What is Keila?
Write and send campaigns with block, Markdown or MJML editors, sign-up forms and segments.
Who is Keila best for?
Keila is best for small businesses and nonprofits who send newsletters and want EU data hosting.
Writers who like Markdown
You can write in a block editor, Markdown, MJML or plain text, and the base templates render well in Gmail, Outlook and Thunderbird.
Privacy-minded senders
Analytics are built in, and one setting switches tracking off entirely.
Keeping bots off the list
The form builder adds custom fields, a captcha check and double opt-in to sign-up forms.
Personalised campaigns
Custom contact data and Liquid templates personalise each email or build fully dynamic ones.
How much does Keila cost?
Keila is free to self-host, and Keila Cloud has no free plan: it starts at €8 a month for 2,000 emails, with unlimited contacts on every plan.
- The same code as Keila Cloud
- Needs PostgreSQL and an email service
- Paid setup help on request
- 2,000 emails a month
- Unlimited contacts and projects
- Send with Keila or your own email server
- 5,000 emails a month
- Unlimited contacts and projects
- Send with Keila or your own email server
- 15,000 emails a month
- Unlimited contacts and projects
- Send with Keila or your own email server
Keila L costs €64 for 50,000 emails, XL €128 for 100,000 and XXL €256 for 250,000 a month. Prices include tax. Open source projects, nonprofits and small businesses that struggle with the price can ask for a discount. Full pricing on keila.io. We checked these prices on .
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Is Keila open source?
Yes. Keila's code is public under the AGPL 3.0 or later licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
2,265stars
+34 (+1.5%) in the last 30 days
- Last commit
- 9 Nov
- Repository age
- 5 years
- Latest release
- 4 Nov
- Licence
- AGPL 3.0 or later
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- pentacent/keila
What are the best Keila alternatives?
Keila is an open source alternative to beehiiv and GetResponse. Ghost, BillionMail, Hyvor Post and listmonk do the same job and are open source too.
beehiivFreeAll-in-one newsletter platform built for growth, monetization, SEO.
GetResponseFreeEmail, automation and SMS marketing with AI.
GhostOpen SourceBlogs and newsletters with paid subscriptions and email delivery, for independent writers.
BillionMailOpen SourceEmail campaigns, webmail and a send API on your own Linux server, with no monthly fee.
Hyvor PostOpen SourceNewsletter service with signup forms, an archive site and no open or click tracking, made in France.
listmonkOpen SourceMailing list manager in one binary that sends campaigns to millions of subscribers through your SMTP.
Questions about Keila
What is Keila?
Write and send campaigns with block, Markdown or MJML editors, sign-up forms and segments.
Who is Keila for?
Keila is best for small businesses and nonprofits who send newsletters and want EU data hosting.
Why does Keila Cloud have no free plan?
Keila is a small bootstrapped company that says it will not sell user data or fund free accounts from a marketing budget, so Keila Cloud starts at €8 a month. Self-hosting the open source version costs nothing.
How much does Keila cost?
Keila's paid plans are Keila XS at €8 per month, Keila S at €16 per month and Keila M at €32 per month.
Is Keila open source?
Yes. Keila's code is public under the AGPL 3.0 or later licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best Keila alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are beehiiv, GetResponse, Ghost, BillionMail, Hyvor Post and listmonk.
Where can I try Keila?
On its official website, keila.io.
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