Best Self-Hosted Email Marketing & Newsletters Tools in 2026

Tools for building, sending, and analyzing email campaigns, newsletters, and automated email sequences.

The top-rated pick is Mautic with 9,925 GitHub stars.

4 self-hosted email marketing & newsletters tools — ranked by GitHub stars. Browse all

Mautic

Open-source marketing automation platform with email campaigns, lead management, and multi-channel marketing.

Alternative to:

HubSpot

Plunk

Open-source email platform for sending transactional and marketing emails, self-hostable with a clean API.

Alternative to:

Mailchimp

Keila

Open Source Newsletter Tool and Mailchimp alternative for creating campaigns and sign-up forms.

Alternative to:

Mailchimp

Templatical

Open-source drag-and-drop email editor with JSON templates, MJML rendering, and framework-agnostic embedding.

Alternative to:

BeeFree

Why self-host?

Self-hosting puts you in control. You own your data, avoid vendor lock-in, and eliminate recurring subscription costs. For teams handling sensitive data or operating under strict compliance requirements, running your own infrastructure is often the only viable option.