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Listmonk vs MultiPost-Extension
Listmonk has 23,471 GitHub stars, 2,604 forks, 111 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. MultiPost-Extension has 3,478 stars, 405 forks, 17 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Listmonk leads on adoption by 575% (23,471 vs 3,478 stars). Listmonk is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; MultiPost-Extension is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Listmonk has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, MultiPost-Extension 12%. MultiPost-Extension 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 | MultiPost-Extension | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 3.5K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 405 |
| 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 MultiPost-Extension if
- You want the MultiPost-Extension feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and MultiPost-Extension 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 MultiPost-Extension
MultiPost Extension is a browser extension written in TypeScript and released under the Apache 2.0 license. It helps users publish content to multiple social media platforms with one click, and it is categorized as business software for marketing and customer engagement. The project lives in the browser extension ecosystem, where it connects a user's browser workflow with social media publishing tasks.
read the full MultiPost-Extension overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Listmonk or MultiPost-Extension more popular?
Listmonk has 23,471 GitHub stars and MultiPost-Extension has 3,478. Listmonk has the larger community by that measure.
Are Listmonk and MultiPost-Extension free?
Both are open source. Listmonk is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and MultiPost-Extension under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Listmonk and MultiPost-Extension?
Listmonk is written in Go and MultiPost-Extension in TypeScript. 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 MultiPost-Extension?
Choose Listmonk if you want the larger community (23,471 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose MultiPost-Extension if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.