Notifuse Notifuse/notifuse

Self-hosted newsletter and transactional email platform in Go; MJML builder, A/B tests, visual automations, analytics. Source-available (BSL) since v40.

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Notifuse at a glance

Checked 16 Oct 2026

Notifuse (2.2k stars, v41.0 Sept 2026) is a Go/React app on PostgreSQL 17 with a drag-and-drop MJML builder, campaigns with A/B tests, lists and segments, a visual automation flow builder (delays, branches, webhooks), transactional API and open/click analytics. Sends via Amazon SES, Mailgun, Postmark, Mailjet, SparkPost, SendGrid or SMTP. Since v40 it is Business Source License 1.1 (AGPL after four years; v39 and earlier stay AGPL). Production use is allowed, but six features (over 3 workspaces, SSO, SES tenants, audit log and others) need a paid key. It does not accept pull requests.

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How much of Mailchimp does it replace?

4 of 5 jobs. Campaigns, segments, A/B tests and automations; landing pages are not listed.

Subscriber lists and segments Partial replacement

Campaign editor and templates Partial replacement

Automations and drip sequences Partial replacement

Signup forms and landing pages Not covered

Open and click analytics Partial replacement

For signup forms and landing pages, see other Mailchimp alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

How much of beehiiv does it replace?

4 of 6 jobs. Newsletter sending and automations; no newsletter website or paid subscriptions.

Subscriber lists and segments Partial replacement

Campaign editor and templates Partial replacement

Automations and drip sequences Partial replacement

Signup forms and landing pages Not covered

Open and click analytics Partial replacement

Paid subscriptions and newsletter website Not covered

For signup forms and landing pages, paid subscriptions and newsletter website, see other beehiiv alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

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Runs on my machine? Self-hosted with Docker or Docker Compose, or Notifuse Cloud This option includes an embedded PostgreSQL database for easy testing and development docs.notifuse.com · installation ↗ today

Code licence Business Source License 1.1 from v40 (converts to AGPL-3.0-or-later after four years); v39 and earlier AGPL-3.0 Becomes AGPL-3.0-or-later four years after each version is published. github.com · LICENSING.md ↗ today

Model weights licence No separate model weights github.com · notifuse#readme ↗ today

Commercial use Production use and hosting for others allowed; six licensed features need a paid key you may host Notifuse for other people, and you may charge them for it. github.com · LICENSING.md ↗ today

Paid services needed? Needs an email provider or SMTP server; licence key only for >3 workspaces, granular permissions, SES tenants, SSO, multilingual templates and audit log the send path contains no licence check of any kind github.com · LICENSING.md ↗ today

Hardware No hardware figures; needs PostgreSQL 17 or newer Know the answer? —

Operating systems Docker host with PostgreSQL; host OS not listed Recommended version : PostgreSQL 17 or higher docs.notifuse.com · installation ↗ today

Setup effort Medium; Docker Compose or standalone Docker, then a setup wizard for admin, API endpoint and SMTP Complete the Setup Wizard: Enter your root administrator email Configure your API endpoint Set up SMTP settings docs.notifuse.com · installation ↗ today