# Mautic

> Mautic (10.8k stars, 7.2.1 Sept 2026) is a PHP/MySQL marketing automation suite run by an open-source community. It covers segments, an email builder, a drag-and-drop campaign builder for automated journeys, forms, landing pages and reports. GPL-3.0-or-later with no paid edition. It needs a VPS (not shared hosting) and an email transport such as SMTP, Amazon SES or SendGrid. It is heavier to run than a plain newsletter tool and has no paid subscriptions.

- Repository: https://github.com/mautic/mautic
- Official docs: https://docs.mautic.org/en/5.x/
- Checked: 2026-10-16

## What it replaces
- Mailchimp: Subscriber lists and segments, Campaign editor and templates, Automations and drip sequences, Signup forms and landing pages, Open and click analytics (full). Covers lists, campaigns, automation journeys, forms, landing pages and reports; you run the server and sending service.
- beehiiv: Subscriber lists and segments, Campaign editor and templates, Automations and drip sequences, Signup forms and landing pages (partial). Marketing automation, not a publishing platform; no paid subscriptions or newsletter website.
- Kit Creator and Pro: Subscriber lists and segments, Automated email sequences (partial). Segmentation and marketing campaigns cover audience and automation work; delivery infrastructure must be configured separately; the paid product's full editor and service bundle are not assumed.
- Brevo: Subscriber lists and segments, Automated email sequences (partial). Segmentation and marketing campaigns cover audience and automation work; delivery infrastructure must be configured separately; the paid product's full editor and service bundle are not assumed.
- MailerLite: Subscriber lists and segments, Automated email sequences (partial). Segmentation and marketing campaigns cover audience and automation work; delivery infrastructure must be configured separately; the paid product's full editor and service bundle are not assumed.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Self-hosted on a VPS or dedicated server; paid hosting also offered | https://mautic.org/mautic-requirements/ | 2026-10-16 |
| Code licence | Partial | GPL-3.0-or-later (copyleft) | https://github.com/mautic/mautic/blob/7.x/LICENSE.txt | 2026-10-16 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/mautic/mautic#readme | 2026-10-16 |
| Commercial use | Partial | Yes under GPL-3.0 copyleft terms; no feature-gated edition | https://github.com/mautic/mautic#readme | 2026-10-16 |
| Paid services needed? | Partial | Software is free; you need an email transport such as SMTP, Amazon SES or SendGrid to send | https://docs.mautic.org/en/5.x/configuration/settings.html | 2026-10-16 |
| Hardware | Partial | VPS or dedicated server; PHP 8.2+ (Mautic 7), MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.2+; no RAM figure given | https://mautic.org/mautic-requirements/ | 2026-10-16 |
| Operating systems | Partial | Server with Apache, Nginx or IIS, PHP and MySQL/MariaDB; host OS not specified | https://mautic.org/mautic-requirements/ | 2026-10-16 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Medium; install with Composer or the release zip and a web installer, plus a web server and database | https://github.com/mautic/mautic#how-to-install-mautic | 2026-10-16 |

GitHub: 10779 stars, 3496 forks, last push 2026-10-16, archived: no.
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