Free trial
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30 days
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Campaign Monitor
Campaign Monitor is a web-based email marketing platform for creating campaigns, managing subscribers, automating journeys, and measuring engagement.
Editorial overview
Aggregated Overview
Campaign Monitor provides campaign creation, segmentation, automation, analytics, transactional email, integrations, and API access. G2 and Capterra reviews indicate strong usability and overall satisfaction, while pricing varies by subscriber volume and plan.
This profile combines documented product information and independent evidence where available. It is not a hands-on test unless TechZella explicitly identifies one.
Campaign Monitor Decision Snapshot
A quick way to understand who this product may suit, where its limits matter, and which facts are most relevant before you compare alternatives.
Platforms
API, Web
TechZella assessment
8.4/10
Overview
Campaign Monitor is a web-based email marketing platform operated by Marigold. It supports email design, subscriber management, audience segmentation, automated journeys, transactional messages, and campaign reporting.
The company was founded in 2004 and originated in Australia. Its current LinkedIn company profile lists Nashville, Tennessee, as its headquarters and identifies the organization as Campaign Monitor by Marigold.
The platform is aimed at small businesses, nonprofits, marketing teams, agencies, publishers, retailers, and organizations that need recurring email communications.
Campaign Monitor Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong email design tools with drag-and-drop and custom HTML support.
- Includes segmentation, automation, transactional email, and campaign analytics.
- Provides a documented API with subscriber, campaign, journey, template, and webhook endpoints.
- Offers direct integrations for Shopify, Salesforce, WordPress, and other business systems.
- Includes a limited free trial for evaluating the platform.
Cons
- Pricing changes with subscriber volume, making total cost less predictable as lists grow.
- No permanent free plan was verified.
- Advanced AI, testing, support, and automation capabilities depend on plan selection.
- Some connections rely on third-party integration services or separate configuration.
- The free trial has limits on contacts and email sends.
Campaign Monitor Pricing & Plans
Lite
From $12
month
Entry paid plan with contact-based pricing, limited monthly sends, core email features, selected automation features, and limited access to newer AI tools.
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Varies by subscriber count
month
Paid plan with unlimited campaign sends, expanded automation, AI-powered email features, advanced functionality, and priority-level support.
Check current pricing →Premier
Varies by subscriber count
month
Higher-tier plan with unlimited sending and additional optimization, testing, support, and advanced marketing capabilities.
Check current pricing →Pricing may change. Verify current plans on the vendor's website.
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Campaign Monitor Features
Email Creation
- Drag-and-drop email builder
- Customizable responsive templates
- Custom-coded HTML templates
- Branded templates
- Mobile optimization tools
- Free image gallery
Automation
- Drip campaigns
- Pre-built customer journeys
- Automated emails
- Subscriber activity triggers
- Transactional email
- Abandoned-cart workflows through supported integrations
Audience Management
- Subscriber lists
- Segmentation tools
- Personalization
- Signup forms
- Preference center
- Contact synchronization
Analytics and Testing
- Real-time reporting analytics
- Worldview reporting
- A/B testing
- Campaign-level performance insights
- Industry benchmark comparisons
- Inbox preview on eligible plans
AI Features
- Marketing Studio
- AI-assisted email generation
- Creative Lab
- Brand Hub
- Campaign translation
- Social post generation
Integrations
- Salesforce
- Shopify
- WordPress
- Intercom
- Unbounce
- Facebook Lead Ads
- Zapier
- CRM and e-commerce connectors
Developer Tools
- API version 3.3
- Campaign endpoints
- Subscriber and list endpoints
- Journey endpoints
- Transactional email endpoints
- Webhooks
Campaign Monitor Specifications
| Deployment | Cloud-based web application |
|---|---|
| Platform | Web |
| API | Campaign Monitor API 3.3 |
| Free trial | 30 days |
| Trial allowance | 500 contacts and 500 email sends |
| Pricing model | Subscriber-based monthly plans |
| Email automation | Available |
| Transactional email | Available |
| Custom HTML templates | Available |
| Integrations | CRM, e-commerce, CMS, analytics, forms, advertising, and workflow tools |
| Parent company | Marigold |
Our evidence-based assessment
TechZella Score
A proprietary editorial score based on product capabilities, usability, value, performance, support and user sentiment evidence.
8.4/10Moderate confidence
Campaign Monitor provides campaign creation, segmentation, automation, analytics, transactional email, integrations, and API access. G2 and Capterra reviews indicate strong usability and overall satisfaction, while pricing varies by subscriber volume and plan.
Methodology v1.0. The assessment weighs feature coverage (25%), ease of use (15%), value for money (20%), performance (15%), support (10%) and user sentiment (15%), using researched product evidence and verified review evidence where available. It is a TechZella editorial assessment, not a direct user-review average.
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FAQ
Does Campaign Monitor have a free plan?
No permanent free plan was verified. Campaign Monitor offers a limited 30-day trial with 500 contacts and 500 email sends.
Does Campaign Monitor provide an API?
Yes. The current public documentation identifies API version 3.3 and covers campaigns, lists, subscribers, journeys, templates, transactional email, and webhooks.
What platforms does Campaign Monitor support?
Campaign Monitor is primarily a web application. It also provides an API and integrations for services such as Shopify, Salesforce, WordPress, Intercom, and Zapier.
Who is Campaign Monitor best suited for?
It is suited to businesses, nonprofits, publishers, agencies, and marketing teams that need designed email campaigns, subscriber management, automation, and reporting.
Can Campaign Monitor send transactional emails?
Yes. Transactional email is available, with limits and access depending on the selected plan.