Email marketing · 5 alternatives

Instead of Mailchimp, try one of these 5.

Every alternative is lined up against Mailchimp on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Mailchimp sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
MailchimpWhat you have now
The best-known email marketing and audience platform.
PriceFreemium
from $13/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Kit#1
Email built for creators and paid newsletters.
PriceFreemium
from $25/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Email, SMS and CRM with a generous free tier.
PriceFreemium
from $9/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
MailerLite#3Our pick
Simple, affordable email marketing with automation.
PriceFreemium
from $10/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Listmonk#4
Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Mautic#5
Open-source marketing automation platform.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Mailchimp to first. How we compare.

Mailchimp alternatives at a glance

Mailchimp is a freemium email marketing app (from $13/mo). We compared 5 alternatives: 2 are open source, 2 are completely free, 2 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Kit, with 540 likes, while our pick is MailerLite.

Most liked overallKit

Email built for creators and paid newsletters.

Freemium
Best free optionListmonk

Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionMautic

Open-source marketing automation platform.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable