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Comparison

Listmonk vs Mailchimp

No clear leader: Listmonk (54.2) and Mailchimp (49.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Listmonk full profile →Mailchimp full profile →
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Listmonk54
Mailchimp49
Score
Vioscale score
Listmonk54 / 100medium · 71%
Mailchimp49 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tier
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp✓
Model
Listmonkcommercial
Mailchimpfreemium
Price level
Listmonkfree
Mailchimplow
Transparent
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp–
Integrations
Count
Listmonk4
Mailchimp5
Security
Disclosure policy
Listmonk–
Mailchimp✓
Gdpr
Listmonk–
Mailchimp✓
Scorecard
Listmonk5.4
Mailchimp–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Listmonk1
Mailchimp–
Github stars
Listmonk23,139
Mailchimp–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Listmonk5
Mailchimp–
Release
Cadence days
Listmonk88
Mailchimp–
History
Listmonk20 items
Mailchimp–
License
Spdx
ListmonkAGPL-3.0
Mailchimp–
Language
Primary
ListmonkGo
Mailchimp–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for email marketing. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Pricing
Free tier
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp-
Pricing unit
Listmonk-
Mailchimp-
Automation
Visual automation / journey builder
Listmonk-
Mailchimp✓
A/B testing
Listmonk-
Mailchimp-
Channels
SMS channel
ListmonkIncluded
MailchimpIncluded
Push / mobile channel
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp-
Integration
Native e-commerce integration
Listmonk-
Mailchimp✓
Integration / marketplace breadth
ListmonkAPI-first with HTTP webhooks
MailchimpMultiple e-commerce and CRM platforms including Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop
Content
Landing pages / forms builder
Listmonk-
Mailchimp✓
Deliverability
Dedicated IP option
Listmonk-
Mailchimp-
Deliverability / inbox tooling
ListmonkBasic
Mailchimp-
Targeting
Segmentation depth
ListmonkBehavioural
MailchimpBehavioural
Deployment
Self-hostable
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp-
Compliance
EU / regional data residency
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Listmonk

Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager in a single binary. Supports one-way mailing lists, subscriber segmentation via SQL, email templates, campaign analytics, and transactional messages via email, SMS, or webhooks.

Independently observed

Mailchimp

Email and SMS marketing platform with behavioral automation, segmentation, and e-commerce integration capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Listmonk

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

  • CommunityFree
    • Unlimited subscribers
    • Email campaigns
    • Transactional emails
    • SQL-based segmentation
    • Built-in analytics
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Mailchimp

SubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available with 14-day risk-free trial. Contact-based pricing with 15% discount for 12 months available for 10,001+ contacts.

  • FreeFree
  • Essentials-
  • Standard-
  • Premium-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp✓
macOS
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp✗
Windows
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp✗
Linux
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp✗
CLI
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Listmonk✗
Mailchimp✓
Self-hosted
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp✗
On-premise
Listmonk✓
Mailchimp✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Listmonk

4 total
  • WhatsApp
  • SMS
  • FCM
  • S3
Independently observed

Mailchimp

5 total
  • Shopify
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • HubSpot
  • PrestaShop
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.