Listmonk
Email Marketing · by Kailash Nadh
software for managing electronic mailing lists and newsletters
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Summary
software for managing electronic mailing lists and newsletters
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Pricing
$ as listed by the vendor · each price dated
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free (self-hosted) | Free | – | |
Free (self-hosted)
Free
Features
Overall availability, and what each plan includes where we know it.
Capabilities
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| Access permissions | Included |
| API access | Included |
| Audience segmentation | Included |
| Bulk send | Included |
| Contact management | Included |
| Drag-and-drop editor | Included |
| File uploads | Included |
| Real-time analytics | Included |
| Transactional email | Included |
- Access permissionsIncluded
- API accessIncluded
- Audience segmentationIncluded
- Bulk sendIncluded
- Contact managementIncluded
- Drag-and-drop editorIncluded
- File uploadsIncluded
- Real-time analyticsIncluded
- Transactional emailIncluded
Security and compliance
| Feature | Overall |
|---|---|
| GDPR compliance | Included |
| Single sign-on | Included |
- GDPR complianceIncluded
- Single sign-onIncluded
“Unknown” and “Not recorded” mean we have no data yet, not that the feature is missing.
What users say about Listmonk
Themes from 13 public Hacker News comments that mention Listmonk (Jan 19, 2025 to Jul 28). These are people’s opinions, not facts we have verified. Counts are comments, not a survey.
What people like
Good for self-hosted newsletters
4 commentsSeveral commenters say they run Listmonk to host their own newsletter alongside a blog, and describe it working well for that.
“I use self-hosted Listmonk. Works great in combination with my blog.”
Hacker News · Jul 28(opens in a new tab) “I even host my own newsletter with listmonk.”
Hacker News · Jan 16(opens in a new tab) Cheap and reliable with AWS SES
3 commentsCommenters note that pairing Listmonk with AWS SES keeps sending cheap and reliable, and that hosting it on PikaPods costs little.
“You can hook it up to AWS SES to keep it both cheap and reliable.”
Hacker News · May 8, 2025(opens in a new tab) “Pikapods is a good alternative to host Listmonk at around $2/mo”
Hacker News · Nov 10, 2025(opens in a new tab) Open source and self-hostable
3 commentsSeveral commenters describe Listmonk as a modern, open-source, self-hostable alternative to hosted newsletter tools.
“Listmonk is a modern take, self-hostable and open source.”
Hacker News · May 8, 2025(opens in a new tab) “Listmonk is excellent”
Hacker News · Jul 21, 2025(opens in a new tab)
Common complaints
No built-in multitenancy
2 commentsCommenters say Listmonk lacks multi-tenancy, so separate domains need separate instances.
“it doesn’t really support multitenancy.”
Hacker News · Jul 21, 2025(opens in a new tab)
Grouped by AI on Oct 28, 2026. Every quote is copied word for word from the linked comment, and a theme needs at least two separate comments.
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