Sendy has quietly become one of the most compelling email marketing platforms for businesses that want control, performance, and dramatically lower costs compared to traditional SaaS tools. With its self-hosted model powered by Amazon SES, Sendy removes subscriber-based pricing and replaces it with a lightweight, scalable system built for ownership. The release of Sendy v7 takes this even further, introducing major performance improvements, modernized workflows, and under-the-hood optimizations that make it faster, more reliable, and easier to scale than ever before. This post explores what Sendy is, what’s new in v7, and why it is becoming a serious alternative to platforms like Mailchimp for teams that want long-term independence from rising subscription costs.
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