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listmonk

A single-binary newsletter manager with SQL segments

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Our verdict

Tied #2 of 4 in Self-hosted newsletter tools · For one binary and SQL segments

Pros

  • The software is free
  • Public HTML subscription pages are documented
  • The homepage's example send is 7+ million emails at 57 MB of RAM

Cons

  • A campaign, in the docs, is one message to one or more lists
  • Hosts on the site are third parties, and the site says it has no affiliation with them
  • PostgreSQL is still a second program to run

Who should skip:Anyone who wants the listmonk project itself to host the list.

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Rankings and alternatives

Self-hosted newsletter tools scores

Evaluated Nov 8, 2026 Evidence ↓
  • Setup 4

    4/5 means: One binary or one container, plus PostgreSQL

    A single binary, or the Docker image, plus PostgreSQL 12 or newer.

  • Automation 2

    2/5 means: A campaign is one message to a list, including a scheduled send

    The concepts page says a campaign is an email sent to one or more lists. The pages checked do not describe a multi-step journey.

  • Signup forms 4

    4/5 means: Built-in subscribe pages

    The configuration page lists public HTML subscription pages at /subscription/.

  • Lists and segments 5

    5/5 means: Double opt-in plus SQL or expression segments, and a stated scale past a million subscribers

    Lists can be double opt-in, and the homepage says you query and segment subscribers with SQL expressions. The same page says it manages millions of subscribers, and shows one production send of 7+ million emails. That send figure is the project's own example.

  • Someone else runs it 2

    2/5 means: No official host, or managed hosting whose published price starts above €200 a month

    The homepage lists third-party hosts and says listmonk has no affiliation with them. No official host is priced.

Pricing

  • Self-hosted Free The homepage says it is free and open source. Hosted instances on the site are third parties, and the site says it has no affiliation with them.

From the vendor’s pricing page, checked Nov 8, 2026. That page is authoritative.

Evidence and sources

Self-hosted newsletter tools scores

Setup 3 quotes
  • “The latest image is available on DockerHub at listmonk/listmonk:latest”
    listmonk.app/docs/installation · checked
  • “./listmonk --install to install the tables in the Postgres DB (⩾ 12).”
    listmonk.app/docs/installation · checked
  • “listmonk is a standalone, self-hosted, newsletter and mailing list manager. It is fast, feature-rich, and packed into a single binary. It uses a PostgreSQL database as its data store.”
    github.com/knadh/listmonk · checked
Automation 1 quote
  • “A campaign is an e-mail (or any other kind of messages) that is sent to one or more lists.”
    listmonk.app/docs/concepts · checked
Signup forms 1 quote
Lists and segments 3 quotes
  • “A list can be single opt-in or double opt-in. Subscribers added to double opt-in lists have to explicitly accept the subscription by clicking on the confirmation e-mail they receive.”
    listmonk.app/docs/concepts · checked
  • “Manage millions of subscribers across single and double opt-in lists. Query and segment subscribers with SQL expressions.”
    listmonk.app · checked
  • “A production listmonk instance sending a campaign of 7+ million e-mails. CPU usage is a fraction of a single core with peak RAM usage of 57 MB.”
    listmonk.app · checked
Someone else runs it 3 quotes
  • “3rd party hosting”
    listmonk.app · checked
  • “*listmonk has no affiliation with the listed 3rd party providers”
    listmonk.app · checked
  • “One-click hosted listmonk instances from various 3rd party providers”
    listmonk.app · checked

Facts

License 1 quote
Runs on 2 quotes
  • “Darwin Freebsd Linux Netbsd Openbsd Windows”
    listmonk.app · checked
  • “The latest image is available on DockerHub at listmonk/listmonk:latest”
    listmonk.app/docs/installation · checked
Needs 1 quote

Other quotes

Not cited by a score or fact 2 quotes
  • “Free and open source.”
    listmonk.app · checked
  • “One-way mailing lists”
    listmonk.app · checked

Pricing

listmonk.app · checked