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Listmonk vs Hyvor Post
Listmonk has 23,471 GitHub stars, 2,604 forks, 111 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Hyvor Post has 32 stars, 3 forks, 37 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Listmonk leads on adoption by 73,247% (23,471 vs 32 stars). Listmonk is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; Hyvor Post is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. Listmonk has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Hyvor Post 9%. Hyvor Post was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (email-marketing), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | Hyvor Post | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 32 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 3 |
| 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 Hyvor Post if
- You want the Hyvor Post feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Hyvor Post 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 Hyvor Post
Hyvor Post is a privacy first, open source newsletter platform for publishers, organisations and developers who want to send newsletters to subscribers without click or open tracking, built in PHP and based on the Hyvor Relay self hosted email API.
read the full Hyvor Post overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Listmonk or Hyvor Post more popular?
Listmonk has 23,471 GitHub stars and Hyvor Post has 32. Listmonk has the larger community by that measure.
Are Listmonk and Hyvor Post free?
Both are open source. Listmonk is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Hyvor Post under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Listmonk and Hyvor Post?
Listmonk is written in Go and Hyvor Post in PHP. 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 Hyvor Post?
Choose Listmonk if you want the larger community (23,471 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Hyvor Post if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.