# Mailcheap

> Newsletters where you pay for the emails you send, not for dormant subscribers. Self-host it, or use the hosted mailcheap.ai. Added from the trending feed (owner) on 2026-10-17 with 1,184 GitHub stars. So far only the licence comes from GitHub; the other facts are unknown until someone checks them.

- Repository: https://github.com/marclou/mailcheap
- Official docs: https://github.com/marclou/mailcheap#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-21

## What it replaces
- beehiiv: Subscriber lists and segments (partial). Draft: which jobs it covers is not checked yet.
  - Use it instead of paying for beehiiv? Personal use: Partly (Needs something paid: Needs Amazon SES or PostShiba for sending, both paid; MongoDB, QStash and hosting have fr…). Business: Partly (Commercial use with conditions: Yes, AGPL-3.0; you must share your source if you offer a modified version over a network).

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Self-hosted on Vercel or any Node.js 22+ host | https://github.com/marclou/mailcheap/blob/main/README.md#self-hosting | 2026-10-21 |
| Code licence | Partial | AGPL-3.0 | https://github.com/marclou/mailcheap#license | 2026-10-17 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No bundled weights; AI agents connect through its MCP server | https://github.com/marclou/mailcheap/blob/main/README.md#features | 2026-10-21 |
| Commercial use | Partial | Yes, AGPL-3.0; you must share your source if you offer a modified version over a network | https://github.com/marclou/mailcheap/blob/main/LICENSE | 2026-10-21 |
| Paid services needed? | No | Needs Amazon SES or PostShiba for sending, both paid; MongoDB, QStash and hosting have free tiers | https://github.com/marclou/mailcheap/blob/main/README.md#what-you-need | 2026-10-21 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not checked yet | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Partial | Deployment requires Node.js 22+ hosting. No explicit Windows/macOS/Linux server support matrix was verified. | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/marclou/mailcheap/HEAD/README.md | 2026-10-19 |
| Setup effort | Partial | Medium; deploy to Vercel or a Node.js host, then set up MongoDB, SES or PostShiba, QStash and DNS | https://github.com/marclou/mailcheap/blob/main/README.md#self-hosting | 2026-10-21 |

GitHub: 1275 stars, 324 forks, last push 2026-10-20, archived: no.
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