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Still maintained? Yes: 37 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.3.12 (Sep 2024).

Comparisons in Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters: Mailchimp alternatives.

#8 of 12 in Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters

At a glance

HyperKitty quick facts

Health score
54/100 SLOWING
Stars
230
Last commit
3 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
1.3.12, Sep 2024
Licence
GPL-3.0

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Why it ranks here

Health score explained

HyperKitty scores 54/100, #8 of 12 in Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters: 37 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.3.12, 2.1 years ago) earns 0.0 of 25, 230 stars add 9.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitLab API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    37 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25

    1.3.12 released 2.1 years ago

  • Stars 9.5 / 20

    230 stars on GitLab (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 0.0 / 10

    No Docker support advertised

Commit activity

68 commits over the last 12 months
37
Last 90 days
68
Last 12 months
3 days ago
Last push

Ranked #8 of 12 tools in Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters by health , between Dittofeed (#7) and Postorius (#9) .

Details

LicenceGPL-3.0
PlatformsPython
Latest release1.3.12 · 2.1 years ago
Stars230
DockerNot advertised
Repositorygitlab.com/mailman/hyperkitty ↗

HyperKitty vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with HyperKitty (Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Listmonk 98 24k AGPL-3.0 today
Keila 93 2.3k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
Mautic 86 11k GPL-3.0 today
mlmmj 76 27 MIT 8 days ago
HyperKitty (this tool) 54 230 GPL-3.0 3 days ago
Postorius 53 94 GPL-3.0 3 days ago

HyperKitty: common questions

Is HyperKitty still maintained?

HyperKitty had 37 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, 1.3.12, is from 2.1 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.