Why Constant Contact vs. ActiveCampaign?
Get started affordably with Constant Contact's remarkably user-friendly platform, loved for being simple and fast to set up. Enjoy dedicated phone support at every level, and unlock your creative potential with over 500 stunning templates. Plus, manage more with integrated social media and event tools, all designed to make your marketing effortless and effective.
Built for small business, backed by expert support.
Constant Contact offers more affordable and straightforward pricing than ActiveCampaign, making it easier for small businesses to scale. With over 500 professionally designed email templates, you can launch beautiful campaigns in minutes.
Unlike ActiveCampaign, Constant Contact includes built-in social media tools, allowing you to manage email and social media from one place. Every plan includes live phone and chat support, so help is always just a call away. It's a simpler, more supportive platform designed to help you grow faster with less hassle.
How does Constant Contact measure up?
To make your decision easier, we’ve laid out the key differences between Constant Contact and ActiveCampaign side by side. This clear comparison helps you confidently choose the solution that fits your goals, your budget, and your business.
Plan
Constant Contact
ActiveCampaign
Landing pages
Transactional emails
More affordable starting price
Easy to use & set up
Phone support (all plans)
Template library (500+ options)
AI Content Generator
Integrated social media
Built-in event management
Advanced marketing automation
Where Constant Contact wins
Simplified social media management: Go beyond email with our integrated platform that empowers you to create, schedule, and post directly to your social media channels. Plus, you can monitor your social engagement all in one place, ensuring a cohesive online presence.
Effortless event management: Planning an event? Constant Contact provides built-in event management tools to help you promote, register attendees, and manage your events seamlessly, from start to finish.
Power-packed lite plan: Our Lite plan is designed to deliver robust capabilities without unnecessary limitations. Enjoy great features and flexibility that help you hit your marketing goals, right from the start! Our Lite plan kicks off at just $17, making it an awesome alternative to ActiveCampaign’s $20 starting price.
The bottom line
Constant Contact delivers more value for your marketing budget.
Our plans are more affordable across every package and contact tier, making it easier to scale without breaking the bank. You'll also get access to powerful tools designed to help you work smarter and grow faster.
Frequently asked questions
Every organization has different goals, and setups. Here are a few examples of how key industries and business models tailor our multi-account solution to their needs. Real estate, finance, and insurance firms give individual licenses to agents and brokers who need them, so they can win new business faster with list-building tools, branded templates, and the right permissions. Colleges, school districts, and hospitals keep audiences engaged with marketing based on interests. They send key information out in centralized blasts. Plus, fundraising is made simple across email and social media.
Multi-brand and holding companies speed up the growth of their entire portfolio with centralized reporting. Plus, maintain their look and feel — while letting each brand handle day-to-day marketing — with locked graphics and campaign approvals.
Pricing and budgeting are important parts of navigating your business, and our multi-account program can meet the needs of different types of businesses. Whether you’re a real estate brokerage, a school district, or a local municipality, we custom build your account to fit your business. No one-size-fits-all approach here. Pricing is based on the number of accounts your organization needs and the exact features required for you to do your best work. We’ll collaborate to make sure your Constant Contact account has all the features your organization and teams desire.
Save time and effort authenticating all your accounts with bulk authentication. This feature allows all the accounts in a partnership to send from the same authenticated domain. This simplifies the entire process and provides one key for all accounts, saving you time and effort. Plus, you’ll boost email deliverability and compliance by sending from the same DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)-configured domain across all your accounts.
As required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), we employ administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect all of our customers’ subscriber data. Please refer to our Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) knowledge base article to learn more.
Yes, we have an open API that can sync with your contacts and reporting data. Check out more information here.
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30-day guarantee
Need to back out? We’ll miss you, but you can cancel your plan and get a full refund within 30 days of signing up. See terms and conditions
Customised solutions
Tailored programs for agencies, organisations in need of 5+ accounts, franchises, and member-based associations.