Campaign Monitor vs ActiveCampaign
Campaign Monitor
📍 Australia
🌍 US, AU
✓ GDPR · ✓ DPA
3.8
ActiveCampaign
📍 US
🌍 US, EU
✓ GDPR · ✓ DPA
4.4
Price Comparison (Monthly)
| Contacts | Campaign Monitor | ActiveCampaign | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 |
€12
|
€15
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 1k |
€43
|
€15
|
ActiveCampaign → |
| 2k |
€43
|
€39
|
ActiveCampaign → |
| 5k |
€69
|
€79
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 7k |
€108
|
€109
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 10k |
€108
|
€149
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 15k |
€143
|
€231
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 20k |
€222
|
€311
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 25k |
€222
|
€389
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 30k |
€365
|
€449
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 40k |
€365
|
€549
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 50k |
€365
|
€609
|
Campaign Monitor → |
| 75k | — |
€879
|
— |
| 100k | — |
€1199
|
— |
| 150k | — |
€1599
|
— |
| 200k | — |
€1999
|
— |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Campaign Monitor | ActiveCampaign |
|---|---|---|
| A/B Testing | ✓ Essentials+ | ✓ |
| CRM Built-in | ✗ | ✓ |
| Customer Journeys | ✗ | ✓ Plus+ |
| Email Automation | ✓ Essentials+ | ✓ |
| EU Data Hosting | ✗ | ✗ |
| Landing Pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Shopify Integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| SMS Marketing | ✗ | ✓ Plus+ |
| Template Builder | ✓ | ✗ |
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Campaign Monitor if…
- ✓ You need professionally designed, pixel-perfect email templates
- ✓ You're an agency managing campaigns for multiple clients
- ✓ Visual design quality is your top priority over automation depth
- ✓ You want a clean drag-and-drop builder with premium aesthetics
Choose ActiveCampaign if…
- ✓ You need advanced CRM and automation in a single tool
- ✓ You run complex multi-step sequences with branching logic
- ✓ You need detailed lead scoring and behavioural segmentation
- ✓ You're an agency or SaaS with sophisticated automation workflows