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Listmonk vs Mautic
Listmonk has 23,471 GitHub stars, 2,604 forks, 111 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Mautic has 10,525 stars, 3,448 forks, 193 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Listmonk leads on adoption by 123% (23,471 vs 10,525 stars). Listmonk is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; Mautic is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. Listmonk has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Mautic 33%. Mautic 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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Side by side
| Listmonk | Mautic | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 11K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 3.4K |
| 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 Mautic if
- You want the Mautic feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Mautic 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 Mautic
Mautic is open source marketing automation software written in PHP. It lives in the PHP open source marketing automation ecosystem and positions itself as an alternative to Mailchimp and SendGrid. It targets businesses and organizations that need campaign delivery, audience segmentation, email marketing, multi channel messaging, and direct control over marketing data.
read the full Mautic overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Listmonk or Mautic more popular?
Listmonk has 23,471 GitHub stars and Mautic has 10,525. Listmonk has the larger community by that measure.
Are Listmonk and Mautic free?
Both are open source. Listmonk is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and Mautic has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Listmonk and Mautic?
Listmonk is written in Go and Mautic 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 Mautic?
Choose Listmonk if you want the larger community (23,471 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Mautic if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.