Self-hosted newsletters: open-source Mailchimp, ConvertKit, and Substack alternatives
Mailchimp starts at $13/mo and scales with list size. ConvertKit is $25-79/mo. Self-hosted Listmonk and Sendy let you run unlimited subscribers on a $5/mo VPS with Amazon SES for sending (~$0.10 per 1,000 emails).
The 8 picks, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology.
Mautic: Open Source Marketing Automation Software.
High performance, self-hosted, newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard. Single binary app.
EspoCRM - Open Source CRM Application
A few simple, but solid patterns for responsive HTML email templates and newsletters. Even in Outlook and Gmail.
Fully functional Open Source email marketing manager for creating, sending, integrating, and analysing email campaigns and newsletters.
CRM and Task management software, Email marketing and many more. Django CRM software app is built for individual use by businesses of any size or freelancers and is designed to provide easy customization and quick development.
Notifuse is an open-source & modern emailing platform
Multi channel notification service for collaboration tools, e-commerce, news service and more.
Specifically replacing
These categories on ossreplace cover the SaaS in this space.
Ready to self-host?
Most operators land on mautic (top health) and run it on hetzner for around $4.13/mo.