SendPortal vs listmonk vs Mailcheap

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.

SendPortalmettle/sendportal

listmonkknadh/listmonk

Mailcheapmarclou/mailcheap

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

Yes

Signup forms and landing pages

Yes

Open and click analytics

Partly

Yes

Paid subscriptions and newsletter website

Yes

Jobs covered

3 of 6 jobs

1 of 6 jobs

All 6

Popularity and activity (from GitHub)

Stars

2,178

23,886Top

1,275

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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

v4.0.0 · 2026-10-12

v7.0.0-beta.1 · 2026-10-20Top

Unknown

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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

0 / 0

29 / 68

0 / 0

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Facts, with sources on each project page

Runs on my machine?Differs

Self-hosted Laravel application

Self-hosted binary or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL

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

Hosted by the vendor

Code licenceDiffers

MIT

AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)

AGPL-3.0

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Model weights licenceDiffers

No separate model weights

No bundled weights; AI agents connect through its MCP server

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Commercial useDiffers

Yes, MIT

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

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

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Paid services needed?Differs

App is free; needs an email service such as Amazon SES, Postmark, SendGrid, Mailgun, Mailjet, Postal or SMTP

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

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

Subscription

HardwareDiffers

No hardware figures; needs PHP 8.3+ and MySQL 5.7+ or PostgreSQL 10+

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

Not checked yet

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Operating systemsDiffers

Any server with PHP 8.3+, Composer, a web server and MySQL or PostgreSQL; host OS not listed

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

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

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Setup effortDiffers

Medium; git clone, composer install, configure a web server and database

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

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

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Stars over time

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

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

- SendPortal: 2,178 GitHub stars, 2 commits in 12 weeks, licence MIT
- listmonk: 23,886 GitHub stars, 195 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0 (copyleft)
- Mailcheap: 1,275 GitHub stars, 75 commits in 12 weeks, licence AGPL-3.0

Where they differ:
- Runs on my machine?: SendPortal Self-hosted Laravel application; listmonk Self-hosted binary or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL; Mailcheap Self-hosted on Vercel or any Node.js 22+ host
- Code licence: SendPortal MIT; listmonk AGPL-3.0 (copyleft); Mailcheap AGPL-3.0
- Model weights licence: SendPortal No separate model weights; listmonk No separate model weights; Mailcheap No bundled weights; AI agents connect through its MCP server
- Commercial use: SendPortal Yes, MIT; listmonk Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms; no paid edition or feature gating; Mailcheap Yes, AGPL-3.0; you must share your source if you offer a modified version over a network
- Paid services needed?: SendPortal App is free; needs an email service such as Amazon SES, Postmark, SendGrid, Mailgun, Mailjet, Postal or SMTP; listmonk App is free; you need an SMTP server or sending service such as Amazon SES to deliver mail; Mailcheap Needs Amazon SES or PostShiba for sending, both paid; MongoDB, QStash and hosting have free tiers
- Hardware: SendPortal No hardware figures; needs PHP 8.3+ and MySQL 5.7+ or PostgreSQL 10+; listmonk Light; a production instance sent 7M+ emails using a fraction of one core and 57 MB peak RAM; Mailcheap Not checked yet
- Operating systems: SendPortal Any server with PHP 8.3+, Composer, a web server and MySQL or PostgreSQL; host OS not listed; listmonk Binaries for Linux, macOS (Darwin), Windows and the BSDs; Docker image; Mailcheap Deployment requires Node.js 22+ hosting. No explicit Windows/macOS/Linux server support matrix was verified.
- Setup effort: SendPortal Medium; git clone, composer install, configure a web server and database; listmonk Easy; download binary or docker compose up, plus a PostgreSQL database; Mailcheap Medium; deploy to Vercel or a Node.js host, then set up MongoDB, SES or PostShiba, QStash and DNS

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