notifusevsplunk
Two self-hosted Mailchimp alternatives, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| notifuse | plunk | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 58/100 | 68/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 12 in Marketing Automation | #9 of 106 in Email |
| GitHub stars | 2 265 | 5 555 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +48 | +73 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 25 | 16 |
| Latest release | v42.1 · 28 Oct 2026 | v0.17.0 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
plunk scores 68/100 against 58/100 for notifuse, so it is the safer default.
notifuse ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for plunk.
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