Keila

Keila is an open-source newsletter platform for creating, sending, and analyzing email campaigns while keeping control of your data. It provides multiple editor options, contact management, segmentation, and flexible signup forms for growing and maintaining mailing lists.

Key Features

• Campaign editor with multiple workflows, including block-based editing, Markdown, and template-based approaches
• Signup form builder with custom fields and double opt-in support
• Contact management with custom JSON data and personalization via Liquid templates
• Segmentation using a visual segment editor and an advanced segment language
• Sending options ranging from SMTP to provider integrations (e.g., Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark)
• Email analytics with privacy-conscious tracking controls, including disabling tracking
• API for managing contacts and campaigns to enable integrations and automation
• Captcha support to reduce bot signups and protect list quality

Use Cases

• Run a self-hosted alternative to services like Mailchimp for newsletters and announcements
• Collect subscribers via embedded forms and send targeted campaigns using segments
• Automate newsletter operations by integrating Keila with existing tools through its API

Keila is well-suited for individuals and organizations that want a reliable newsletter workflow, flexible email creation options, and practical deliverability and privacy controls without vendor lock-in.