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Listmonk
Fast, self-hosted newsletter and mailing-list manager
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Listmonk is a free, open-source (AGPL-3.0) newsletter and mailing-list manager that runs as a single binary with PostgreSQL. You plug in your own sending service, such as Amazon SES or any SMTP server.
Self-hosting? Listmonk is also listed on our sister site SelfHostAlts.
Key facts
| Runs as | Self-hosted |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Free software (you pay for hosting and sending) |
| Hosting | Self-hosted |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 (open source) |
Sources: github.com/knadh/listmonk · listmonk.app, checked 22 Oct 2026. “Runs as” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.
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