listmonk

What is listmonk?

Mailing list manager in one binary that sends campaigns to millions of subscribers through your SMTP.

Who is listmonk best for?

listmonk is best for developers and small publishers who send large newsletters through their own SMTP servers.

• Large lists on a budget

  It manages millions of subscribers in Postgres, and sending costs only what your SMTP provider charges.

• Segmenting with SQL

  Subscriber queries and segments are written as SQL expressions.

• Transactional email

  The same install sends transactional messages from your app next to newsletter campaigns.

• Personalised templates

  Go templates with 100+ functions personalise subject lines and content.

How much does listmonk cost?

listmonk is free open source software with no paid plan or official cloud; you pay only for your server and the SMTP service that delivers the email.

There is no paid plan or official hosting. Third-party providers sell one-click hosted listmonk, and the project says it has no affiliation with them. Full pricing on github.com. We checked these prices on 8 Nov 2026.

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Is listmonk open source?

Yes. listmonk's code is public under the AGPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.

Host it on a serverHostinger, Railway, Elestio and PikaPods set it up on a server for you with a one-click install.

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What are the best listmonk alternatives?

listmonk is an open source alternative to beehiiv and GetResponse. Ghost, BillionMail, Hyvor Post and Keila do the same job and are open source too.

beehiivFree

All-in-one newsletter platform built for growth, monetization, SEO.

GetResponseFree

Email, automation and SMS marketing with AI.

GhostOpen Source

Blogs and newsletters with paid subscriptions and email delivery, for independent writers.

BillionMailOpen Source

Email campaigns, webmail and a send API on your own Linux server, with no monthly fee.

Hyvor PostOpen Source

Newsletter service with signup forms, an archive site and no open or click tracking, made in France.

KeilaOpen Source

Write and send campaigns with block, Markdown or MJML editors, sign-up forms and segments.

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