Best for
Best for small businesses and creators that want straightforward email newsletters, automation and landing pages with an AI writing assistant.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Email Marketing Comparison
AWeber vs. Campaign Monitor
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for marketing teams and agencies that want a polished drag-and-drop builder, prebuilt journeys and a large integration catalogue.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | AWeber | Campaign Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $15 / month Lite plan billed monthly; annual billing lowers it to $12.49 / month, and the price scales with the number of subscribers. | Not stated |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | Free plan for up to 500 contacts on a 30-day trial, with a 500 email send limit |
| API | Yes, an email marketing API and hundreds of integrations | Yes, API access with 250+ integrations |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Campaign types | Yes, email newsletters and automated email campaigns, with signup forms and landing pages | Yes, email campaigns and newsletters, with a website builder available as a paid add-on |
| Automation and journeys | Yes, automated email campaigns; 3 automations on Lite and unlimited automations on Plus | Yes, prebuilt customer journeys and drip campaigns, with unlimited automated emails on Essentials and above |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Yes, subscriber tagging and segmentation | Yes, segmentation, with advanced engagement segments on the Premier plan |
| Templates and editor | Yes, a drag-and-drop builder with templates and a Smart Designer that auto-generates branded templates, plus a Canva integration | Yes, a drag-and-drop builder with 100+ responsive templates and support for custom-coded templates |
| Deliverability and testing | Yes, split tests of up to three emails covering subject lines, preview text, content and send times, with the segments and split percentages chosen rather than fixed at 50/50, plus an in-house reputation system that monitors sending signals around the clock and a dedicated deliverability team | Yes, A/B testing, link review, and design and spam testing |
| Ecommerce and CRM data | Yes, sell products and take payments through Stripe, with integrations for Shopify, PayPal and WordPress | Yes, CRM and ecommerce connections among the 250+ integrations |
| Integrations and API | Yes, an email marketing API and hundreds of integrations, including Shopify, PayPal, WordPress and Zapier | Yes, API access with 250+ integrations |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, 24/7, Community forum | Email helpdesk, Phone |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding | Not stated |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce, PayPal, Stripe, Zapier, Calendly, Salesforce, HubSpot, Squarespace, Wix, ClickFunnels, Etsy, Zoom, Typeform | Not stated |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Free trial AWeber 14-day free trial Campaign Monitor Free plan for up to 500 contacts on a 30-day trial, with a 500 email send limit
- Company size AWeber Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Campaign Monitor Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Support AWeber Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, 24/7, Community forum Campaign Monitor Email helpdesk, Phone
- API AWeber Yes, an email marketing API and hundreds of integrations Campaign Monitor Yes, API access with 250+ integrations
- Campaign types AWeber Yes, email newsletters and automated email campaigns, with signup forms and landing pages Campaign Monitor Yes, email campaigns and newsletters, with a website builder available as a paid add-on
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
AWeber
Strengths
- AI writing assistant and subject line generator help draft copy
- Smart Designer auto-generates branded templates, plus a Canva integration
- Sell products and take payments through Stripe
- Email marketing API and hundreds of integrations
Limitations
- Lite plan limits automations and landing pages to three each
- Pricing scales with the number of subscribers
- No permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial
Campaign Monitor
Strengths
- Drag-and-drop builder with 100+ responsive templates and custom-coded templates
- Prebuilt customer journeys and drip campaigns
- AI Writer, AI Email Booster and AI Segment Mapper
- 250+ integrations, including CRM and ecommerce, with an API
Limitations
- Advanced engagement segments are reserved for the Premier plan
- The website builder is a paid add-on
Plans
Pricing
AWeber
- Lite From $15 / month Up to 3 automations and 3 landing pages, with monthly email sends up to 10x the subscriber count. Billed monthly; $12.49 / month billed annually. Scales with subscribers.
- Plus From $30 / month Adds unlimited automations and landing pages and monthly sends up to 12x the subscriber count. Billed monthly; $19.99 / month billed annually.
- Done For You $20 / month A full email system built by AWeber's experts within 7 days, billed annually plus a $79 setup fee, with 30 days of unlimited edits.
Campaign Monitor
- Free $0 / month Up to 500 contacts on a 30-day trial, with a 500 email send limit; no credit card required.
- Lite Not stated Core email tools with up to 2,500 monthly sends.
- Essentials Not stated Unlimited monthly sends and priority support.
- Premier Not stated Unlimited monthly sends, advanced engagement segments and phone support.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing on annual contracts with a dedicated account manager.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
AWeber
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Support and service
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- Value for money
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- Features
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Campaign Monitor
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
AWeber https://www.aweber.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-20
Campaign Monitor https://www.campaignmonitor.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-21
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.