# Open-source alternatives to Substack

> Substack: A publishing platform for paid newsletters and blogs. The best self-hosted, open-source alternatives are Ghost, Listmonk and Keila. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. All 5 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | Substack |
| Category | Newsletters & Mailing Lists |
| Alternatives listed | 5 |
| Top pick | Ghost (55,489 stars, MIT) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/substack |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [Ghost](https://appsgit.com/apps/ghost): Just a blogging platform. (55,489 stars, MIT, TypeScript)
- [Listmonk](https://appsgit.com/apps/listmonk): High performance, self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard. (23,701 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [Keila](https://appsgit.com/apps/keila): Reliable and easy-to-use newsletter tool (alternative to Mailchimp and Sendinblue). (2,227 stars, AGPL-3.0, Elixir, Docker)
- [WriteFreely](https://appsgit.com/apps/writefreely): Writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community. (5,264 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go)
- [Mautic](https://appsgit.com/apps/mautic): Marketing automation software (email, social and more). (10,710 stars, GPL-3.0, PHP)

## Comparisons

- [Ghost vs WordPress](https://appsgit.com/compare/ghost-vs-wordpress)
- [listmonk vs Mautic](https://appsgit.com/compare/listmonk-vs-mautic)

More in this category: [Newsletters & Mailing Lists](https://appsgit.com/categories/newsletters)

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