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Listmonk vs TryPost
Listmonk has 23,471 GitHub stars, 2,604 forks, 111 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. TryPost has 621 stars, 164 forks, 39 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Listmonk leads on adoption by 3,680% (23,471 vs 621 stars). Listmonk is written in Go under AGPL-3.0; TryPost is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. Listmonk has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, TryPost 26%. TryPost was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (self-hosted), 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 | TryPost | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 23K | ★ 621 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.6K | ⑂ 164 |
| 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 TryPost if
- You want the TryPost 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 TryPost 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 TryPost
TryPost is a self hostable, open source social media scheduler written in PHP and released under the AGPL 3.0 licence, built for creators, freelancers, and agencies that want to plan, draft, and publish to twelve social networks from one calendar while keeping their posts, drafts, and metrics on infrastructure they control.
read the full TryPost overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Listmonk or TryPost more popular?
Listmonk has 23,471 GitHub stars and TryPost has 621. Listmonk has the larger community by that measure.
Are Listmonk and TryPost free?
Both are open source. Listmonk is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and TryPost under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Listmonk and TryPost?
Listmonk is written in Go and TryPost 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 TryPost?
Choose Listmonk if you want the larger community (23,471 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose TryPost if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.