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Listmonk vs Ackee
Listmonk has 23,472 GitHub stars, 2,607 forks, 111 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Ackee has 4,706 stars, 385 forks, 48 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Listmonk leads on adoption by 399% (23,472 vs 4,706 stars). Listmonk is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; Ackee is written in JavaScript under MIT. Listmonk has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Ackee 8%. Ackee was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Listmonk | Ackee | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 4.7K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 385 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Listmonk if
- You weight community size — 23K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Ackee if
- You want the Ackee feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Ackee fits your workflow better
About Listmonk
Listmonk is a standalone, self hosted newsletter and mailing list manager in the open source business software and marketing customer engagement ecosystem. It packages campaign management, subscriber management, and email delivery controls into a single binary application with a modern dashboard, and it uses PostgreSQL as its data store.
read the full Listmonk overview →
About Ackee
Ackee is a self hosted, Node.js and MongoDB web analytics tool for website owners who want traffic statistics without cookies, cookie banners or identifiable visitor tracking, and it is aimed at developers and small teams who do not need a full featured marketing analytics platform.
read the full Ackee overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Listmonk or Ackee more popular?
Listmonk has 23,472 GitHub stars and Ackee has 4,706. Listmonk has the larger community by that measure.
Are Listmonk and Ackee free?
Both are open source. Listmonk is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Ackee under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Listmonk and Ackee?
Listmonk is written in Go and Ackee in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Listmonk or Ackee?
Choose Listmonk if you want the larger community (23,472 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Ackee if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.