Keila vs Listmonk
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
Keila and Listmonk both show up as answers to "What's the best open-source or self-hosted newsletter tool?", named in all 3 answers each. Beyond that, their paths diverge a bit: Keila appears in just 3 of 59 answers overall (overall score 4), while Listmonk edges ahead with 5 of 59 (overall score 5), also picking up mentions for free email marketing tools and Mailchimp alternatives. Head-to-head, Listmonk was named more often in 2 questions, Keila in none, with 18 ties. Neither tool is mentioned for solo creators or small business use cases.
Head to head
| metric | Keila | Listmonk |
|---|---|---|
| score | 4 | 5 |
| questions won | 1 | 3 |
By assistant
Keila
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 5% of answers | #2.0 |
| Claude | 4 | 5% of answers | #3.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 3 | 5% of answers | #4.0 |
Listmonk
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
| Claude | 7 | 15% of answers | #9.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
Where they differ
Only Keila gets named for
nothing exclusive
Only Listmonk gets named for
- What are the best free email marketing tools?
- What's the best alternative to Mailchimp?
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Not sold on either?
Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full Email marketing platforms leaderboard