Email marketing and automation

Campaign Monitor by Marigold is an email marketing platform focused on ease of visual campaign design and list segmentation, with a long track record in the industry following its integration into Marigold, though with prices that have risen notably in recent years.

There's no permanent free plan, only a testing sandbox for 5 subscribers. Paid plans start at an entry tier (Lite) of between $11 and $13/month depending on the source, move through a mid tier (Essentials) of between $19 and $31/month, and reach a Premier plan of between $149 and $171/month; the final price depends on the number of contacts and has risen since the 2025 brand repositioning. Annual billing adds up to a 25% discount.

Moosend is an email marketing and automation platform that combines newsletters, visual workflows, landing pages, forms, generative AI and analytics in a single product, with a good balance between price and the features included from entry-level plans.

30-day free trial, no credit card required (up to 1,000 contacts). The Pro plan starts at around $9/month for about 500 contacts on annual billing and scales with contact volume past 1,000,000; pay-as-you-go email credits are also available from $350 (350,000 credits) and never expire.