Campaign Monitor vs EmailOctopus

Two email marketing tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Campaign MonitorMarigold	EmailOctopusEmailOctopus
In one line	Polished email campaigns with a strong template editor	Low-cost newsletters, free up to 2,500 subscribers
Starting price	From $11.70/mo	Free for 1 user
At 2,500 contacts	$42.30/mo	Free
Plans	Up to 500 contacts: Lite $13/mo (2,500 sends), Essentials $31, Premier $171; 10% off yearly ($11.70/$27.90/$153.90); price rises with contacts (501-2,500: $47/$74/$182); Lite billed yearly: $11.70 to 500 contacts, $42.30 to 2,500, $67.50 to 5,000, $105.30 to 10,000; 30-day trial with 500 contacts	Free to 2,500 subscribers (10,000 emails/mo, branding, 1 user); Pro $9/mo billed yearly or $10 monthly at 500 subscribers, $28 at 5,000 and $40 at 10,000 billed yearly
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	30 days	—
Users	Unlimited	1 on free; unlimited on Pro
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	HubSpot CRM, Shopify	None in our catalog
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Premier and up	None listed
Live chat	None listed	Pro and up
Support hours	Web form: Mon-Fri 8 am to 5 pm CST/CDT, Mon-Fri 9 am to 5 pm AEST/AEDT, Mon-Fri 9 am to 5 pm BST/GMT	Email: Every day, limited support on weekends
Incidents posted	Marigold has a public status page. Status page	3 incidents posted on EmailOctopus's status page, which covers all EmailOctopus products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by EmailOctopus. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 506 reviews	4.8 / 5 from 657 reviews
Trustpilot score	2.2 / 5 from 200 reviews	4.8 / 5 from 338 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	70	70
Fit: Restaurant or café	65	70
Fit: Service business	75	78
Fit: Agency or studio	85	65
Fit: Trades or contractor	50	60
Fit: Online store	70	50
Why people pick it	Best-in-class template editor Agency features for client accounts	Free up to 2,500 subscribers Cheap Pro plan with unlimited users
Where it falls short	Automation less deep than rivals Price climbs with list size	Free plan keeps branding and 30 days of reports Most integrations go through Zapier
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