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What Is phpList?

phpList is 100% Open Source software for sending email newsletters, marketing campaigns & announcements. You can send to millions of subscribers or just to a few hundred. Use your own customized email template if you wish & after your campaign is processed you can find useful statistics and make your own conclusions. Import long lists of subscribers you already own or customize your subscribers' page from your website.

Who Uses phpList?

phpList is an Open Source Email Marketing software serving the needs of small & large organizations and government agencies. You can send to millions of subscribers or just to a few hundred.

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Reviews of phpList

Average score

Overall
4.5
Ease of Use
3.3
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0

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  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001

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5
75%
3
25%
Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Legal Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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Great software if you know what you're doing!

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Very good. Allows us to customize marketing emails and track clicks and opens.

Pros:

Relatively easy to use email software. Its tough to argue with 'free'!

Cons:

There is a lot more to running an emailing system than editing the emails. This is not equivalent to a service like Constant Contact or mailchimp that will pay attention to blacklisting IP addresses. However, if you can figure out these issues for yourself, then the software is excellent at kicking out customized emails.

Alfredo
Partner in Portugal
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

The best affordable email marketing software with high potencial

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I am running a regular newsletter with 6000+ contacts and started some autoresponders to create a sales funnel.

Pros:

It is easy to use and we can create funnels using subscribing pages as landing pages with forms.

Cons:

Must develop easy to use landing page. By now we need some HTML experience to overcome this.

Marc
Marc
Sales Manager in Italy
Verified LinkedIn User
Automotive, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Pretty bad user experience

3.0 4 years ago

Pros:

Easy to set up campaigns and google analytics tracking

Cons:

The HTML editor is hard to use and not intuitive for someone like a copywriter.

Silva
co-founder in Albania
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Open Source FTW!

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

We find phpList the best Open Source alternative to MailChimp. For first time users it takes a bit to get used to UI but with some practice it will be quite easy to start sending your newsletters while using a vast amount of features. Their documentation is great.

Cons:

There is place for improvements in terms of UI and using the software has a learning curve for beginners.

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