Overview
Campaign Monitor is australian-founded email marketing platform for designers and agencies. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia (Level 38, 201 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000), it serves Australian businesses with local data hosting and AU-based support.
Australian-founded email marketing platform for designers and agencies
Pricing (AUD inc. GST)
All prices below are in Australian dollars (GST not included). Pricing verified as of 2026-03-18.
Lite
$12/mo
AUD exc GST
Core email marketing with drag-and-drop builder, branded emails, and prebuilt customer journeys. Limited to 2,500 emails/month for traditional sends. Email support only. Price shown is for 500 contacts — scales with contact count (e.g. ~A$39 at 2,500 contacts, ~A$99 at 10,000).
- Contacts: 500
- Emails Per Month: 2500
- Users: 1
Most Popular
Essentials
$29/mo
AUD exc GST
Unlimited emails across traditional and automated campaigns. Adds inbox preview, spam testing, advanced link tracking, time-zone sending, and 100+ pre-made templates. Priority email support. Best value tier for growing businesses.
- Contacts: 500
- Emails Per Month: unlimited
- Users: unlimited
Premier
$159/mo
AUD exc GST
Everything in Essentials plus send-time optimisation, advanced engagement segments, email section locking, countdown timers, and multivariate testing. Includes phone and priority email support and drag-and-drop website builder.
- Contacts: 500
- Emails Per Month: unlimited
- Users: unlimited
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Australian-founded (Sydney 2004) with native AUD pricing ex-GST — eliminates exchange rate risk faced by USD-priced competitors
- One of the cleanest drag-and-drop email builders in the industry, producing consistently responsive and professional emails without HTML knowledge
- Strong agency features including white-labelling, multi-client management, reseller pricing, and email section locking on Premier plan
- Unique pay-per-campaign pricing (A$5 + 1c/recipient) for businesses that send infrequently, avoiding monthly commitments
- Built-in Spam Act 2003 compliance tools designed with Australian anti-spam requirements in mind from the ground up
- Cloud infrastructure certified SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and IRAP — relevant for government and regulated industry requirements
- 10% annual billing discount and 15% nonprofit discount available across all plans
- Detailed campaign analytics with geo-tracking, click maps, and comparative reporting across campaigns
Cons
- Primary data stored in US data centres — no Australian data sovereignty option despite being Australian-founded
- No live chat support on any plan — email is the primary support channel, with phone support locked to Premier (A$159+/month)
- Marketing automation less sophisticated than ActiveCampaign or Klaviyo — limited branching logic and fewer automation triggers
- More expensive per contact than Brevo or Mailchimp at scale — costs add up quickly beyond 2,500 contacts
- WooCommerce direct integration deprecated — requires third-party connectors like Zapier or FuseWP for full e-commerce integration
- No official Xero integration — requires Zapier or similar middleware for accounting platform connectivity
- Lacks a dedicated landing page builder — competitors like Mailchimp and ActiveCampaign include this feature
Who Is Campaign Monitor Best For?
- Agency
- Small Business
- Designer
- Nonprofit
Campaign Monitor may not be the best fit for:
- Enterprise
- Budget Conscious
- Automation Heavy
Campaign Monitor Alternatives
If Campaign Monitor doesn’t quite fit your needs, consider these alternatives for Australian businesses:
- Mailchimp — All-in-one email marketing platform with free tier. Free plan available.
- ActiveCampaign — Advanced marketing automation and email platform for growing businesses. From $19/mo inc. GST.
- MailerLite — Budget-friendly email marketing with a generous free tier. Free plan available.
- Brevo — Multi-channel marketing platform with email, SMS & WhatsApp. Free plan available.