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useSend usesend/useSend

Open-source sending platform on top of Amazon SES with transactional API, SMTP, contacts and marketing emails; formerly Unsend; still in beta.

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useSend at a glance

Checked 16 Oct 2026

useSend (4.7k stars, v1.9.8 Aug 2026; formerly Unsend) is a Next.js dashboard and API over Amazon SES. It adds domains, transactional mail, SMTP, scheduling, webhooks, contact books and marketing emails with a block editor, and shows delivered, opened, clicked and bounced counts. AGPL-3.0. Self-hosting needs an AWS account (SES and SNS), PostgreSQL, Redis and a GitHub app for login. The README says it is still in beta. No automations, sign-up forms or paid subscriptions are listed.

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How much of Mailchimp does it replace?

3 of 5 jobs. Contacts, marketing sends and delivery stats only; no automations or forms; Amazon SES required.

Partial: Subscriber lists and segments Partial replacement
Partial: Campaign editor and templates Partial replacement
No: Automations and drip sequences Not covered
No: Signup forms and landing pages Not covered
Partial: Open and click analytics Partial replacement

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

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Confirmed: Self-hosted with Docker or Railway, or hosted useSend An end-to-end guide on how to self-host useSend. docs.usesend.com · overview ↗ today
Code licence Partial: AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE github.com · LICENSE ↗ today
Model weights licence Confirmed: No separate model weights github.com · useSend#readme ↗ today
Commercial use Partial: Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE github.com · LICENSE ↗ today
Paid services needed? No: Requires an AWS account with SES for sending and SNS for status events useSend depends on AWS SES to send emails and SNS to receive email status. docs.usesend.com · overview ↗ today
Hardware Unknown: Not documented; needs PostgreSQL and Redis Know the answer? —
Operating systems Partial: Docker image (Docker Hub, GHCR) or Railway; host OS not listed We provide a Docker container for useSend, which is published on both DockerHub and GitHub Container Registry. github.com · useSend#docker ↗ today
Setup effort Confirmed: Medium; Docker plus AWS IAM keys, a GitHub OAuth app, PostgreSQL and Redis useSend uses GitHub authentication for login. docs.usesend.com · overview ↗ today

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