production), or hosted Ghost(Pro) | Yes, MIT | Newsletter delivery requires Mailgun (SMTP not supported for bulk mail); Stripe needed for paid memberships | Server with at least 1 GB memory for production |
| [listmonk](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/listmonk) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted binary or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL | Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms; no paid edition or feature gating | App is free; you need an SMTP server or sending service such as Amazon SES to deliver mail | Light; a production instance sent 7M+ emails using a fraction of one core and 57 MB peak RAM |
| [Mautic](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/mautic) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, email-automations, signup-forms-landing-pages, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted on a VPS or dedicated server; paid hosting also offered | Yes under GPL-3.0 copyleft terms; no feature-gated edition | Software is free; you need an email transport such as SMTP, Amazon SES or SendGrid to send | VPS or dedicated server; PHP 8.2+ (Mautic 7), MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.2+; no RAM figure given |
| [Plunk](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/plunk) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, email-automations, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted with Docker Compose, or hosted Plunk | Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms | Self-hosting requires an AWS SES account for sending | Not documented |
| [useSend](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/usesend) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted with Docker or Railway, or hosted useSend | Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms | Requires an AWS account with SES for sending and SNS for status events | Not documented; needs PostgreSQL and Redis |
| [Dittofeed](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/dittofeed) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, email-automations, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted with Docker Compose or Render, or Dittofeed cloud | MIT code may be used commercially; multi-tenancy, embedding and white-labeling need the paid closed-source licence | Needs an email provider such as SendGrid or Amazon SES; plain SMTP works but is not recommended for production | Not documented; runs PostgreSQL, ClickHouse and Temporal alongside the app |
| [BillionMail](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/billionmail) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted on a Linux server via install script, Docker Compose or aaPanel | Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms | None required; built-in mail server sends directly if outbound port 25 is open, SMTP relay optional | Minimum 1 CPU core, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk |
| [Notifuse](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/notifuse) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, email-automations, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted with Docker or Docker Compose, or Notifuse Cloud | Production use and hosting for others allowed; six licensed features need a paid key | Needs an email provider or SMTP server; licence key only for \>3 workspaces, granular permissions, SES tenants, SSO, multilingual templates and audit log | No hardware figures; needs PostgreSQL 17 or newer |
| [SendPortal](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/sendportal) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted Laravel application | Yes, MIT | App is free; needs an email service such as Amazon SES, Postmark, SendGrid, Mailgun, Mailjet, Postal or SMTP | No hardware figures; needs PHP 8.3+ and MySQL 5.7+ or PostgreSQL 10+ |
| [Keila](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/keila) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, signup-forms-landing-pages, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted Docker image, or hosted Keila Cloud | Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms; self-hosted version is not feature-gated in the README | Your own inbox over SMTP works for small lists; larger lists need a sending service | Not documented; needs a container engine and PostgreSQL |
| [phpList](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/phplist) | subscriber-lists-segments, email-campaign-editor, email-campaign-analytics | Self-hosted on PHP/MySQL hosting or Docker; hosted phplist.com also offered | Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms | Software is free; you need an SMTP server or Amazon SES to send | No hardware figures; needs MySQL/MariaDB, Apache and PHP 8.1+ |

## Common questions

### Is there a free, open-source alternative to Mailchimp?

Yes. Mautic, Dittofeed, Notifuse, Keila and listmonk are free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. Mautic covers every job we list for Mailchimp; the others cover only part of it, so check which job you need.

### Can I do subscriber lists and segments locally without a Mailchimp 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 Mailchimp 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 Mailchimp alternatives can I use commercially?

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

### Does any open-source project replace all of Mailchimp?

Mautic covers every job we list for Mailchimp.

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