Marketing Automation Pricing Benchmarks 2026: 14 Products Compared
Quick Answer

Marketing Automation pricing across 14 tracked products: entry-tier median $22, top-tier median $774. Cheapest: ConvertKit. Most premium: Kartra. Updated April 2026.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

Market Median (14 products)

Marketing Automation pricing varies across per-seat, per-usage, and enterprise-quoted tiers. Published list prices on vendor pricing pages form the basis of this benchmark; negotiated deals typically land 15-40% below list for teams over 20 seats.

Entry-tier median is $22, top-tier median $774. Negotiated enterprise deals typically land 15-40% below list.

Per-Product Pricing

Product Entry Median Top Unit
ActiveCampaign $15 $79 $145 month
Birch $49 $499 $1,799 month
Brevo $9.00 $18 $499 month
ConvertKit $0 $33 $66 month
Customer.io $0 $550 $1,000 month
Drift $2,500 $3,750 $5,000 month
Drip $39 $269 $1,199 month
Kartra $52 $189 $549 month
Klaviyo $0 $45 $150 month
Mailchimp $0 $20 $350 month
MailerLite $0 $10 $18 month
Marketo $895 $2,095 $4,095 month
Pardot $1,250 $2,750 $15,000 month
WhatConverts $30 $100 $1,250 month

What this table shows

Low is the entry-tier price (often a free or starter plan). Median is the middle price across published tiers. High is the top published tier — enterprise contracts with negotiated discounts usually land 15-40% below the published high.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What do marketing automation actually cost?

Across 14 tracked products, the entry-tier median is $22 and the top-tier median is $774. Individual products vary significantly — see the per-product table above.

02 Which marketing automation is cheapest?

ConvertKit has the lowest entry-tier price in our tracked set.

03 Which marketing automation is most premium?

Kartra has the highest top-tier list price among tracked products.

04 How accurate is this pricing data?

Prices are sourced from vendor pricing pages and automatically re-checked. Any tier marked 'custom' has no public list price; negotiated deals aren't shown here.