Why Constant Contact vs. Mailchimp?
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Why Constant Contact?
Businesses like yours trust Constant Contact with their marketing. These time-saving tools are designed to grow with your small business every step of the way — whether you’re promoting your side hustle, building a contact list from social media, or hitting send on that first email.
Real results. Real support. Real value.
Mailchimp may have the brand recognition, but our emails actually reach your audience, thanks to stronger deliverability. Need help? You’ll talk to a real human. No chatbots, no tickets, no waiting. Plus, you get more value at every price point: AI tools that work across many channels on all plans, and contact management features built right in.
How does Constant Contact measure up?
Choosing the right platform matters. Here's a clear comparison to help you decide what's best for your business. We've highlighted the key differences side by side, so you can make an informed choice with confidence.
Constant Contact
MailChimp
Easy for small businesses & beginners
Integrated survey tools
Built-in event registration & tracking
Robust contact management & tagging
Beginner-friendly email templates
Phone & live chat support
AI content generator in all plans
Nonprofit discount
Where Constant Contact wins
Best-in-class deliverability
97% average deliverability with built-in best practices that get your emails seen.
Real support, every time
Live phone support on every plan means expert help is always just a call away.
Intuitive, all-in-one platform
Workflows and tools designed for beginners and small teams, plus everything you need for less.
Everything you need, for a lot less
Our Premium plan starts at $109/month vs. $485 with Mailchimp.
The bottom line
Constant Contact delivers where it counts, with tools that drive real business growth.
Our platform offers superior email deliverability, ensuring your messages reach your customers’ inboxes — not their spam folders. We also provide real, live customer support, so you're never left waiting for help or stuck in a ticket queue.
Plus, Constant Contact delivers more value at every tier.
Constant Contact makes all-in-one marketing easy: powerful email tools, AI content on all plans, built-in event management, and optional SMS via EZ Texting integration. With top-tier support and performance, Constant Contact gives you everything you need to grow—without the extra cost.
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Customised solutions
Tailored programs for agencies, organisations in need of 5+ accounts, franchises, and member-based associations.
More features. Better support. Smarter pricing. Why wait?
Frequently asked questions
Every organization has a unique structure and specific goals. Teams from Constant Contact is built to adapt. Here is how different industries leverage our multi-account solution:
Real Estate, Finance, and Insurance: Empower agents and brokers with individual licenses and branded templates. Teams can win business faster using built-in list-building tools while leadership maintains oversight through customized permissions.
Education and Healthcare: Keep students, parents, or patients engaged with interest-based marketing. Send critical, centralized announcements in a single "blast" and simplify fundraising across email and social media.
Franchise Systems and Multi-Brand Holdings Accelerate portfolio growth with centralized reporting. Protect your brand identity by using locked graphics and campaign approvals, allowing individual locations to handle day-to-day marketing without drifting from brand standards.
We understand that budget predictability and ROI are critical to your success. Teams from Constant Contact moves away from one-size-fits-all pricing, offering a tailored model based on your organization’s scale and the specific features you need to succeed.
Whether you are a franchise system, a school district, or a local municipality, we collaborate with you to build a custom plan.
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.