Top Free Alternatives to Mailchimp
Stop paying expensive subscriptions for Email Marketing tools. Discover the best free and open-source replacements for Mailchimp.
Why switch from Mailchimp?
Mailchimp has drastically increased its prices and limited its free tier over the years. By self-hosting your email marketing, you only pay pennies for raw email delivery (via Amazon SES or Mailgun) rather than paying for subscriber lists.
Listmonk
Free / Open Source
High performance, self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard.
Key Features
- Fast multi-threaded sender
- Rich analytics
- Templating engine
- Subscriber management
Pros
- + Handles millions of emails easily
- + Single Go binary (easy install)
- + Very active community
Cons
- - Requires bringing your own SMTP provider
- - No visual drag-and-drop builder
Keila
Free / Open Source
Email newsletter tool
Key Features
- 100% data control
- Self-hostable
- No vendor lock-in
- Community-driven
Pros
- + Ownership of your data
- + Flexible and customisable
- + Cost-effective
Cons
- - Requires server setup
- - Smaller commercial support