# Listmonk

> Listmonk is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the newsletters & mailing lists category. High performance, self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard. It has 23,701 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Mailchimp, Twilio SendGrid and Substack.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/knadh/listmonk |
| Website | https://listmonk.app/ |
| Demo | https://demo.listmonk.app/ |
| GitHub stars | 23,701 |
| Forks | 2,654 |
| Open issues | 94 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Go |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Go, Docker |
| Categories | Newsletters & Mailing Lists |
| Commits, last 12 months | 227 |
| Last commit | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Latest release | v6.2.0 (Jun 26, 2026) |
| Created | Jun 26, 2019 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: email-marketing, newsletter, newsletter-management, mailing-list, smtp, self-hosted, listmonk, email-subscription, campaign-management, campaign

## Install

Listmonk ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/knadh/listmonk for the image name and environment variables.

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## Listmonk replaces

- [Mailchimp alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/mailchimp): An email marketing platform for newsletters, campaigns and audiences.
- [Twilio SendGrid alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/sendgrid): A transactional and marketing email delivery API.
- [Substack alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/substack): A publishing platform for paid newsletters and blogs.

## Comparisons

- [listmonk vs Mautic](https://appsgit.com/compare/listmonk-vs-mautic): Pick listmonk for a fast, simple self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager; pick Mautic for full marketing automation with campaigns, lead scoring, forms and landing pages.

## Similar apps in Newsletters & Mailing Lists

- [Mautic](https://appsgit.com/apps/mautic): Marketing automation software (email, social and more). (10,710 stars, GPL-3.0, PHP)
- [Dittofeed](https://appsgit.com/apps/dittofeed): Omni-channel customer engagement and messaging automation platform (alternative to Braze, Customer.io, Iterable). (2,979 stars, MIT, TypeScript, 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)
- [phpList](https://appsgit.com/apps/phplist): Newsletter and email marketing with advanced management of subscribers, bounces, and plugins. (875 stars, AGPL-3.0, PHP)
- [Sympa](https://appsgit.com/apps/sympa): Mailing list manager. (316 stars, GPL-2.0, Perl)

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