Notifuse vs Mailcheap vs listmonk

Side by side, as alternatives to beehiiv. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.

NotifuseNotifuse/notifuse

Mailcheapmarclou/mailcheap

listmonkknadh/listmonk

beehiivpaid product

Cost and coverage

Price

$0 software; you run it

See pricing page source ↗

Subscriber lists and segments

Partly

Yes

Campaign editor and templates

Partly

Yes

Automations and drip sequences

Partly

Yes

Signup forms and landing pages

Yes

Open and click analytics

Partly

Yes

Paid subscriptions and newsletter website

Yes

Jobs covered

4 of 6 jobs

1 of 6 jobs

3 of 6 jobs

All 6

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

2,254

1,275

23,886Top

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Gain this week

Unknown

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Signal

Building history

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Commits / 4 wk

129Top

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Latest release

v41.0 · 2026-09-17

Unknown

v7.0.0-beta.1 · 2026-10-20Top

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Commits / 12 wk

195

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People committing / 12 mo

32+

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Issues opened / closed, 30 days

20 / 8

0 / 0

29 / 68

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Self-hosted with Docker or Docker Compose, or Notifuse Cloud

Self-hosted on Vercel or any Node.js 22+ host

Self-hosted binary or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

Business Source License 1.1 from v40 (converts to AGPL-3.0-or-later after four years); v39 and earlier AGPL-3.0

AGPL-3.0

AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No separate model weights

No bundled weights; AI agents connect through its MCP server

No separate model weights

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Commercial useDiffers

Production use and hosting for others allowed; six licensed features need a paid key

Yes, AGPL-3.0; you must share your source if you offer a modified version over a network

Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms; no paid edition or feature gating

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Paid services needed?Differs

Needs an email provider or SMTP server; licence key only for >3 workspaces, granular permissions, SES tenants, SSO, multilingual templates and audit log

Needs Amazon SES or PostShiba for sending, both paid; MongoDB, QStash and hosting have free tiers

App is free; you need an SMTP server or sending service such as Amazon SES to deliver mail

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

No hardware figures; needs PostgreSQL 17 or newer

Not checked yet

Light; a production instance sent 7M+ emails using a fraction of one core and 57 MB peak RAM

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Operating systemsDiffers

Docker host with PostgreSQL; host OS not listed

Deployment requires Node.js 22+ hosting. No explicit Windows/macOS/Linux server support matrix was verified.

Binaries for Linux, macOS (Darwin), Windows and the BSDs; Docker image

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Setup effortDiffers

Medium; Docker Compose or standalone Docker, then a setup wizard for admin, API endpoint and SMTP

Medium; deploy to Vercel or a Node.js host, then set up MongoDB, SES or PostShiba, QStash and DNS

Easy; download binary or docker compose up, plus a PostgreSQL database

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Stars over time

Switch to Growth % to compare projects of different sizes fairly.

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Tracked daily since 16 Oct 2026. Dashed history: estimated from public records of when people starred the repo. Lines connect observations only; gaps contain no measured points.

Growth % starts at each project's first observed point in the shown range. Zero-star starts are unavailable.

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Notifuse vs Mailcheap vs listmonk (as alternatives to beehiiv)
Figures from RepoQuarry, 21 Oct 2026. Sources: https://repoquarry.dev/compare?ids=notifuse,mailcheap,listmonk&product=beehiiv

beehiiv: See pricing page
Notifuse: free software; does 4 of 6 beehiiv jobs
Mailcheap: free software; does 1 of 6 beehiiv jobs
listmonk: free software; does 3 of 6 beehiiv jobs

- Notifuse: 2,254 GitHub stars, 59 commits in 12 weeks, licence Business Source License 1.1 from v40 (converts to AGPL-3.0-or-later after four years); v39 and earlier AGPL-3.0
- Mailcheap: 1,275 GitHub stars, 75 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0
- listmonk: 23,886 GitHub stars, 195 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: Notifuse Self-hosted with Docker or Docker Compose, or Notifuse Cloud; Mailcheap Self-hosted on Vercel or any Node.js 22+ host; listmonk Self-hosted binary or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL
- Code licence: Notifuse Business Source License 1.1 from v40 (converts to AGPL-3.0-or-later after four years); v39 and earlier AGPL-3.0; Mailcheap AGPL-3.0; listmonk AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)
- Model weights licence: Notifuse No separate model weights; Mailcheap No bundled weights; AI agents connect through its MCP server; listmonk No separate model weights
- Commercial use: Notifuse Production use and hosting for others allowed; six licensed features need a paid key; Mailcheap Yes, AGPL-3.0; you must share your source if you offer a modified version over a network; listmonk Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms; no paid edition or feature gating
- Paid services needed?: Notifuse Needs an email provider or SMTP server; licence key only for >3 workspaces, granular permissions, SES tenants, SSO, multilingual templates and audit log; Mailcheap Needs Amazon SES or PostShiba for sending, both paid; MongoDB, QStash and hosting have free tiers; listmonk App is free; you need an SMTP server or sending service such as Amazon SES to deliver mail
- Hardware: Notifuse No hardware figures; needs PostgreSQL 17 or newer; Mailcheap Not checked yet; listmonk Light; a production instance sent 7M+ emails using a fraction of one core and 57 MB peak RAM
- Operating systems: Notifuse Docker host with PostgreSQL; host OS not listed; Mailcheap Deployment requires Node.js 22+ hosting. No explicit Windows/macOS/Linux server support matrix was verified.; listmonk Binaries for Linux, macOS (Darwin), Windows and the BSDs; Docker image
- Setup effort: Notifuse Medium; Docker Compose or standalone Docker, then a setup wizard for admin, API endpoint and SMTP; Mailcheap Medium; deploy to Vercel or a Node.js host, then set up MongoDB, SES or PostShiba, QStash and DNS; listmonk Easy; download binary or docker compose up, plus a PostgreSQL database

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