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Listmonk ranks #19 of 23 in email marketing platforms in the week of 28 September 2026, with a visibility score of 5 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 8% of the answers we sampled.
sampled: 3 of 4 assistants this week
Across AI assistants, Listmonk scores low overall: 5 out of 100, with Claude slightly ahead at 7 and ChatGPT and Perplexity both at 5. It shows up in just 5 of 59 answers tracked. Its strongest showing is on the question "What's the best open-source or self-hosted newsletter tool?", where it's named in all 3 answers given. It gets only occasional mentions for free email marketing tools and Mailchimp alternatives, and it's absent entirely from questions about solo creators, small businesses, free tiers under 1,000 subscribers, and duplicate-subscriber pricing.
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Who's talking about you
| 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 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What's the best open-source or self-hosted newsletter tool? | 3 of 3 | #1 |
| What are the best free email marketing tools? | 1 of 3 | #13 |
| What's the best alternative to Mailchimp? | 1 of 3 | #13 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What are the best email marketing platforms? | Mailchimp, Brevo, ActiveCampaign |
| What's the best email marketing tool for a small business? | Brevo, Constant Contact, Kit |
| What's the best newsletter platform? | beehiiv, Substack, Kit |
| Which email marketing platform is best value for money? | Brevo, MailerLite, Kit |
| Which email platform is best for a solo creator? | beehiiv, Kit, Substack |
| What's the best email marketing software in 2026? | Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Omnisend |
| Which email tool has the best deliverability? | ActiveCampaign, Brevo |
| What's the best email platform for a SaaS startup? | Customer.io, Brevo |
| What's the best email tool for selling a paid newsletter? | beehiiv, Kit, Substack |
| What's the best email marketing platform for an ecommerce store? | Omnisend, Klaviyo |
| What's the best tool for automated onboarding and drip emails? | Customer.io, Braze, Iterable |
| What's the best email platform that segments users by behaviour? | Klaviyo, Customer.io, ActiveCampaign |
| What's the best email tool with a good free tier for under 1,000 subscribers? | MailerLite, Kit, beehiiv |
| What's the best email platform for developers with a clean API? | nobody in particular |
| What's the best email platform that doesn't charge for duplicate subscribers? | MailerLite, Sender, beehiiv |
| What's the best email tool for a newsletter with sponsors and ads? | beehiiv, Kit, MailerLite |
| What's the best email marketing platform that integrates with my CRM? | HubSpot, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign |
Assistants cited 10 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for Email marketing platforms.
In their words
- ChatGPT“| Listmonk | Most newsletters | Extremely lightweight, fast, excellent API | Limited automation |”
- Claude“Listmonk is the default answer for most people.”
- Perplexity“Listmonk is the best default choice for most people who want an open-source, self-hosted newsletter tool.”
Closest rivals
- Listmonk vs Braze5
- Listmonk vs EmailOctopus5
- Listmonk vs Buttondown6
- Listmonk vs Constant Contact6
- Listmonk vs Iterable4
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