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Notifuse vs phpList
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Notifuse | phpList |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | PHP |
| Licence | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 2.2k | 875 |
| Latest | v41.0 | v3.6.17 |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-24 |
| Release cadence | about 8 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Mailchimp. Alternatives to Mailchimp →
PartialNotifuseNewsletters, broadcasts, transactional templates and automations sent through your own email provider.
PartialphpListMailing lists, campaigns and bounce handling sent through your own SMTP server, without automations.
Notifuse
- v41.02026-09-17v41.0 - audit logs
- v40.02026-09-05Licence: Notifuse v40.0 and every later release are published under the Business Source License 1.1, and each one conve…
- v39.12026-09-01Feature: Zapier can send. A Zap can now send one of your transactional notifications — an order confirmation, a passwor…
- v39.02026-08-29v39.0 - Zapier + new permissions
- v38.02026-08-17v38.0 - Web Analytics
phpList
- v3.7.0-RC52026-08-09
- v3.6.172026-08-09
- v3.7.0-RC42026-06-22Release Candidate 4 for version 3.7.0pre-release
- v3.7.0-RC32026-06-18Release Candidate 3 for version 3.7.0pre-release
- v3.7.0-RC22025-06-21pre-release
Notifuse
unsigned The latest release, v41.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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phpList
unsigned The latest release, v3.6.17, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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