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Mailtrain vs Sender
Both stand on email marketing tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
Mailtrain provides list management, campaign automation, reporting, and multi-user controls in a self-hosted package. Account for its runtime and hardware requirements, and set ADMIN_PASSWORD when using Docker.
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Free plan APIWeb
Sender combines campaign, automation, transactional email and landing-page tools, with a free plan and paid annual options. Consider the subscriber and monthly send limits, and note that mobile access is through a browser rather than an app.
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| Mailtrain | Sender | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web | API, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Standard: $6.30 a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | github.com | sender.net |
| On email marketing tools | #21 of 189 | #17 of 189 |
Mailtrain: what it does well
- Supports subscriber segmentation and custom fields
- Automates triggered and RSS campaigns
- Includes Zone-MTA for mail delivery setup
- Free under the GPL-V3.0 license
What to know first
- Requires Node.js 14 or later
- Requires MySQL 8 or later, or MariaDB 10 or later
- Recommended minimum is 2 vCPU and 4096 MB RAM
- Docker users should change the default password
Sender: what it does well
- Email and SMS campaign tools
- Automation, segmentation and personalization
- Transactional email via REST API or SMTP
- Free plan includes up to 2,500 subscribers
What to know first
- No mobile app
- Free plan includes Sender branding
- Free plan capped at 15,000 monthly emails
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