Free alternatives to Mailchimp

2 open-source tools that do some or all of what Mailchimp does. Check the features you rely on before switching.

Mailchimp Essentials starts at £9.89 a month (500 contacts, monthly, excl. VAT; rises with list size; source, checked 2026-10-26)

listmonk knadh

Ready to use

Listmonk is a self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard. It is designed for managing email campaigns and subscriptions.

Could replace MailChimp, SendinBlue

24k stars +10 a day AGPL-3.0

mailcheap marclou

New and promising

MailCheap is a newsletter app for writing issues, sending them to a mailing list and publishing them on the web. You pay for emails sent rather than for inactive subscribers, and you can self-host it or use the hosted version.

Could replace beehiiv, Mailchimp

1.5k stars +18 a day AGPL-3.0