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Mautic

Open-source marketing automation with a drag-and-drop campaign builder

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Our verdict

#4 of 4 in Self-hosted newsletter tools · For a campaign you draw

Pros

  • The license is GPL-3.0 or later, so the software is free
  • A drag-and-drop campaign builder, for customized marketing at every touch point
  • Dropsolid is named as the official host, so the price is not a guess

Cons

  • Essential is €247.50 a month billed annually, €2,970 a year
  • The requirements page says not to use shared hosting
  • Cron jobs are mandatory, and the PHP version in two docs does not match

Who should skip:Anyone whose only server is shared hosting.

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Rankings and alternatives

Self-hosted newsletter tools scores

Evaluated Nov 8, 2026 Evidence ↓
  • Setup 1

    1/5 means: PHP, a database, a web server, and cron jobs the docs say you must add, on a host that is not shared hosting

    Mautic 8.0's requirements table lists PHP 8.4 or 8.5, MySQL 8.4 or MariaDB 10.11.0, and Apache, Nginx, or IIS. The cron docs say you must add the required cron jobs. The requirements page says not to install it on shared hosting. The 8.0 install page still says PHP 7.4 is the minimum, which disagrees with the table.

  • Automation 5

    5/5 means: A campaign builder the project describes as multi-step or drag-and-drop

    The features page describes a drag-and-drop campaign builder as the place marketing is customized at each step.

  • Signup forms 5

    5/5 means: A form builder with custom fields

    The features page describes a form builder for landing pages, websites, applications, and a popup.

  • Lists and segments 2

    2/5 means: Lists without a documented confirmation step

    Segments exist, and a cron job keeps them current. The pages checked do not document a confirmation step such as double opt-in.

    Rests partly on what the sources don't mention, which is a weaker signal than what they say.

  • Someone else runs it 2

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

    Dropsolid is named as the official hosting partner. Essential starts at €247.50 a month when billed annually, above €200. The software itself is GPL and has no fee in the license.

Pricing

  • Self-hosted Free The license says the program is free software under GPL-3.0 or later. Managed hosting is a separate paid service.
  • Mautic Essential, billed annually €247.50 /month Dropsolid's price when billed annually. Up to 50,000 emails and 50,000 contacts a month.
  • Mautic Essential, billed quarterly €275.00 /month The same plan when billed quarterly.

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

Evidence and sources

Self-hosted newsletter tools scores

Setup 7 quotes
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Automation 1 quote
  • “Find out how Mautic’s automation features allow for customized marketing at every touch point through our central powerhouse, the intuitive drag-and-drop Campaign Builder.”
    mautic.org/features · checked
Signup forms 1 quote
  • “Explore Mautic’s powerful form builder, enabling you to easily embed forms on landing pages, websites, within your applications and even in a popup modal.”
    mautic.org/features · checked
Lists and segments 1 quote
Someone else runs it 4 quotes

Facts

License 1 quote
  • “This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.”
    raw.githubusercontent.com/mautic/mautic/7.x/LICENSE.txt · checked
Runs on 2 quotes
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Other quotes

Not cited by a score or fact 2 quotes

Pricing

mautic.org/start-using-mautic/managed-mautic · checked