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Mailchimp vs Mailtrain

Mailchimp

mailchimp.com

Mailtrain

github.com

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FigureMailchimpMailtrain
Price from$13/moFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYesYes
Linux—Yes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
APIYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published51
Spec score · Email marketing tools9.4 (#2)8.2 (#74)
Spec score · Email Marketing Software9.0 (#10)8.2 (#73)
APIMailchimp exposes open Marketing and Transactional APIs authenticated with OAuth or API keys.The Docker configuration has an optional setting for an API access token.
Free planYesYes
SecurityMailchimp says its SOC 2 reports cover security, availability and processing integrity, and it maintains ISO 27001 certification and a VPAT.The project says its separate trusted, sandbox, and public endpoints help avoid XSS attacks in multi-user settings.

Plans

Mailchimp

  • FreeFree
  • FreeFree
  • Essentials$13 a month
  • Standard$20 a month
  • Premium$350 a month

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Mailtrain

  • Mailtrain v2Free

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In their own words

Mailchimp

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Mailtrain

Mailtrain is a free, self-hosted newsletter application built on Node.js and MySQL or MariaDB. It manages subscriber lists, segmentation, and custom fields, and supports triggered and RSS campaign automation. Email templates include MJML-based templates, while custom reports provide reporting capabilities. Multiple users can work with granular permissions and flexible sharing, and hierarchical namespaces support organization across larger setups. Mailtrain includes Zone-MTA for mail delivery and separates trusted, sandbox, and public endpoints to help avoid XSS attacks in multi-user settings. Its Docker configuration supports LDAP authentication and CAS, with an optional API access-token setting. Mailtrain v2 is distributed under the GPL-V3.0 license and is listed at free. Deployment options include Docker Compose and direct installation on CentOS 7 or Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Version 2 requires Node.js 14 or later and MySQL 8 or later, or MariaDB 10 or later; the recommended minimum hardware is 2 vCPU and 4096 MB RAM. Docker users should set ADMIN_PASSWORD because the default is test.

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