108 tools · 12 open-source · 96 SaaS
The best email marketing tools. Ranked by real activity.
The top-ranked open-source email marketing tool on Enlisted is Ghost (55k GitHub stars), followed by Listmonk and Postal. Among SaaS products, other tools on Enlisted are most often compared with Mailchimp, MailerLite and Brevo.
Enlisted lists 108 email marketing tools: 12 open source and 96 SaaS. All 12 open-source ones can be self-hosted on your own server or computer. The most common open-source licences here are AGPL-3.0 (5 tools), MIT (3) and GPL-3.0 (1). The open-source ones are most often listed as alternatives to Mailchimp, MailerLite and Brevo.
Last updated October 3, 2026 · ranked by GitHub stars, growth and recent commits
The top 48 of 108 email marketing tools
Ghost
CMS
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
MITvs Substack★ 55k
Listmonk
Email Marketing
High performance, self-hosted, newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard
AGPL-3.0vs Mailchimp★ 24k
Postal
Email Marketing
📮 A fully featured open source mail delivery platform for incoming & outgoing e-mail
MITvs SendGrid★ 17k
Mautic
Email Marketing
Mautic: Open Source Marketing Automation Software.
OSSvs HubSpot★ 11k
Plunk
Email Marketing
The Open-Source Email Platform
AGPL-3.0vs SendGrid★ 5.5k
BillionMail
Email Marketing
BillionMail gives you open-source MailServer, NewsLetter, Email Marketing — fully self-ho
AGPL-3.0vs Mailchimp★ 16k
Notifuse
Email Marketing
Open-source, self-hosted newsletter, email marketing and transactional email platform. Vis
OSSvs Mailchimp★ 2.2k
Laudspeaker
Email Marketing
📢 Laudspeaker is an Open Source Customer Engagement and Product Onboarding Platform. Open
OSSvs Braze★ 2.6k
Mailtrain
Email Marketing
Self hosted newsletter app
GPL-3.0vs Mailchimp★ 5.8k
phpList
Email Marketing
Fully functional Open Source email marketing manager for creating, sending, integrating, a
AGPL-3.0vs Mailchimp★ 874
Dittofeed
Email Marketing
Open-source customer engagement. Automate transactional and marketing messages across emai
MITvs Customer.io★ 3kMarkdown Ninja
CMS
Markdown-first CMS for bloggers, minimalists and startups. Open Source alternative to Medi
AGPL-3.0vs Medium★ 416
Acoustic
Email Marketing
Marketing automation and campaign management platform for email, SMS and mobile
SaaS
ActiveCampaign
Email Marketing
Marketing automation and email platform with an integrated sales CRM
SaaSActiveTrail
Email Marketing
Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing automation platform for small and mid-size businesses
SaaS
Amazon SES
Email Marketing
AWS service for sending transactional and bulk email at per-message pricing
SaaS
ApexVerify
API Tools
Credit-based online verification of email addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses
SaaS
Astonish Email
Email Marketing
Email marketing platform for small businesses to send newsletters, priced by what you send
SaaS
Astro Send
Email Marketing
Newsletter software for publishing a curated newsletter
SaaS
Attentive
Email Marketing
SMS and email marketing platform for retail and ecommerce brands
SaaS
AWeber
Email Marketing
Email marketing and newsletter tool with automation and landing pages
SaaS
Beefree
Email Marketing
Drag-and-drop email and landing page editor with an embeddable SDK for developers
SaaS
beehiiv
Email Marketing
Newsletter platform with growth tools, monetization and a built-in website
SaaS
Benchmark Email
Email Marketing
Email marketing tool with a drag-and-drop editor and contact management
SaaS
BillionVerify
Email Marketing
Email address verification service with an API and AI agent integration
SaaS
Bird
Email Marketing
Omnichannel messaging platform combining the former MessageBird and SparkPost
SaaS
BlogBowl
CMS
Open-source blog and newsletter management platform
SaaS
bltn
Email Marketing
Creates online and print-ready church bulletins, email newsletters, texts and social posts from one weekly workflow
SaaS
Braze
Email Marketing
Customer engagement platform for cross-channel messaging campaigns
SaaS
Brevo
Email Marketing
Email, SMS and marketing automation platform formerly known as Sendinblue
SaaS
Buttondown
Email Marketing
Newsletter publishing tool with Markdown editing and an API
SaaS
Campaign Monitor
Email Marketing
Email design and sending platform for marketers and agencies
SaaS
Campaigner
Email Marketing
Email marketing automation platform with segmentation and workflows
SaaS
Claimful
Email Marketing
Lead magnet delivery and email collection without needing a website
SaaS
CleverTap
Email Marketing
Mobile-first customer engagement and retention platform with analytics and messaging
SaaS
Cocomail
Email Marketing
Newsletter platform for writers with flat monthly plans that do not charge by list size
SaaS
Constant Contact
Email Marketing
Email campaign tool for small businesses with event and survey features
SaaS
Kit (ConvertKit)
Email Marketing
Email marketing and audience platform for creators, formerly ConvertKit
SaaS
Cordial
Email Marketing
Cross-channel messaging platform for email, SMS and push built on real-time customer data
SaaS
Crackbounce
Email Marketing
Email verification platform that reduces bounces and protects sender reputation
SaaS
Customer.io
Email Marketing
Event-driven messaging platform for email, push, SMS and in-app
SaaS
Datamails
Email Marketing
AI email marketing software for creating campaigns quickly
SaaS
DayOneLead
Email Marketing
Finds newly registered businesses, verifies their contacts and runs cold email outreach
SaaS
Deeplead
Email Marketing
Outreach platform with verified lead data, managed inboxes, warmup and AI-written emails
SaaS
DigiStorms
Email Marketing
Generates email marketing campaigns with AI to convert free users of SaaS products into paying customers
SaaS
Dotdigital
Email Marketing
Omnichannel marketing automation platform covering email, SMS and ecommerce
SaaS
Drip
Email Marketing
Ecommerce-focused email and SMS marketing automation platform
SaaSDripmint
Email Marketing
AI cold email platform with personalization and sending-domain protection
SaaS
Email marketing tools: questions
- What is the best open-source email marketing tool?
- Ghost is the top-ranked open-source email marketing tool on Enlisted, with 55k GitHub stars. It is followed by Listmonk, Postal and Mautic.
- What are the best free email marketing tools?
- The top-ranked open-source email marketing tools with a standard licence are Ghost (MIT), Listmonk (AGPL-3.0) and Postal (MIT), so their code is free to use. 37 of the 96 SaaS products here have a free plan, including Mailchimp, MailerLite and Brevo.
- Which email marketing tools can be self-hosted?
- All 12 open-source email marketing tools on Enlisted can be self-hosted on your own server or computer; the top-ranked are Ghost, Listmonk and Postal.
- How are these email marketing tools ranked?
- Open-source tools are ordered by a score built from GitHub stars, star growth over the last 30 days and how recently the code changed; 7 of the 12 had new commits or a release in the last 30 days. SaaS products have no public repository, so they get a fixed baseline score. GitHub data is refreshed daily, and nobody can pay to move up.