templates?
I use sendy.co, but its WYSIWUG editor is not great compared to MailChimp -- that is the only real thing I think MailChimp has over sendy.co.
Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
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#12Nice idea, anyway why all sections are 'restricted content'?
The page you see at mailtrain.org is what you get once you install and run the Mailtrain software from GitHub - it's not a homepage, it is an actual Mailtrain installation that I use to send out my newsletters
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#13templates? I use sendy.co, but its WYSIWUG editor is not great compared to MailChimp -- that is the only real thing I think MailChimp has over sendy.co.
We use MailChimp to generate email templates, and then change the content as needed. There's also http://foundation.zurb.com/emails/email-templates.html
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#14There'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.
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#15Maybe I missed it, but now they just need to add an inbox so you can talk one-on-one with customers that want to reply.
Would that not be any mail client?
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Free vs Commercial NodeJS vs PHP (boils down on your infrastructure)
What do you mean by "boils down on your infrastructure"? Is that for both too?
I assume he meant "Boils down to your [choice of] infrastructure", as in, none of the two is inherently better than the other, and your choice would depend entirely on what you prefer to use.
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#17There'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!
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#18my (poor) understanding of email SaaS was that staying off blacklists is the value add, not the server code. is that wrong?
Re: Mailtrain.org, self-hosted open-source Mailchimp clone
#19my (poor) understanding of email SaaS was that staying off blacklists is the value add, not the server code. is that wrong?
That is true, to a certain extent. However, if you're willing/able to use Amazon SES, you can save a huge amount of money, while having comparable deliverability. Of course, with deliverability, there are no guarantees. Some email services do worse than self-hosted email, some do better.
For most people with smaller lists (say 20k), the cost savings is not that significant. But, if you have a large list, providers such as Mailchimp are prohibitively expensive.
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#20Also my Dada Mail Project is something I've been working on since 1999. http://dadamailproject.com
Self-hosted, works with Amazon SES. I have many clients that send many thousands of messages using the cheapest of Bluehost shared hosting accounts, when you also use Amazon SES as the mail service. (Things like Board of Realtors groups that post realty available to a discussion list)