Sendlane alternatives · Email Marketing
Open-source alternatives to Sendlane
Sendlane is not described as open source on its own site. 7 of the 102 other email marketing and newsletter tools in this directory are open source, according to their own sites.
Sendlane is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $100 per month for up to 50,000 emails, billed monthly. 5 of them are free or have a free plan.
7 tools · Listings checked up to Nov 13, 2026 · Where the facts come from
How each one differs from Sendlane
- Free plan · from €247.50/mo
Mautic
Open source marketing automation you can self-host
- Mautic starts at €247.50 per month, billed annually (€275 billed quarterly). Sendlane starts at $100 per month for up to 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- Mautic has a free plan. Sendlane does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mautic is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Sendlane also covers sMS marketing, a/B testing and popups.
- Free
listmonk
Free self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager
- listmonk is free. Sendlane starts at $100 per month for up to 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- listmonk has a free plan. Sendlane does not, though it has a free trial.
- listmonk is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- listmonk also covers transactional email.
- Free trial · from $20/mo
Groundhogg
Flat-rate CRM and email marketing plugin for WordPress
- Groundhogg starts at $20 per month for 1 site, billed annually ($240). Sendlane starts at $100 per month for up to 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- Groundhogg is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Groundhogg also covers sales pipeline and AI agents.
- Sendlane also covers sMS marketing, a/B testing and popups.
- Free plan · from €8/mo
Keila
Open-source newsletter tool, self-hosted or EU-hosted cloud
- Keila starts at €8 per month for 2,000 emails a month. Sendlane starts at $100 per month for up to 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- Keila has a free plan. Sendlane does not, though it has a free trial.
- Keila is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Keila also covers Markdown and forms.
- Free
SendPortal
Open-source, self-hosted email marketing built on Laravel
- SendPortal is free. Sendlane starts at $100 per month for up to 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- SendPortal has a free plan. Sendlane does not, though it has a free trial.
- SendPortal is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- SendPortal also covers templates.
- Free trial · from $15/mo
Ghost
Open source publishing with newsletters and paid memberships
- Ghost starts at $15 per month for up to 1,000 members, billed yearly ($18 billed monthly). Sendlane starts at $100 per month for up to 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- Ghost is open source, according to its own site.
- Ghost also covers paid newsletters.
- Sendlane also covers marketing automation, sMS marketing, a/B testing and popups.
- Free plan · from $5/mo
phpList
Open-source newsletter software, hosted or self-run
- phpList starts at $5 per month for up to 2,000 messages, billed monthly. Sendlane starts at $100 per month for up to 50,000 emails, billed monthly.
- phpList has a free plan. Sendlane does not, though it has a free trial.
- phpList is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- phpList also covers reports.
Common questions
Is there an open-source alternative to Sendlane?
Yes. Mautic, listmonk, Groundhogg, Keila, SendPortal, Ghost and phpList are open source, according to their own sites.
Is Sendlane open source?
Sendlane is not described as open source on its own site. The listing was checked on Nov 12, 2026 against the pages it cites.
Which of these email marketing and newsletter tools are free?
Mautic, listmonk, Keila, SendPortal and phpList are free or have a free plan.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Nov 12, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Sendlane: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.
