Alternatives · Email Marketing
Keila alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, the highest-graded Keila alternative is Mautic (2.4 GPA). It's also the best free one.
Keila compared with 6 alternatives: listmonk, Mautic, Mailcoach, Sendy, Buttondown and 1 more.
Keila has a free plan. Paid plans start at €8 per month for 2,000 emails a month. 4 of the 6 alternatives are free or have a free plan. One more offers a free trial.
Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from
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At a glance
Price against what you get
Keila starts at about $8.94 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 5 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
listmonk and phpList start lower without scoring higher.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from Keila
listmonk
Free self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager
- listmonk is free.
- listmonk also covers transactional email.
- listmonk does not cover Markdown and forms, which Keila does.
Suits: Developers and teams comfortable running their own server
Mautic
Open source marketing automation you can self-host
- Mautic starts at €247.50 per month, billed annually (€275 billed quarterly).
- Mautic also covers marketing automation.
- Mautic does not cover Markdown and forms, which Keila does.
Suits: Teams that want marketing automation without per-contact software fees
Mailcoach
Email campaigns priced by emails sent, hosted or self-hosted
- Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- Mailcoach has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike Keila.
- Mailcoach also covers marketing automation.
- Mailcoach does not cover Markdown and forms, which Keila does.
Suits: Senders with a large list who email it only occasionally
Sendy
Self-hosted newsletter app that sends through Amazon SES
- Sendy starts at $69 one-time purchase, for one domain.
- Sendy has no free plan, unlike Keila.
- Sendy can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Sendy also covers marketing automation.
- Sendy does not cover Markdown and forms, which Keila does.
Suits: Publishers with large lists who want to stop paying per subscriber
Buttondown
Newsletter software priced by active subscribers, with add-ons
- Buttondown starts at $9 per month for up to 1,000 subscribers.
- Buttondown also covers marketing automation and paid newsletters.
- Buttondown does not cover Markdown and forms, which Keila does.
Suits: Writers and small teams that want to pay only for what they use
phpList
Open-source newsletter software, hosted or self-run
- phpList starts at $5 per month for up to 2,000 messages, billed monthly.
- phpList also covers reports.
- phpList does not cover Markdown and forms, which Keila does.
Suits: Senders who want to host the newsletter software themselves
Limits worth knowing in Keila
- There is no free cloud plan or trial; the vendor says it will not offer one.
- Cloud prices are in euros and rise with monthly email volume, from €8 at 2,000 to €256 at 250,000 emails.
- Automation workflows are not listed among the features; the pages describe campaigns, segments and forms.
- Self-hosting means running your own server and email sending.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Keila?
The alternatives to Keila in this directory are listmonk, Mautic, Mailcoach, Sendy, Buttondown and phpList. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Keila.
Is there a free alternative to Keila?
Yes. listmonk is free to use. Mautic, Buttondown and phpList have a free plan alongside paid ones.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 17, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.