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Campaign Monitor vs MailerLite

Campaign Monitor and MailerLite overlap as email platforms but diverge on price, automation, and store data. At 5,000 contacts this example snapshot has MailerLite at $49/mo. MailerLite is marked ecommerce-native; the other is not. On the scored dimensions below, Campaign Monitor leads 0, MailerLite leads 5, with 2 ties. This is a dataset tally, not an award.

  • Brevo: Free up to 100,000 contacts · 5k $9/mo · SMS · WhatsApp
  • Moosend: No free plan · 5k $48/mo

Dimension winners

  • Price at 5k contactsCampaign Monitor: $117/moMailerLite: $49/moMailerLite
  • Price at 10k contactsCampaign Monitor: $182/moMailerLite: $89/moMailerLite
  • Automation depth (1–10)Campaign Monitor: 3MailerLite: 3Tie
  • SMSCampaign Monitor: NoMailerLite: YesMailerLite
  • CRMCampaign Monitor: NoMailerLite: NoTie
  • Ecommerce-nativeCampaign Monitor: NoMailerLite: YesMailerLite
  • G2 scoreCampaign Monitor: 4.2MailerLite: 4.6MailerLite

MailerLite wins more of the scored dimensions (5–0). Campaign Monitor can still be the right buy when small businesses outweighs those rows.

Full field dump for Campaign Monitor and MailerLite from the JSON dataset.
ToolFree planPrice @ 1kPrice @ 5kPrice @ 10kModelAutomationSMSCRMEcommerceLanding pagesFormsG2Trial
Campaign MonitorNo free plan$74/mo$117/mo$182/mocontacts3/10NoNoNoYesYes4.2 (n/a)30-day trial
MailerLiteFree up to 250 contacts$19/mo$49/mo$89/mocontacts3/10YesNoYesYesYes4.6 (n/a)14-day trial
Choose Campaign Monitor if
  • Choose Campaign Monitor over MailerLite when small businesses is the job to be done.
  • Choose Campaign Monitor over MailerLite when agencies is the job to be done.
  • Choose Campaign Monitor over MailerLite when newsletters is the job to be done.
  • Choose Campaign Monitor over MailerLite when landing pages is the job to be done.
  • Choose Campaign Monitor over MailerLite when beginners is the job to be done.
  • No free plan. 30-day trial.
Skip Campaign Monitor if
  • Do not pick Campaign Monitor vs MailerLite if you specifically need budget SMBs over 5k contacts.
  • Do not pick Campaign Monitor vs MailerLite if you specifically need native Shopify catalog sync.
  • Do not pick Campaign Monitor vs MailerLite if you specifically need native SMS.
  • Do not pick Campaign Monitor vs MailerLite if you specifically need HIPAA / BAA email.
  • Do not pick Campaign Monitor vs MailerLite if you specifically need deep ecommerce CRM needs.
Choose MailerLite if
  • Choose MailerLite over Campaign Monitor when creators is the job to be done.
  • Choose MailerLite over Campaign Monitor when solopreneurs is the job to be done.
  • Choose MailerLite over Campaign Monitor when landing pages + websites is the job to be done.
  • Choose MailerLite over Campaign Monitor when affordable automation is the job to be done.
  • Free up to 250 contacts. 14-day trial.
Skip MailerLite if
  • Do not pick MailerLite vs Campaign Monitor if you specifically need complex multi channel CRM.
  • Do not pick MailerLite vs Campaign Monitor if you specifically need enterprise SSO first teams.
  • Do not pick MailerLite vs Campaign Monitor if you specifically need deep predictive ecommerce.
Dated pricing snapshot

Figures below are monthly USD list-size prices from data/esp-tools.json, last marked verified . They are example placeholders until you swap in live quotes. Always confirm on the vendor pricing page.

  • Campaign Monitor1k $74/mo · 5k $117/mo · 10k $182/moModel: contacts · row date September 14, 2026
  • MailerLite1k $19/mo · 5k $49/mo · 10k $89/moModel: contacts · row date September 11, 2026

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  • Brevo: Free up to 100,000 contacts · 5k $9/mo · SMS · WhatsApp
  • Moosend: No free plan · 5k $48/mo

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Brevo: Free up to 100,000 contacts · 5k $9/mo · SMS · WhatsApp · Moosend: No free plan · 5k $48/mo