| Website | listmonk.app |
| Category | Email Marketing / Newsletter |
| License | AGPLv3 (open source) |
| Pricing | Free (self-hosted) |
Overview
Listmonk is a self-hosted email marketing and newsletter platform. High-performance mailing lists, templates, analytics. Mailchimp alternative, single binary.
Pros
- Self-hosted, no per-subscriber cost
- High-performance Go binary
- Template engine
- Campaign analytics
- Subscriber management
- API for automation
Cons
- Requires your own email infrastructure (SMTP)
- No drag-and-drop email builder
- Basic template editor
- Limited deliverability tools
- No landing page builder
Verdict
Listmonk eliminates the biggest cost of email marketing: per-subscriber pricing. Self-hosted on your server with your own SMTP, you can send to millions of subscribers for the cost of your infrastructure. The Go binary is fast, the API is comprehensive, and the campaign analytics show you what works.