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Ubuntu Mailing Lists vs Groups.io

Ubuntu Mailing Lists lands on Skip, and Groups.io lands on Worth it.

Groups.io

groups.io

Worth it
Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run a community, HOA, nonprofit, or fan group that lives on email discussion . it is cheap, ad-free, and well supported.

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Ubuntu Mailing Lists versus Groups.io
CompareUbuntu Mailing ListsGroups.io
VerdictSkipWorth it
Best forUbuntu contributors tracking development threadsHOAs and neighborhood groups
Who it's not forTeams wanting modern chat . use Matrix or SlackSmall teams wanting internal chat . use Slack or Discord instead
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.13
Support qualityModeration complaints publicly surfaced since 2009Long-time users call support excellent
Public sentimentUsers still cite the lists as a support channel, but most community activity has shifted to Reddit, Discourse, and Matrix.Users praise as a solid, ad-free hosted listserv with excellent support; critics flag member-email visibility and the paid-tier minimum.11
Biggest gotchaMigration risk: dev chatter is moving to Matrix; the lists' long-term future is uncertain.⁵Pricing cliff: free ends at 100 members, then $20/month minimum applies.10

Pick Ubuntu Mailing Lists when

  • Ubuntu contributors tracking development threads
  • Users wanting official support archives
  • Researchers mining public open-source discussions

When Ubuntu Mailing Lists is not a fit

  • Teams wanting modern chat . use Matrix or Slack
  • Businesses needing uptime SLAs or vendor support
  • Marketers hunting lead lists . these are public discussion archives
  • Small teams needing internal lists . run your own instead

Pick Groups.io when

  • HOAs and neighborhood groups
  • Nonprofits and community organizations
  • Hobbyist and user communities
  • Academic research networks

When Groups.io is not a fit

  • Small teams wanting internal chat . use Slack or Discord instead
  • Anyone needing member anonymity . emails are visible to the group
  • Companies that only need distribution lists . Google Groups is free
  • Chat-first communities that will never check email threads

Sources

  1. Ubuntu Mailing Listslists.ubuntu.com
    official
  2. Community Support . Ubuntuubuntu.com
    official
  3. State of the Ubuntu mailing listsdiscourse.ubuntu.com
    news
  4. Ubuntu Developers Discuss Abandoning Mailing Lists For Discoursephoronix.com
    news
  5. Confirmed: Ubuntu Dev Discussions Moving to Matrixomgubuntu.co.uk
    news
  6. Canonical lists.ubuntu.com is Down . Sep 2026isdown.app
    news
  7. Canonical responds to 'abusive' Ubuntu poststheregister.com
    news
  8. Ubuntu Mailing Lists | The Official Ubuntu Bookflylib.com
    review
  9. Groups.io | Email Discussion Groups & Listserv Alternativegroups.io
    official
  10. Best Groups.io Alternative for Email Groups (2026) . Gaggle Mailgaggle.email
    review
  11. groups.io is decent if you're looking for hosted solutions . Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com
    review
  12. Groups.io Alternative with True Member Privacy . EMail Parrotemparrot.com
    security
  13. Groups.io Security pagegroups.io
    security
  14. What is groups.io and how do I use it? . American Universitywastedfood.american.edu
    news
  15. The Best Google Groups Alternatives . Keepingkeeping.com
    review
  16. Emails moving from Sympa listserv to Google Groups . Case Observerobserver.case.edu
    news