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Marketing Automation

Constant Contact

Small businesses, nonprofits, and local organizations that want an easy-to-use email marketing and basic-to-moderate automation platform with templates, list-building tools, and common integrations—without needing an enterprise marketing ops team.

Quick overview

Pricing
From $12/month (Lite)
Plans
No free plan (free trial available). Lite from $12/month, Standard from $35/month, Premium from $80/month, each for up to 500 contacts on monthly billing; prices scale by contacts. Prepaying 12 months saves up to 15%. Premium includes unlimited automations, SEO tools and 500 SMS messages/month.
G2 rating
4.1 / 5.0
Comparisons
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Key features

  • Email marketing with drag-and-drop templates and branded design tools
  • Marketing automation (welcome series, drip campaigns, behavior-based triggers, segmentation)
  • List growth tools (signup forms, landing pages) and contact management
  • Reporting & analytics (opens/clicks, engagement, A/B testing on select plans)
  • Integrations and ecommerce tools (Shopify/WooCommerce and other apps; product/transactional syncing varies by integration)

Pros

  • Beginner-friendly UI with strong template library and quick campaign setup
  • Solid core email deliverability and contact management for SMB use cases
  • Useful automation for common journeys (welcome/onboarding, re-engagement) without heavy configuration
  • Broad ecosystem of integrations and add-ons for typical SMB stacks

Cons

  • Costs can rise quickly as contact lists grow because pricing scales by contacts
  • Advanced automation, attribution, and deep CRM-style features are more limited than enterprise MAPs
  • Some features (e.g., SMS, events, advanced segmentation/testing) may require higher tiers or add-ons depending on packaging/region

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