Campaign Monitor

Australian-founded email marketing with strong design tools and a reputation for high deliverability in the AU market.

Entry price
$13/mo (Lite)
Free plan
No (free trial)
Integrations
250+
AU SMS
No

Best for

Australian businesses that prioritise deliverability and design quality. AU-founded with strong AU business-hours support.

Pricing breakdown

Every fee we track, grouped by where it applies.

Last verified 26 May 2026.

Strengths and trade-offs

Pros

  • AU-founded with strong AU deliverability
  • Design-focused with high-quality templates
  • AU business-hours support
  • Strong segmentation on Essentials and above

Cons

  • No SMS marketing
  • Lite plan has very limited automation
  • Pricing climbs steeply at 10K+ contacts
  • Prices in USD despite AU origin

About Campaign Monitor

Campaign Monitor was founded in Sydney in 2004 and remains one of the few email marketing platforms with strong Australian roots. The product focuses on design quality (drag-and-drop builder, beautiful templates) and the deliverability reputation in AU is among the strongest in the category.

The Lite plan is affordable for small senders and Essentials adds full automation. SMS is not supported, which is a notable gap given the Australian market.

Campaign Monitor was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

How Campaign Monitor compares

Side-by-side with the closest alternatives by estimated cost.

Tier pricing based on 1,000 subscribers and 5,000 emails per month, using each free plan where it fits.

Campaign Monitor

$55/mo est.

Entry price
$13/mo (Lite)
Free plan
No (free trial)
Automation
Basic (Lite), Advanced (Essentials+)
AU SMS
No
E-commerce
Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, Salesforce
Est. monthly cost
$55/mo

Drip

$55/mo est.

Entry price
$39/mo
Free plan
No (14-day trial)
Automation
Advanced (visual workflow builder on every plan)
AU SMS
Add-on (verify AU support)
E-commerce
Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento
Est. monthly cost
$55/mo

Mailchimp

$42/mo est.

Entry price
$13/mo (Essentials)
Free plan
Yes (250 contacts, 500 sends /mo)
Automation
Basic (Essentials), Advanced (Standard+)
AU SMS
No (US only)
E-commerce
Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento
Est. monthly cost
$42/mo

Klaviyo

$42/mo est.

Entry price
$20/mo (Email)
Free plan
Yes (250 profiles, 500 emails /mo)
Automation
Advanced (flows, triggers, predictive on every paid plan)
AU SMS
Yes (AU supported)
E-commerce
Shopify (deep native), WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento
Est. monthly cost
$42/mo

Common questions about Campaign Monitor

The same questions Australian merchants ask before signing up.

  • Campaign Monitor does not publish a standard rate in Australia. Pricing is quoted based on your business size, industry, and card mix. Request a quote on their site, or use our free fee calculator to compare against providers that do publish rates.

  • Contract terms for Campaign Monitor are not publicly listed. Confirm with their sales team before signing.

  • Campaign Monitor settlement times are not publicly listed.

  • Campaign Monitor AMEX pricing in Australia is not publicly listed. Ask their sales team whether AMEX acceptance and rates are included.

  • Campaign Monitor does not advertise least-cost routing for Australian merchants. If you take a lot of contactless debit, compare against providers that do support it on our comparison page.

  • Campaign Monitor is best suited to australian businesses that prioritise deliverability and design quality. au-founded with strong au business-hours support. To see how it stacks up for your specific volume and card mix, try our free fee calculator.

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