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listmonk: the best Open Source alternative to Mailchimp in 2026
listmonk is a high-performance newsletter and email campaign manager, with lists, templates and stats, self-hostable as an alternative to Mailchimp with no per-subscriber cost.
Technical profile
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Category
- Dev Tools
- Replaces
- Mailchimp
- Tech stack
- GoVue.jsPostgreSQL
Preview
Public image provided by listmonk on its own website.
Key features
- Subscriber lists and segmentation
- Campaign templates with stats
- High sending throughput
listmonk vs. Mailchimp
Pros
- No artificial subscriber or send limits
Things to consider
- You need your own SMTP provider for sending
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
listmonk:
image: listmonk/listmonk:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "9000:9000"
environment:
- LISTMONK_db__host=listmonk-db
- LISTMONK_db__user=listmonk
- LISTMONK_db__password=listmonk
- LISTMONK_db__database=listmonk
depends_on:
- listmonk-db
listmonk-db:
image: postgres:15-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=listmonk
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=listmonk
- POSTGRES_DB=listmonk
volumes:
- listmonk_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
listmonk_pg_data: