Great to see new options for this, we are using a hacked up and customized sendy at the moment and it's pretty awful code to work with.
Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
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Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#52Woah maybe I can replace sendy but I use lamp
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#53Another alternative: SendGrid recently released a much less expensive product [1] which shares most features with MailChimp. Contact storage costs $20 per month for a typical list of 20,000 subscribers (for comparison, storing the same number of contacts at MailChimp would be $150/mo). We handle deliverability issues ourselves, so you won't have to maintain the reputation of a self-hosted solution. If you have any qu…
I'll never use sendgrid with the horrifically complicated pricing schemes, do it like mailgun
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
It appears to have tons more features. Do you have any experience with it? If so, what is your use-case? Thank you!
I'm still testing it and it looks very solid. After going through the cod for a few hours, I'm pleasantly surprised. One money saving feature: you can setup SES and Sparkpost, for instance, and configure it to send more emails from Sparkpost than through SES, that way you can save money using free 100k emails/month plan from Sparkpost.
I wish I found that before sendy
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#55There's this really great (paid) software that is orders of magnitude better than Sendy. https://www.mailwizz.com/ Main differences: built using a PHP framework, has extensions support, works on SES and competitors and is cheaper.
It appears to have tons more features. Do you have any experience with it? If so, what is your use-case? Thank you!
I use Mailwizz. It lacks the polish of MailChimp, but works well.
It is multi-tenant and you can have sub-accounts with their quotas.
You can even use it to roll your own SaaS with the included user management and billing features.
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#56HN, thanks for this thread. I was looking for a self-hosted email newsletter solution for ages, but couldn't really find good ones. The often claimed value proposition of deliverabiliy of all the big names is a myth IMHO, at least in Germany. All the big brand names ALWAYS get put into my spam folder (GMX). Deliverability is more than Gmail lets it pass.
I used a Wordpress Plugin called MyMail for a while, but updating Wordpress is annoying and I'm always afraid that the plugin changes in some way that it breaks.
I will check out the suggested solutions here, but if anyone knows from the top of his head which satisfies these requirements, I'd really appreciate it:
- self-hosted (obviously)
- must be able to use any SMTP server
- preferrably bounce handling via IMAP
- double opt-in, which also can be disabled
- basic API support (subscribe, unsubscribe)
- one click unsubscribe
- Autoresponder capabilities (nice would be: lets me set the specific time of delivery. Say: +1 day after signup at 11am)
- reasonably fast UI
- multi-tenant
- template builder
- fancy templates (I will use a very basic email layout)
- GeoIP
- CRM capabilities
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#57HN, thanks for this thread. I was looking for a self-hosted email newsletter solution for ages, but couldn't really find good ones. The often claimed value proposition of deliverabiliy of all the big names is a myth IMHO, at least in Germany. All the big brand names ALWAYS get put into my spam folder (GMX). Deliverability is more than Gmail lets it pass . I used a Wordpress Plugin called MyMail for a while, but updat…
Well, deliverability and being self-hosted might not go well together these days. There is a LOT you need to go in terms of setting up the relevant infrastructure; the newsletter software is just a tiny fragment of it. And even if your carefully crafted infrastructure works now, it can suddenly stop, just because some big e-mail hosting service decides they implement a major change (see e.g.: http://tanguy.ortolo.eu/blog/article109/google-ipv6-smtp-res...).
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
i'd definitely love to talk to you. how can we get in touch?
FYI: You can always check someone's profile and see if they have info listed, more efficient and cuts down on extraneous comments and waiting on replies.
indeed. ;) will drop you a line. cheers
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#59HN, thanks for this thread. I was looking for a self-hosted email newsletter solution for ages, but couldn't really find good ones. The often claimed value proposition of deliverabiliy of all the big names is a myth IMHO, at least in Germany. All the big brand names ALWAYS get put into my spam folder (GMX). Deliverability is more than Gmail lets it pass . I used a Wordpress Plugin called MyMail for a while, but updat…
Well, deliverability and being self-hosted might not go well together these days. There is a LOT you need to go in terms of setting up the relevant infrastructure; the newsletter software is just a tiny fragment of it. And even if your carefully crafted infrastructure works now, it can suddenly stop, just because some big e-mail hosting service decides they implement a major change (see e.g.: http://tanguy.ortolo.eu/…
See, I get your point, but my experience is different. All the transactional emails of my SaaS are sent out with PHP's mail() which is obviously the worst infrastructure setup you can get and only a fraction is marked as spam for my receivers.
Same is true for my contact form. A copy is sent to the receiver. This works with my providers SMTP server and again, not that many problems with deliverability.
In my limited experience, sending newsletters doesn't have to be a science project.
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#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
You don't often see using PHP advertised as a desirable feature in any place where you could avoid it.
I wasn't clear. I mean that Mailwizz was built around a solid PHP framework [1], while Sendy is pure PHP. [1] http://www.yiiframework.com/
So what's the value add here? As a user, how does the framework matter?