The best Campaigner alternatives of 2026
Campaigner now costs $14 a month for Essentials and $35 for Advanced at 1,000 contacts, with a 30-day free trial, so price is rarely the reason to switch. MailerLite is the best all-round alternative: it has a free plan, and its Comfort plan includes automations for $19 a month at 1,000 subscribers. Choose ActiveCampaign for deeper automation with a CRM, Brevo for a big list you mail now and then, and Klaviyo or Omnisend if you run a Shopify store. Prices checked November 4, 2026.
Compared at a glance
| Product | Best for | Free plan | Starts at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platformly | Tying emails and links to sales | See Platformly's site for current plans | See Platformly's site for current plans |
| MailerLite | A simpler switch with a free plan | Yes, 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month | $12 a month (500 subscribers) |
| ActiveCampaign | Detailed automation with a CRM | No, 14-day trial | $15 a month billed yearly, $19 monthly (1,000 contacts) |
| Brevo | Large lists you mail now and then | Yes, 300 emails a day | $9 a month (5,000 emails a month) |
| Klaviyo | Established online stores | Yes, 250 active profiles and 500 emails a month | $20 a month (251 to 500 active profiles) |
| Omnisend | Growing online stores on a budget | Yes, 250 contacts and 500 emails a month | $16 a month (500 contacts) |
| Mailchimp | Teams that want the best-known tool | Yes, 250 contacts and 500 sends a month | $13 a month (500 contacts) |
| GetResponse | Webinars and online courses | Not confirmed; 14-day trial | $19 a month (1,000 subscribers) |
Platformly: best for tying emails and links to sales
Campaigner added conversion tracking and purchase history. Platformly is built around that side of the job. Sales come in from Stripe, Paddle, Shopify and WooCommerce, or from any checkout through a generic sales webhook, and land on the same contact records as your email, so you can see which email, link or source brought in each customer. You can choose among five attribution models, see revenue per subscriber and lead value, and split test your tracking links.
The email tools line up with Campaigner's: a block editor with a template library, broadcasts with A/B tests, show-when content blocks and merge tags, and sending by each reader's time zone. Platformly lists A/B tests but not multivariate tests, so check that if you rely on Campaigner's. Visual flows start from sign-ups, purchases, clicks, tags, page visits and other events, with waits and conditions between steps. The same account holds a CRM with deals and stages, a shared inbox for email, chat and texts, and an AI assistant that drafts broadcasts and suggests segments, with a person approving anything before it sends. You can send through Platformly or bring your own provider, such as Amazon SES, SendGrid or Mailgun.
That suits a SaaS business, an online store or an agency that wants to see which campaign and which link produced each sale. If you only send newsletters and never look at revenue, MailerLite is a simpler switch with a free plan. See Platformly's site for current plans.
- Sales from Stripe, Paddle, Shopify and WooCommerce credited to the email, link or source behind them
- Five attribution models, revenue per subscriber and lead value
- CRM, shared inbox and automations on the same contact records
- More than you need if you only send newsletters
- Lists A/B tests but not multivariate tests
- Texts go through your own Twilio or Vonage account
See Platformly's site for current plans. Platformly listingVisit Platformly
MailerLite: best for a simpler switch with a free plan
MailerLite is the alternative most Campaigner users should price first. It costs about the same at small list sizes, it puts automations on its cheaper paid plan, and it has a free plan, which Campaigner's pricing page does not list.
At 1,000 subscribers, Comfort costs $19 a month on monthly billing and includes 10,000 emails a month, 50 automations, 10 forms, three user seats and no MailerLite logo. Campaigner lists automation workflows on its Advanced plan, which costs $35 a month for 1,000 contacts. The gap holds as you grow: at 10,000 subscribers MailerLite Comfort costs $89 a month, against $124 for Campaigner Advanced. Power costs $39 at 1,000 subscribers or $129 at 10,000, removes the monthly send cap and adds live chat support. Yearly billing takes 10% off.
The free plan holds 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month and still includes automations, a landing page and signup forms. New accounts get 14 days of premium features without a card.
Campaigner's Essentials plan is cheaper than Comfort at 10,000 contacts ($72 a month), so if you only send newsletters and never use automations, moving saves you nothing. If you rely on Campaigner's multivariate tests or its demographic Audience Insights, check MailerLite's plan comparison before you move.
- Automations on Comfort, from $19 a month for 1,000 subscribers
- A free plan for up to 250 subscribers
- Published prices for every tier up to 200,000 subscribers
- 14-day trial with no card
- Comfort caps monthly sends at 10 times your subscriber tier
- Live chat support only on Power
- Costs more than Campaigner Essentials if you only send newsletters
Free for 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month. Comfort $19 a month and Power $39 at 1,000 subscribers; $89 and $129 at 10,000. Monthly billing; yearly saves 10%. Checked November 4, 2026. MailerLite listingVisit MailerLite Affiliate link
ActiveCampaign: best for detailed automation with a CRM
ActiveCampaign is the step up for a Campaigner user whose email program runs on branching automations and who wants a sales CRM in the same account. Every plan includes multi-step automation and AI builders for automations and campaigns, and ActiveCampaign connects to more than 1,000 apps.
At 1,000 contacts, Starter costs $15 a month billed yearly or $19 month to month, with 10,000 email sends a month, one seat and more than 250 templates. Plus, at $49 yearly or $59 monthly, adds cross-channel marketing, AI-written content and images, landing pages and site messages, with an enhanced CRM available. Pro, at $79 or $99, adds predictive sending, conditional content, advanced segmentation and attribution reporting, with 12,000 sends and three seats. Enterprise, at $145 or $179, adds single sign-on, HIPAA support and custom objects.
ActiveCampaign costs more than Campaigner as your list grows. At 10,000 contacts, Starter costs $189 a month on monthly billing or $149 billed yearly, while Campaigner Advanced costs $124. You pay the difference for the CRM, the larger integration list and the AI tools.
The 14-day trial needs no card. If you only want newsletters and a welcome series, MailerLite does that for less.
- Multi-step automation on every plan
- CRM and attribution reporting in the same account
- More than 1,000 integrations
- 14-day trial with no card
- No free plan
- Starter allows 10,000 sends a month at 1,000 contacts
- Costs more than Campaigner Advanced at 10,000 contacts
14-day trial, no card. At 1,000 contacts: Starter $15, Plus $49, Pro $79 and Enterprise $145 a month billed yearly ($19, $59, $99 and $179 monthly). At 10,000 contacts, Starter is $189 monthly or $149 billed yearly. Checked November 4, 2026. ActiveCampaign listingVisit ActiveCampaign Affiliate link
Brevo: best for large lists you mail now and then
Brevo, the company formerly called Sendinblue, prices its marketing plans by how many emails you send each month, while Campaigner prices by contacts. If you keep a large list and mail it once or twice a month, that difference can lower your bill.
The free plan sends up to 300 emails a day once Brevo approves your account. Starter starts at $9 a month for 5,000 emails a month. Standard starts at $18 a month and adds unlimited automated workflows, A/B testing and send-time optimization. Professional starts at $499 a month with 150,000 emails, 10 seats, contact scoring and extra channels including WhatsApp, popups and push notifications. Yearly billing saves 10%.
Campaigner sells SMS separately, and so does Brevo: you buy SMS credits on top of any plan. Brevo also sends transactional email, such as receipts and password resets, through an SMTP relay and an API, and lists more than 150 integrations, including Shopify, WordPress, Stripe and Zapier.
Brevo publishes only starting prices, so put your real monthly send volume into its plan picker before you compare it with Campaigner's contact tiers. If you mail daily, a contact-priced tool may come out cheaper.
- Priced by emails sent, which suits big lists mailed rarely
- Free plan with 300 emails a day
- Unlimited automated workflows from Standard
- Transactional email through SMTP and API
- Free plan capped at 300 emails a day
- SMS credits cost extra
- Only starting prices are published
Free with up to 300 emails a day. Starter from $9 a month for 5,000 emails. Standard from $18 a month. Professional from $499 a month with 150,000 emails. Yearly billing saves 10%. Checked November 4, 2026. Brevo listingVisit Brevo Affiliate link
Klaviyo: best for established online stores
Campaigner has added store features, but the plugins on its pricing page cover WooCommerce and BigCommerce. If you sell on Shopify, or you want segments built on detailed purchase history, Klaviyo is the store-focused tool to compare first.
Klaviyo sends email and SMS and offers more than 400 pre-built integrations. Its own FAQ says the free plan can work for stores on Shopify, WooCommerce or Wix that are just starting out.
The free plan covers up to 250 active profiles and 500 emails a month, plus $5 a month worth of mobile messaging. Paid plans scale with your number of active profiles. The Email plan starts at $20 a month for 251 to 500 active profiles, and Email and SMS starts at $35 for the same range. Above that, Klaviyo's calculator sets the price, so run it with your real profile count before you compare it with Campaigner's published tiers.
Klaviyo bills on active profiles, so cleaning out people who never open keeps the price down. A store that is still small should also price Omnisend, which says it costs up to 35% less than Klaviyo.
- Email and SMS together from $35 a month
- More than 400 pre-built integrations
- A free plan for stores getting started
- Free plan stops at 250 active profiles and 500 emails a month
- Prices above 500 active profiles come from a calculator
- SMS costs more than the email-only plan
Free for up to 250 active profiles and 500 emails a month. Email from $20 a month and Email and SMS from $35 a month, both for 251 to 500 active profiles; larger lists are priced by calculator. Checked November 4, 2026. Klaviyo listingVisit Klaviyo Affiliate link
Omnisend: best for growing online stores on a budget
Omnisend is a store-focused email and SMS tool that publishes its prices and pitches itself on cost. Its pricing page claims savings of up to 35% against Klaviyo, and it lists more than 330 pre-built integrations.
The free plan covers 250 contacts, 500 emails a month and 500 web push notifications, with no card. Standard costs $16 a month for 500 contacts with 6,000 emails a month and unlimited web push. Pro costs $59 a month for 2,500 contacts with unlimited monthly emails and texts from $0.007 each for high-volume US sending. When we checked, Omnisend took 30% off the first three months of either paid plan, which brings Standard to $11.20 a month for that period.
Two things make the move from Campaigner easier. Omnisend's migration team moves your flows, lists and templates for free within five days, and every plan, free included, gets 24/7 live chat and email support.
Omnisend gives a business without an online store little reason to choose it. In that case, MailerLite or Brevo is the better buy.
- Free migration of flows, lists and templates within five days
- 24/7 live chat and email support on every plan
- Unlimited monthly emails on Pro
- More than 330 pre-built integrations
- Standard allows 6,000 emails a month at 500 contacts
- The 30% discount ends after three months
- Built for stores, so little value without one
Free for 250 contacts and 500 emails a month. Standard $16 a month for 500 contacts; Pro $59 a month for 2,500 contacts. Both had 30% off the first three months when checked on November 4, 2026. Texts from $0.007 each in the US. Omnisend listingVisit Omnisend Affiliate link
Mailchimp: best for teams that want the best-known tool
Mailchimp is probably the best-known name in email marketing, which helps when you hire someone to run your email. It is the closest like-for-like swap for a Campaigner user who sends regular campaigns with some automation.
The free plan covers 250 contacts and 500 sends a month, with no more than 250 sends a day. Paid plans set your monthly send limit as a multiple of your contacts. Essentials starts at $13 a month for 500 contacts, holds up to 50,000 contacts, allows 10 times your contact limit in sends and includes three seats, A/B testing and automation flows of up to four steps. Standard starts at $20 a month, holds up to 100,000 contacts, allows 12 times your contacts in sends and adds five seats, expanded automation flows and advanced segmentation. Premium holds up to 200,000 contacts with sends at 15 times your contacts. Paid plans come with a 14-day trial.
Mailchimp's price rises with each contact tier and its plan pages show only starting prices, so check the dollar price at your list size before you compare it with Campaigner. Campaigner's 30-day trial is twice as long as Mailchimp's, which matters if you want to test a full send cycle.
- Up to 200,000 contacts on Premium
- Clear send limits set as a multiple of your contacts
- A free plan for up to 250 contacts
- Essentials automation flows stop at four steps
- Free plan limited to 500 sends a month
- Dollar prices above the starting tier were not shown to us
Free for 250 contacts and 500 sends a month. Essentials from $13 a month and Standard from $20 a month for 500 contacts. 14-day trial on paid plans. Premium dollar price not confirmed. Checked November 4, 2026. Mailchimp listingVisit Mailchimp Affiliate link
GetResponse: best for webinars and online courses
GetResponse hosts live webinars and online courses in the same account as your email. For a coach, trainer or educator who sells through live sessions, that removes a separate webinar tool and lets sign-ups flow straight into an email sequence.
Every paid plan includes unlimited monthly email sends. Starter covers email, a welcome series, one custom automation workflow, a landing page builder and signup forms with popups. Marketer adds unlimited automation workflows, advanced segmentation, abandoned cart recovery, sales funnels and revenue reports. Creator adds webinars, a website builder, premium newsletter subscriptions and a course creator for up to 500 students. Enterprise adds a dedicated IP, SMS and transactional email.
In its FAQ, GetResponse says monthly plans start at $19 a month for unlimited messages to 1,000 subscribers, with 18% off a 12-month plan. The plan tables we saw were in euros, so check the dollar price of Marketer and Creator on the vendor site. You can try it free for 14 days without a card, and it lists more than 170 integrations.
Starter's single custom workflow is tighter than Campaigner Advanced, so most switchers will need Marketer. If you never run webinars or courses, MailerLite covers plain email for less.
- Webinars and a course creator in the same account as email
- Unlimited monthly sends on every paid plan
- 14-day trial with no card
- More than 170 integrations
- Starter allows one custom automation workflow
- Webinars and courses only on Creator
- Dollar prices for Marketer and Creator were not shown to us
From $19 a month for 1,000 subscribers on monthly billing, per the vendor's FAQ; 18% off yearly. 14-day trial, no card. Marketer and Creator dollar prices not confirmed. Checked November 4, 2026. GetResponse listingVisit GetResponse Affiliate link
What to look for
Campaigner is a capable mid-priced tool, so be clear about what you want that it does not give you before you move.
What Campaigner gives you today
At 1,000 contacts, Essentials costs $14 a month and Advanced $35. Campaigner's feature list includes drag-and-drop and HTML editors, A/B and multivariate tests, content that changes by contact, RSS content and detailed reports, and its Advanced plan card adds automation workflows with simple and multi-path branches, advanced segmentation and more personalization. The Custom plan adds a dedicated account manager and deliverability consulting at a quoted price. Campaigner also offers WooCommerce and BigCommerce plugins, purchase-history segments and an AI Insight Builder sold as an add-on.
Price at your list size
| Plan | 1,000 contacts | 10,000 contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Campaigner Essentials | $14 | $72 |
| Campaigner Advanced | $35 | $124 |
| MailerLite Comfort | $19 | $89 |
| MailerLite Power | $39 | $129 |
| ActiveCampaign Starter (monthly) | $19 | $189 |
| GetResponse Starter (monthly) | $19 | Not shown in dollars |
Monthly prices checked November 4, 2026. Brevo, Klaviyo, Omnisend and Mailchimp set larger-list prices through calculators or other currencies, so price them at your own size.
Contacts or sends
Campaigner, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp and Omnisend charge by contacts. Brevo charges by emails sent. If you have 20,000 contacts and mail them once a month, a send-priced plan may cost less. If you mail them every week, a contact-priced plan with a generous send limit usually wins.
Your store platform
If you sell on Shopify, Klaviyo and Omnisend are built around store data such as carts and orders. If you run WooCommerce or BigCommerce, Campaigner's own plugins may already cover you.
Moving your list
Export your contacts with their tags and custom fields, plus your unsubscribed and bounced addresses, before you cancel. Importing those suppressions into the new tool keeps you from mailing people who already said no. Omnisend offers free migration, and the 14-day trials at MailerLite, ActiveCampaign and GetResponse need no card, so you can test an import first.
Signup forms
Every tool here has forms. If you want popups that show different offers to subscribers and new visitors, Convertful syncs both ways with ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp, Klaviyo and GetResponse, so a form can show or hide based on a visitor's tags. Its plans start at $9 a month with a 14-day trial (checked November 4, 2026).
How we chose
We started by checking Campaigner itself. It is still on sale from J2 Global Canada, a Ziff Davis company, and its pricing page lists Essentials, Advanced and Custom plans, SMS and MMS priced separately, and a 30-day trial with every feature.
Most of our older list had to go. MailGet now redirects to a different product, Mailjet and SendGrid are sending services that now sit in our bulk email guide, and Emma, VerticalResponse, StreamSend and dotmailer were not checked for this update. We chose replacements a Campaigner user would shortlist today and read each vendor's own pricing and feature pages on November 4, 2026, comparing prices at 1,000 and 10,000 contacts where the vendor published them.
Questions people ask
Is Campaigner still in business?
Yes. Campaigner is still sold by J2 Global Canada, a Ziff Davis company, with Essentials, Advanced and Custom plans and a 30-day trial listed on its pricing page on November 4, 2026.
How much does Campaigner cost?
At 1,000 contacts, Essentials costs $14 a month and Advanced $35. At 10,000 contacts, they cost $72 and $124. The Custom plan is priced by quote, and SMS and MMS are priced separately. Prices checked November 4, 2026.
Does Campaigner have a free plan?
Its pricing page lists no free plan. You can use Campaigner free for 30 days with access to every feature, and its page says the Essentials and Advanced plans have no setup fees.
What is the cheapest Campaigner alternative?
For a small list, MailerLite's free plan covers 250 subscribers and Brevo's free plan sends 300 emails a day. At 10,000 contacts, MailerLite Comfort costs $89 a month with automations, against $124 for Campaigner Advanced, though Campaigner Essentials costs $72 if you do not need automations.
Which Campaigner alternative is best for Shopify stores?
Klaviyo and Omnisend are both built around store data. Klaviyo suits a store with steady order volume and has more than 400 integrations, while Omnisend publishes lower entry prices, with Standard at $16 a month for 500 contacts when we checked.
Which alternative has the best automation?
ActiveCampaign. Every plan includes multi-step automation, and Pro adds predictive sending, conditional content and attribution reporting. It costs more than Campaigner as your list grows, at $189 a month for 10,000 contacts on Starter with monthly billing.
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About the editorial team
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Wrote 127 articles and 113 product listings for Woofresh between 2016 and 2025.
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