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Keila

GDPR Compliant

Open-source email newsletter tool hosted in Germany and France.

🇩🇪Germany🇪🇺EU HostedOpen Sourcefrom Free (self-hosted)
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About Keila

100% Open-Source Email Newsletters

Keila is a German open-source email newsletter tool that gives you full control over your email marketing. Hosted on European infrastructure in Germany and France, Keila offers a clean, simple interface for creating and sending newsletters without vendor lock-in.

Email Marketing Without Lock-In

Keila focuses on doing newsletters well:

  • Clean editor — Write and format newsletters with an intuitive editor
  • Subscriber management — Import, segment, and manage your mailing lists
  • SMTP flexibility — Use any SMTP provider (Amazon SES, Mailgun, your own server)
  • Self-hostable — Run Keila on your own infrastructure for complete data control
  • API access — Integrate with your existing tools and workflows

True Data Sovereignty

As a fully open-source project, Keila can be self-hosted anywhere. The managed cloud version runs on servers in Germany and France, ensuring your subscriber data never leaves European jurisdiction.

Key Features

Newsletter editor: Clean, intuitive email creation
Subscriber management: Import, segment, and manage lists
SMTP flexibility: Use any email sending provider
Self-hosting: Full control over your infrastructure
Open source: No vendor lock-in, inspect every line of code

Pros & Cons

100% open source with self-hosting option
No per-subscriber pricing traps
EU-hosted managed version available
Fewer features than full marketing platforms
Smaller community and ecosystem

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GDPR Compliance Data

GDPR StatusGDPR Compliant
HQ CountryGermany
Data Hosting LocationEuropean Union
EU Servers Available
DPA Available
Schrems II RiskLow Risk
SCCs in Place
NotesOpen-source, hosted in Germany and France

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