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
Email Marketing Comparison
Campaign Monitor vs. Flodesk
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for creators, designers and small businesses that want beautifully designed emails without a steep learning curve.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Campaign Monitor | Flodesk |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Not stated | Free plan; paid from $19 / month Lite billed annually at 1,000 subscribers, or $25 / month billed monthly. Every paid price scales with the active subscriber count, and annual billing includes one month free. Priced in US dollars worldwide. |
| Free trial | Free plan for up to 500 contacts on a 30-day trial, with a 500 email send limit | Free plan available, plus free trials on the paid plans |
| API | Yes, API access with 250+ integrations | Yes, a developer API with webhooks and a Model Context Protocol server; API keys are available on paid plans but not on free or trial accounts |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Campaign types | Yes, email campaigns and newsletters, with a website builder available as a paid add-on | Yes, email campaigns, plus forms, landing pages and, on the top plan, sales pages |
| Automation and journeys | Yes, prebuilt customer journeys and drip campaigns, with unlimited automated emails on Essentials and above | Yes, workflow automations on the paid plans, unlimited on Pro and above |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Yes, segmentation, with advanced engagement segments on the Premier plan | Yes, audience segmentation |
| Templates and editor | Yes, a drag-and-drop builder with 100+ responsive templates and support for custom-coded templates | Yes, designer-made templates and a visual editor |
| Deliverability and testing | Yes, A/B testing, link review, and design and spam testing | Yes, subject line A/B testing that sends two variants to part of the list and the winner to the rest after 24 hours, with side-by-side results, plus AI subject line recommendations, content and sequence testing through split-path workflows, a send time optimizer, resend to unopens and a dedicated IP as a paid add-on |
| Ecommerce and CRM data | Yes, CRM and ecommerce connections among the 250+ integrations | Yes, integrated checkouts, sales pages and subscriptions with payment processing on the Everything plan |
| Integrations and API | Yes, API access with 250+ integrations | Yes, a developer API with webhooks plus a Model Context Protocol server, included on every paid plan, alongside native integrations and Zapier and Pabbly Connect |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | No | stated Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone | Email helpdesk, Community forum |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | Not stated | Shopify, Canva, Instagram, Squarespace, Wix, ThriveCart, ManyChat, HoneyBook, Interact, BookFunnel, Zapier, Pabbly Connect |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Free trial Campaign Monitor Free plan for up to 500 contacts on a 30-day trial, with a 500 email send limit Flodesk Free plan available, plus free trials on the paid plans
- Company size Campaign Monitor Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Flodesk Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
- Support Campaign Monitor Email helpdesk, Phone Flodesk Email helpdesk, Community forum
- MCP-ready Campaign Monitor No Flodesk Yes
- API Campaign Monitor Yes, API access with 250+ integrations Flodesk Yes, a developer API with webhooks and a Model Context Protocol server; API keys are available on paid plans but not on free or trial accounts
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
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
Flodesk
Strengths
- Design-led templates and a simple visual builder
- Free plan with forms, landing pages and segmentation
- Sell directly with checkouts, sales pages and subscriptions on the top plan
Limitations
- Workflow automations require a paid plan
- Advanced analytics and reporting are limited to the higher plans
Plans
Pricing
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.
Flodesk
- Free $0 / month No subscriber limit, with forms, landing pages, link in bio, designer templates and audience segmentation.
- Lite $25 / month Up to 25,000 subscribers and 1 seat, with unlimited email sends, workflow automations, forms, landing pages and analytics. $19 / month billed annually. Both figures are for 1,000 subscribers and rise with the list.
- Pro $28 / month Up to 255,000 subscribers and 2 seats, adding unlimited workflows, advanced analytics and reporting and the option to remove Flodesk branding. $25 / month billed annually. Both figures are for 1,000 subscribers and rise with the list.
- Everything $54 / month Up to 255,000 subscribers and 3 seats, adding unlimited integrated checkouts, sales pages and funnels, subscriptions, payment plans and abandoned cart automations. $49 / month billed annually. Both figures are for 1,000 subscribers and rise with the list.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
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
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Flodesk
- 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
Campaign Monitor https://www.campaignmonitor.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-21
Flodesk https://flodesk.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-05
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.