--- title: listmonk canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/listmonk/ category: Newsletter Platforms points: 29 rank: 10 of 12 facts_checked: 2026-10-09 --- # listmonk Free, open-source newsletter and mailing list manager that you host yourself. 29 points out of 100. #10 of 12 newsletter platforms. Vendor: listmonk project. Website: https://listmonk.app/ - The software is free, licensed under AGPLv3, and ships as a single binary [1][3]. - It stores data in PostgreSQL, so you provide the server [2][3]. - Documented API covers subscribers, lists, campaigns, imports and templates [2][6]. - Subscribers can be imported from a CSV file, which may be ZIP-compressed [5]. - No built-in paid subscriptions, ads or recommendations appear in the documentation [2]. Verdict: listmonk suits people who can run their own server and want a free, open-source sender with an API and CSV import [1][2][5]. Software cost is zero, with no subscriber cap stated [1]. The catch: it is a one-way mailing tool, so its documentation lists no paid subscriptions, automations, referral or recommendation features, and the docs list only a per-subscriber export [1][2][6]. Best for: Technical publishers who want a free tool and full control of their list. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Earning | Paid subscriptions | Not published | 0/8 | Not published on the vendor's home page or docs index; the docs call it a one-way newsletter manager [1][2]. | | Earning | Fee on paid subscriptions | Not published | 0/10 | No built-in paid subscriptions are described on the vendor's pages, so there is no fee to record [1][2]. | | Earning | Built-in sponsorship or ad network | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's home page or docs index [1][2]. | | Earning | Sell digital products | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's home page or docs index [1][2]. | | Your list | Export your subscriber list | Not published | 0/8 | Not published as a full-list export; the API docs describe only a single-subscriber export [6]. | | Your list | Import subscribers | Yes | 5/5 | API docs: POST /api/import/subscribers takes a CSV file, optionally ZIP-compressed [5]. | | Your list | Website on your own domain | Not published | 0/7 | Docs describe an optional public archive, but not running it on your own domain [7]. | | Your list | Send from your own domain | Not published | 0/5 | Not published: the docs we read do not cover the From address domain, SPF or DKIM [2][7]. | | Your list | Open source | Yes | 3/3 | Licensed under AGPLv3, per the vendor's site and the GitHub README [1][3]. | | Your list | Public API | Yes | 4/4 | Docs have an API section covering subscribers, lists, import, campaigns, templates, transactional mail and bounces [2]. | | Growth | Recommendation network | Not published | 0/6 | Not published on the vendor's home page or docs index [1][2]. | | Growth | Referral program | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's home page or docs index [1][2]. | | Growth | Send to a tag or segment | Not published | 0/5 | Docs describe SQL queries to segment subscribers, but no page we read says a campaign can be sent to one [4]. | | Growth | Automated email sequences | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's home page or docs index [1][2]. | | Growth | Subscriber source reports | Not published | 0/4 | Not published: docs cover view and click tracking, not where subscribers came from [1][2]. | | Growth | Subject-line A/B tests | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's home page or docs index [1][2]. | | Price | Free plan | Yes | 8/8 | The software is free and open source and self-hosted, with no subscriber cap stated [1]. | | Price | Cost at 1,000 subscribers | $0 | 9/9 | Free software under AGPLv3, so the licence costs $0; hosting is left out [1][3]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Self-hosted software | Free [1][3] | $0 | Hosting, the database and an outgoing mail service are your own costs and are not counted. ## Strengths - Free software under AGPLv3, with no subscriber limit stated [1][3]. - Documented API for subscribers, lists, campaigns and templates [1][2]. - CSV import, with ZIP-compressed files accepted [5]. - Subscribers can be filtered with SQL expressions [4]. ## Limits - You must host it and run PostgreSQL yourself [2][3]. - The docs describe it as a one-way mailing list and newsletter manager, with no paid subscriptions [2]. - The only documented export is for a single subscriber, not the whole list [6]. - GitHub lists six security advisories for the project, two of them rated Critical [8]. ## Concerns - The project's GitHub security advisories list six published advisories from June 2025 to June 2026, two rated Critical and two High [8]. ## Sources 1. [listmonk home page](https://listmonk.app/), listmonk, accessed 2026-10-09 2. [listmonk documentation](https://listmonk.app/docs/), listmonk, accessed 2026-10-09 3. [knadh/listmonk](https://github.com/knadh/listmonk), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-09 4. [Querying and segmenting subscribers](https://listmonk.app/docs/querying-and-segmentation/), listmonk, accessed 2026-10-09 5. [API: Import](https://listmonk.app/docs/apis/import/), listmonk, accessed 2026-10-09 6. [API: Subscribers](https://listmonk.app/docs/apis/subscribers/), listmonk, accessed 2026-10-09 7. [Archives](https://listmonk.app/docs/archives/), listmonk, accessed 2026-10-09 8. [Security advisories, knadh/listmonk](https://github.com/knadh/listmonk/security/advisories), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-09