Campaign Monitor vs. MailerLite
MailerLite: The Campaign Monitor alternative that has it allMailerLite is the Campaign Monitor alternative with tools to grow and monetize your business with email marketing. Plus, getting started is a breeze thanks to friendly, always-on support and templates for everything.
Email marketing feels easier with MailerLite
If frustrating tools are getting you down, you’ll love how sending emails, creating automations, and selling products feels with MailerLite. Plus, our friendly support team is available to help 24/7, since running a business doesn’t always fit in a 9 and 5.
"MailerLite’s UI convinced me. It’s very pretty and sleek and it felt like I would enjoy working with the tool. Your customer support was amazing and very responsive too."
Flexible automation builder
Creating customizable automations is fast with MailerLite thanks to intuitive drag and drop tools and multiple triggers. This matters since automations get more opens, more clicks, and even convert at a 31% higher rate than campaigns.
Design tools that give you control
Create beautiful emails with visual tools built to help you work fast. Start with a template. Apply your brand style in a click. Drag in pre-built blocks. Reuse saved content. Easier email sending means you’ll send more emails (and get more results)!
“Having a beautiful brand that is loved by our users is really important to us. Aesthetics and user experience have been a vital part of Spoony’s success so far. The ability to reflect the brand in emails was an important factor when I was evaluating platforms.”
Meet your email marketing assistant
Connect your email data to AI tools like ChatGPT with our MCP server. Once connected you can take action in MailerLite or analyze your results based on your natural language instructions. It’s like having your very own email helper.
Plus, MailerLite’s pricing is more affordable
MailerLite’s plans are packed with value. You’ll get all the features you need to create impactful email marketing, plus you’ll save big when you switch from Campaign Monitor. Try our tool at no cost with a 14-day trial and a free plan for 250 subscribers. .
| Monthly plans | MailerLite Power Plan | Campaign Monitor Essentials Plan |
| Free plan | For up to 250 subscribers | Sandbox account to try the tool |
| Up to 500 subscribers | $25/month All features included | $31/month Limited features |
| Up to 2,500 subscribers | $49/month All features included | $74/month Limited features |
| Up to 5,000 subscribers | $69/month All features included | $117/month Limited features |
| Up to 10,000 subscribers | $179/month All features included | $182/month Limited features |
| Up to 25,000 subscribers | $239/month All features included | $429/month Limited features |
| Up to 50,000 subscribers | $389/month All features included | $644/month Limited features |
| Annual discount | 10% | 10% |
| Non-profit discount | 30% | 15% |
More ways to earn with MailerLite
Every business monetizes in different ways: MailerLite enables them all. Plus, we don’t take any commission on your sales.
Manage appointments
Manage 1:1 or group appointments from MailerLite. Just connect your calendar and go! Sell access or use the bookings to nurture leads.
Sell digital products
Create checkouts to sell digital products with 0% commission. Promote products with automations and campaigns.
Create a paid newsletter
Set up a paid newsletter subscription to earn recurring revenue from premium content. Build a reliable source of income with email.
Agencies love MailerLite
Get unlimited seats for employees or clients and manage multiple accounts with a single email address. Then keep customers happy with custom reports that show off the great work you do. You can even boost earnings with a 30% commission for business you refer to us.
"We chose MailerLite for the user experience and what we can do with the application. The design is also cool. It really helps us deliver good KPIs to our clients."
Powerful tools for e-commerce
MailerLite has pro e-commerce tools built to help small teams get big results. You get sales tracking built in, plus segments for targeting, product blocks that populate automatically, and more triggers for e-commerce automations.
Customer support is always here to help you
MailerLite support is always on, not just during weekdays. Drop us a message any time, and one of us will be happy to get back to you quickly!
The pre-built email blocks are great and very easy to use so I can create beautiful visuals for newsletters to current and future parents of students of our school.
Switching to MailerLite is easy
We’ve done everything possible to make the process of joining MailerLite fast and easy. Upload your contacts and build your strategy with templates, visual tools and 24/7 support. Your 14-day free trial means there’s no risk to switching.
Fast subscriber import
Upload a CSV file with your subscriber details. Our import tool will automatically create subscriber fields you can use to build groups and segments.
Easy setup
Start with templates for emails, automations, segments, landing pages and more. Plus, we pull your brand styles right from your website.
Help when you need it
If you get stuck, our award-winning customer support is here to help at any time of day. We have help docs, videos, and an AI agent too.
MailerLite vs. Campaign Monitor full feature comparison
| Features | MailerLite Power Plan | Campaign Monitor Unlimited Plan |
| Signup forms | ||
| Landing pages with custom domains | ||
| Websites | ||
| Pop-ups | ||
| Promotion pop-ups | ||
| Facebook custom audiences | ||
| Segmentation & Tagging | ||
| Subscriber management |
| Drag & drop newsletter editor | ||
| AI writing assistant | ||
| Simple email editor | ||
| Unlimited newsletter templates | ||
| Custom HTML newsletter editor | ||
| Multilingual |
| Email automation builder (multi-step) | ||
| Automations split testing | ||
| Automations templates | ||
| Multiple triggers in automations | ||
| RSS campaigns | ||
| MCP server |
| Build and publish websites | Paid add on | |
| Landing pages | ||
| Unlimited landing page templates | ||
| Unlimited landing page templatesCreate your own landing page template | ||
| A/B split testing | ||
| Click heatmap | ||
| Create a blog | ||
| Password protection for websites | ||
| Custom code injection |
| Appointment booking | ||
| Send paid newsletters | ||
| Sell digital products | ||
| Sell recurring subscriptions | ||
| E-commerce integrations |
| Email A/B testing | ||
| Surveys and quizzes | ||
| Newsletter inbox preview (Send test email) | ||
| Deliver emails by timezone | ||
| Dynamic content | ||
| Auto resend campaign | ||
| Unsubscribe page builder |
| Custom date range for reporting | ||
| List growth reporting | ||
| Individual subscriber profiles | ||
| Newsletter click maps | ||
| E-commerce sales tracking | ||
| Automation real-time reports | ||
| Custom reports |
| Knowledge Base | ||
| Customer support | 24/7 email & live chat support | Priority email Mon - Fri (up to 5PM), limited on weekends |
| Request a feature |
Ready to get started with MailerLite?
Our free plan includes access to most important email marketing features including unlimited segmentation, advanced automation, landing pages and more. Sign up in seconds. No credit card required.
MailerLite vs. Campaign Monitor FAQs
Is MailerLite better than Campaign Monitor?
For most small businesses and growing businesses, yes. MailerLite is easy to use, offers features Campaign Monitor lacks, such as digital product selling, bookings, and an MCP server, and is cheaper at every subscriber tier. Plus, MailerLite has 24/7 support, because we know that running a business doesn’t always happen during the 9 to 5.
How does MailerLite pricing compare to Campaign Monitor?
MailerLite's Power plan starts at $25/month for 500 subscribers. Campaign Monitor's Essentials plan starts at $31/month for the same list size. Plus MailerLite’s Power plan gives unlimited access to all our features, while Campaign Monitor’s Essentials plan lacks some tools that are only available on the Premier plan, which starts at $153 per month.
Does MailerLite have better deliverability than Campaign Monitor?
MailerLite has a strong reputation for deliverability. It has always scored well in deliverability testing, achieving a best of 5 award from EmailToolTester and a top 3 place by EmailDeliverabilityReport.
Plus, MailerLite has tons of features that help you land in the inbox, including automated DNS records, a dedicated deliverability team, automated bounce address removal, and close MailerCheck integration.
Finally, we have strict requirements about who can use our platform to ensure that our sending infrastructure isn’t impacted by low-quality senders.
Can I migrate from Campaign Monitor to MailerLite easily?
Yes. MailerLite provides a step-by-step migration guide and free migration support. You can import subscriber lists via CSV, recreate automation workflows using pre-built templates, and rebuild landing pages using the drag-and-drop website builder.
Does MailerLite have a website builder?
Yes. MailerLite includes a full website builder and blog creation tool on all paid plans. You can also host landing pages with custom domains. It’s available on all plans, whereas Campaign Monitor’s is a paid add-on.
Can I sell digital products or paid newsletters with MailerLite?
Yes. MailerLite natively supports selling e-books, downloads, and digital products, as well as recurring paid newsletter subscriptions. Campaign Monitor has no native monetisation features.
Is MailerLite good for agencies?
MailerLite supports multiple users and has agency plan tools such as easy account switching and custom reports.
Does MailerLite have a free plan?
Yes. MailerLite's free plan supports up to 250 subscribers and includes access to core features like email marketing, automation, landing pages, and sign-up forms. No credit card is required. Campaign Monitor only offers a limited sandbox, allowing sends to 5 subscribers.