# listmonk privacy rating

Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager distributed as a single binary with a PostgreSQL database, with a web dashboard, templates, subscriber lists and transactional email API.

## Summary

listmonk scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the newsletter platforms criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://listmonk.app
- Source code: https://github.com/knadh/listmonk
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: Google Fonts (not scored)
- Category: [Newsletter platforms](https://privacyratings.com/newsletters/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | AGPL-3.0. | https://github.com/knadh/listmonk/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and individual subscriber tracking is off by default. | https://github.com/knadh/listmonk/blob/master/schema.sql |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free open source software with no ads. | https://listmonk.app/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

listmonk has built-in support for [Forward Email](https://forwardemail.net) bounce webhooks ([source](https://github.com/knadh/listmonk/blob/master/cmd/bounce.go)), and Forward Email supports sending newsletters and mailing lists over SMTP, so the two work together for a self-hosted newsletter setup.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/newsletters/listmonk/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/newsletters/listmonk.md