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Mautic: Open Source alternative to HubSpot in 2026

Mautic is a marketing automation platform with campaigns, landing pages, lead scoring and email marketing, as an open source alternative to HubSpot's marketing features.

Alternative to HubSpot
License GPL-3.010.8k starsWebsite GitHub Repository

Audit Snapshot

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  • License — Not verifiable on GitHub

  • GitHub — Active

  • Latest release — 7.2.1 · 19 days ago

  • Docker Compose — Partial

  • Production — Not production-tested by AltFreeStack

Mautic vs. HubSpot

Pros

  • No cost per number of contacts, unlike HubSpot

Things to consider

  • Needs more upfront mail server configuration

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 →

💡 Official SaaS or self-hosted with AltFreeStack?

  • On the official cloud: $20/mo per user on HubSpot.
  • On your own VPS: 100% free software on your own server, with no artificial row, project or user limits.
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
  mautic:
    image: mautic/mautic:7.2.1-20260923-apache
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    environment:
      - MAUTIC_DB_HOST=mautic-db
      - MAUTIC_DB_USER=mautic
      - MAUTIC_DB_PASSWORD=change-me-mysql-password # must match MYSQL_PASSWORD below
      - MAUTIC_DB_NAME=mautic
    depends_on:
      - mautic-db
  mautic-db:
    image: mariadb:11
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=change-me-mysql-root-password # REQUIRED: generate a random secret before first run
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=mautic
      - MYSQL_USER=mautic
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=change-me-mysql-password # REQUIRED: generate a random secret before first run
    volumes:
      - mautic_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
  mautic_db_data:

🚀 Deploy in 1 command

Recommended for beginners

Copy this single command and paste it into your freshly created VPS's console (Vultr, DigitalOcean...). It downloads the script, prints it to your screen so you can see exactly what it's about to do (never a blind direct pipe), and only then installs Docker if needed, writes the files with secrets already generated, and starts everything — no nano, no pasting code blocks.

curl -sSL ".../api/deploy?stack=mautic" -o deploy.sh && cat deploy.sh && bash deploy.sh
See what this script does →

This docker-compose corresponds to an actively maintained project — last commit today.

This docker-compose not working for you? Report it on GitHub →

Technical profile

License
GPL-3.0
Category
CRM & Support
Replaces
HubSpot
Tech stack
PHPSymfonyMySQL

Under the hood

Database

MySQL

Language

PHP (Symfony)

Platforms

Web

Key features

  • Visual automation campaigns
  • Landing pages and forms
  • Lead scoring and segmentation

Preview

Mautic interface preview

Public image provided by Mautic on its own website.

💾 Backups in 3 steps (Day 2)

As long as the ./data folder (the "volume" mapped into the container) exists on your server, your data survives any restart or container update — that's the only thing you need to back up.

1. Create a compressed backup on the server

tar -czvf backup-$(date +%F).tar.gz ./data

2. Download it to your computer

From your computer's terminal (not your server's):

scp root@YOUR_IP:~/app/backup-*.tar.gz ./

3. Restore in case of emergency

tar -xzvf backup-file.tar.gz
🌐 Connect your domain with free SSL

Step 1 — Set up the DNS

In your domain registrar's dashboard (Cloudflare, Namecheap, GoDaddy...), create a record:

Type
A
Name/Host
@ (root domain) or a subdomain, e.g. app
Content/Value
Your server's public IP

Wait 5 to 15 minutes for the record to propagate across the internet.

Step 2 — Automatic reverse proxy with Caddy

One single file, no Nginx config or manual certificates — Caddy issues and renews Let's Encrypt HTTPS on its own.

Create a file called Caddyfile:

yourdomain.com {
    reverse_proxy localhost:8080
}

Start Caddy with this command (pulls the image and runs it in the background):

docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 443:443 --name caddy --restart always -v $PWD/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile -v caddy_data:/data caddy