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listmonk vs Keila
Pick listmonk if you want the published Substack / ConvertKit stack (one Go binary). Pick Keila if you want that visual ConvertKit-shaped UI.
Facts checked 24 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
listmonk in the catalog Keila in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| listmonk | Keila | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 (catalog) source | AGPL-3.0 (catalog) source |
| Language | Go (catalog) | Elixir (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 23,815 stars in the catalog source | 2,246 stars in the catalog source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/listmonk-email. One binary plus Postgres. | Same stack. Visual automations plus Postgres. |
| Best for | The published Substack replacement. | A ConvertKit-shaped UI if listmonk is too bare. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Both sit on /stacks/listmonk-email. listmonk is knadh/listmonk. Keila is pentacent/keila. Ghost is a publication, not only a list — /replace/ghost-pro. Plunk is transactional send — /replace/mailchimp. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- Is this Ghost?
- Ghost is a publication — /replace/medium and /replace/ghost-pro. This pair is a list app.
- Where is Mautic?
- /compare/listmonk-vs-mautic. Heavier marketing automation, not this pair.
- Are these free?
- Both catalog rows are AGPL-3.0. You pay hosting and SMTP.
- How do I deploy listmonk?
- Open /stacks/listmonk-email. Persist Postgres. Import one CSV.
Related pages
- listmonk tool page
- Keila tool page
- listmonk / Keila / Ghost stack
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- Replace ConvertKit
- Replace beehiiv
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