MailerLite vs Campaign Monitor
MailerLite and Campaign Monitor are level on what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures and review sites, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose MailerLite if…
- • You want MailerLite's edge on what customers say on trustpilot and what it costs to start
Choose Campaign Monitor if…
- • You want Campaign Monitor's edge on trying it before you pay and how many emails you can send
Round by round
- Round 1What customers say on TrustpilotMailerLite winsCampaign Monitor5/10
2.2 out of 5
TrustScore from 200 reviews on Trustpilot
- 2.2 out of 5, against 4.1 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2What it costs to startMailerLite winsMailerLite8/10
$17.10/mo billed yearly (1,000)
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
Campaign Monitor5/10$42.30/mo annual (501-2,500)
Lite at the 501 - 2,500 contacts tier (select it in 'Number of contacts'), Annual (10% annual discount; default; Monthly = $47); next plan = Essentials ($74 monthly)
- $42.30/mo annual (501-2,500), against $17.10/mo billed yearly (1,000)
Source: campaignmonitor.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 3What the next plan up costsMailerLite winsMailerLite8/10
Power $35.10/mo billed yearly
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
Campaign Monitor5/10Essentials $66.60/mo annual
Lite at the 501 - 2,500 contacts tier (select it in 'Number of contacts'), Annual (10% annual discount; default; Monthly = $47); next plan = Essentials ($74 monthly)
- Essentials $66.60/mo annual, against Power $35.10/mo billed yearly
Source: campaignmonitor.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 4Trying it before you payCampaign Monitor winsMailerLite5/10
14-day free trial
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
- 14-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
Campaign Monitor8/1030-day free trial
Lite at the 501 - 2,500 contacts tier (select it in 'Number of contacts'), Annual (10% annual discount; default; Monthly = $47); next plan = Essentials ($74 monthly)
Source: campaignmonitor.com ↗
Campaign Monitor wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5How many emails you can sendCampaign Monitor winsMailerLite5/10
10,000 emails/mo
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
- 10,000 emails/mo, against 5x list = 12,500/mo (2,500 tier)
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
Campaign Monitor8/105x list = 12,500/mo (2,500 tier)
Lite at the 501 - 2,500 contacts tier (select it in 'Number of contacts'), Annual (10% annual discount; default; Monthly = $47); next plan = Essentials ($74 monthly)
Source: campaignmonitor.com ↗
Campaign Monitor wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How many people can log inCampaign Monitor winsMailerLite5/10
3 user seats
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
- 3 user seats, against Unlimited users
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
Campaign Monitor8/10Unlimited users
Lite at the 501 - 2,500 contacts tier (select it in 'Number of contacts'), Annual (10% annual discount; default; Monthly = $47); next plan = Essentials ($74 monthly)
Source: campaignmonitor.com ↗
Campaign Monitor wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Essentials, per month
- $12, against $8.73
- 24/7 email support, against 24/7 email and chat
- 130+ integrations, against 300+ integrations
- 10,000 emails/mo, against 10x contacts (15,000 at 1,500 tier)
- $19, against $13.06
- 2.2 out of 5, against 2.5 out of 5
- $42.30/mo annual (501-2,500), against $26.50/mo monthly (501-1,500)
- Email support only on Lite, against 24/7 email & chat support