Comparison

Campaign Monitor vs Listmonk

On the evidence we track, Campaign Monitor leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Campaign Monitor57
Listmonk38
Score
vioscaleAI score
Campaign Monitor57 / 100medium · 72%
Listmonk38 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tier
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk✓
Model
Campaign Monitorfreemium
Listmonkcommercial
Price level
Campaign Monitorlow
Listmonkfree
Transparent
Campaign Monitor✗
Listmonk✓
Integrations
Count
Campaign Monitor250
Listmonk3
Security
Disclosure policy
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk–
Gdpr
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk–
Scorecard
Campaign Monitor–
Listmonk5.5
Soc2
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk–
Reliability
Status page
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Campaign Monitor–
Listmonk1
Github stars
Campaign Monitor–
Listmonk23,695
Activity
Commits last 30d
Campaign Monitor–
Listmonk6
Release
Cadence days
Campaign Monitor–
Listmonk99
History
Campaign Monitor–
Listmonk20 items
License
Spdx
Campaign Monitor–
ListmonkAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
Campaign Monitor–
ListmonkGo
Market
Availability
Listmonk–
Content
Faq
Campaign Monitor7 items
Listmonk6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for email marketing. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Pricing
Free tier
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk✓
Pricing unit
Campaign MonitorPer email volume
Listmonk-
Automation
Visual automation / journey builder
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk-
A/B testing
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk-
Channels
SMS channel
Campaign MonitorNone
ListmonkIncluded
Push / mobile channel
Campaign Monitor-
Listmonk✓
Integration
Native e-commerce integration
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk-
Integration / marketplace breadth
Campaign Monitor13+ integrations with e-commerce, publishing, non-profit, content, and CRM platf
ListmonkAPI-first with HTTP webhooks
Content
Landing pages / forms builder
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk-
Deliverability
Dedicated IP option
Campaign Monitor-
Listmonk-
Deliverability / inbox tooling
Campaign MonitorAdvanced
ListmonkBasic
Targeting
Segmentation depth
Campaign MonitorBehavioural
ListmonkBehavioural
Deployment
Self-hostable
Campaign Monitor✗
Listmonk✓
Compliance
EU / regional data residency
Campaign Monitor-
Listmonk✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Campaign Monitor

Leader

Create and send targeted email campaigns using a drag-and-drop builder, configure automated workflows, and segment audiences. Includes A/B testing, real-time analytics, advanced deliverability monitoring, and an integrated website builder.

Independently observed

Listmonk

A self-hosted solution for creating and managing email newsletters and mailing lists, featuring content management and web analytics capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Campaign Monitor

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier with 500 contacts (30-day trial). Paid plans from Lite onwards with monthly and annual billing options. Enterprise has custom pricing.

  • FreeFree
    • Multiple users
    • Two-factor authentication
    • Segmentation tools
    • Real-time reporting analytics
    • Free image gallery
    • +2 more
  • Lite-
    • Custom coded templates
    • Drip campaigns
    • Unlimited signup forms
    • AI Writer
    • Automated emails
    • +2 more
  • Essentials-
    • Unlimited email sends
    • Priority support
    • All core features
    • Unlimited AI-powered features
    • Unlimited automated emails
    • +3 more
  • Premier-
    • Premier support with phone
    • Advanced engagement segments
    • Send time optimization
    • Email section locking
    • Advanced link tracking
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom annual contract
    • Dedicated account manager and customer success partner
    • Multi-brand and multi-team management
    • Proactive deliverability monitoring
    • Quarterly business reviews
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Listmonk

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

  • CommunityFree
    • Unlimited subscribers
    • Email campaigns
    • Transactional emails
    • SQL-based segmentation
    • Built-in analytics
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk✗
Linux
Campaign Monitor✗
Listmonk✓
CLI
Campaign Monitor✗
Listmonk✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Campaign Monitor✓
Listmonk✗
Self-hosted
Campaign Monitor✗
Listmonk✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Campaign Monitor

Leader
16 total
  • Lexer
  • Gift Up!
  • Ematic Solutions
  • GrowSurf
  • WordPress
  • Fresh Relevance
  • Raiser's Edge NXT
  • Join It
  • Rungopher
  • Stripo.email
  • OptinMonster
  • 8Seconds
  • Movable Ink
  • Salesforce
  • Google Analytics
  • Shopify
Independently observed

Listmonk

6 total
  • WhatsApp
  • SMS
  • FCM
  • S3
  • Firebase Cloud Messaging
  • Amazon S3
Independently observed
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