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Galaxy Digital vs Mautic

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Galaxy Digital

Nonprofits

Digital marketing platform for nonprofits

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Mautic

Marketing

The main open source marketing automation platform, self-hosted and GPL licensed

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Mautic has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Galaxy Digital volunteer-focused tool, not a general-purpose social media management platform; Mautic mautic depends on reliably scheduled cron jobs to process segments and send campaigns, and a misconfigured or silently failing schedule stops sends without an obvious error, which is the most common way Mautic deployments fail in production.
  • They diverge on capability: Galaxy Digital covers Email marketing, Mautic covers Visual campaign builder.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Galaxy Digital and Mautic actually diverge.

Attributes where Galaxy Digital and Mautic differ
AttributeGalaxy DigitalMautic
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionOpen source, no licence fee
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Mobile-responsiveWeb, Linux, Self-hosted, Docker
CategoryNonprofitsMarketing
Founded2009Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Galaxy Digital

  • Email marketing
  • Social media management
  • Online advertising
  • Analytics
  • Automation
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Mailchimp

Only in Mautic

  • Visual campaign builder
  • Contact management and segmentation
  • Landing pages and forms
  • Lead scoring
  • Dynamic web content
  • Email builder and A/B testing
  • Self-hosted data control
  • No feature gating

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Galaxy Digital

  • Business operationsnot Mautic
  • Productivitynot Mautic
  • Automationnot Mautic

Mautic

  • A marketing agency running automation for many clients that cannot pass on per-contact SaaS pricing at scalenot Galaxy Digital
  • A European university or public body whose data protection position requires contact data to stay on infrastructure it controlsnot Galaxy Digital
  • A company with a list of several hundred thousand contacts where SaaS per-contact pricing has become the largest line in the marketing budgetnot Galaxy Digital
  • A team that needs to modify the automation logic itself, not just configure it, and wants source access to do sonot Galaxy Digital

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Galaxy Digital

  • Volunteer-focused tool, not a general-purpose social media management platform
  • Enterprise-only pricing model with custom quotes
  • Acquired by Better Impact, creating transition uncertainty for existing customers

Mautic

  • Mautic depends on reliably scheduled cron jobs to process segments and send campaigns, and a misconfigured or silently failing schedule stops sends without an obvious error, which is the most common way Mautic deployments fail in production.
  • Email sending is not included: you must arrange, pay for and warm up your own sending infrastructure through Amazon SES, SendGrid or similar, and deliverability problems become entirely your problem with no vendor to escalate to.
  • Acquia owns the commercial descendant, Campaign Studio, and is the largest contributor, so the loudest commercial interest in the ecosystem benefits from a hosted product rather than from the self-hosted one being easy.
  • Upgrades between major versions have historically been disruptive, requiring database migrations and plugin compatibility checks, so a neglected instance can become expensive to bring current.
  • The interface and the reporting are noticeably behind commercial platforms, so marketing teams that came from HubSpot or ActiveCampaign will find everyday tasks slower and will need training.

Pricing, plan by plan

Galaxy Digital

On request
  • Starter$99/month
    • Email marketing
    • Basic social media
  • Professional$299/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Social media management
    • Automation

Mautic

Free
  • Self-hosted communityFree
    • GPL licensed, no licence fee and no contact limits
    • All features included, no paid edition
    • You provide hosting, database, cron scheduling and email sending
  • Managed Mautic hosting$undefined/month
    • Third-party managed hosting listed by the project
    • Updates, backups and cron scheduling handled for you
    • Pricing varies by provider and is not set by the project

Which should you pick?

Choose Galaxy Digital if

  • You need email marketing.
  • You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
  • You also want social media management.
Galaxy Digital review

Choose Mautic if

  • You need visual campaign builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Linux, Self-hosted, Docker.
  • You also want contact management and segmentation.
Mautic review

Questions people ask

Is Galaxy Digital or Mautic better?
Neither clearly leads. Galaxy Digital starts at On request and Mautic at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Galaxy Digital or Mautic?
Mautic has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Galaxy Digital and Free for Mautic.
Does Galaxy Digital or Mautic run on more platforms?
Galaxy Digital runs on Web, Mobile-responsive. Mautic runs on Web, Linux, Self-hosted, Docker.
Can I use Mautic for free?
Yes. Mautic has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Galaxy Digital starts at On request.
What is Galaxy Digital best used for?
Galaxy Digital is most often used for business operations, productivity, automation. Of those, business operations and productivity are not what Mautic is typically brought in for.
What can Galaxy Digital do that Mautic cannot?
Galaxy Digital covers Email marketing, Social media management, Online advertising, Analytics. Mautic covers Visual campaign builder, Contact management and segmentation, Landing pages and forms, Lead scoring.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Galaxy Digital: What does Galaxy Digital's Get Connected do?

Get Connected is a volunteer management platform that helps nonprofits recruit, schedule, track, and report on volunteer engagement at scale through centralized scheduling and impact reporting.

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Mautic: Is Mautic free?

Yes, GPL licensed with no licence fee and no contact limits. You pay for hosting, email sending and the staff time to maintain it.

Galaxy Digital: Does Get Connected integrate with social media platforms?

Yes. Get Connected includes social media integration with quick-share icons and direct posting to volunteers' social networks, plus live infographic-style impact reporting shareable on social media.

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Mautic: Does Acquia own Mautic?

Acquia acquired the founding commercial entity in 2019 and sells Campaign Studio built on it, but the Mautic trademark sits with the Open Source Collective and the project is community governed.

Galaxy Digital: What is the current status of Galaxy Digital?

Get Connected by Galaxy Digital was acquired by and is now part of Better Impact, which continues to provide the volunteer management and social media integration services.

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Mautic: What breaks most often?

Cron scheduling. If segment rebuilding and campaign triggers are not running on schedule, campaigns quietly stop sending with no alert.

Mautic: Can it handle large contact lists?

Yes, but performance at several hundred thousand contacts depends on database tuning and queue configuration, which is work you must do yourself.

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