Constant Contact
8.5#7 in email marketing toolsFrom $12 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
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What both publish
| Fact | Constant Contact | SendPulse |
|---|---|---|
| A/B testing | Subject-line A/B testing is provided to improve open rates. | Yes |
| API | The public V3 API covers email marketing, contact management and ecommerce integrations. | The public REST API uses HTTPS at api.sendpulse.com, returns JSON and supports OAuth-style access tokens. |
| Audience segmentation | Yes | Yes |
| Automation | Automations support multi-step flows and event-triggered messages. | Automation 360 supports flows triggered by events and can combine email, SMS, web push and chatbot messages. |
| Company legal name | Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as Constant Contact, Inc. | Crunchbase identifies the company as SendPulse Inc. |
| Email automation | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | The company’s own history says its mission began in 1995; LinkedIn lists 1996 as the founded year. | 2015 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | The app directory lists more than 300 native integrations, including Google, Microsoft, Canva, LinkedIn, Shopify, Eventbrite and Zapier. | Listed integrations include WooCommerce, Shopify, Salesforce, HubSpot, WordPress, Pipedrive, Typeform, Zapier, Make, MySQL and Facebook Leads. |
| Landing pages | Customizable lead-generation landing pages can add signups to selected contact lists. | No |
| Praise: support | Reviewers frequently describe phone and chat support as responsive, helpful and human. | Some reviewers describe support as responsive, helpful and available around the clock. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings | 4.4 out of 5 from 72 ratings. |
Constant Contact plans
- Lite$12 a month
- Standard$35 a month
- Premium$80 a month
SendPulse plans
- Standard (pay as you go)$48 a month
- FreeFree
- Standard$9.60 a month
- Pro$11.52 a month
- Standard pay-as-you-go$48, paid once
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Constant Contact if…
Constant Contact suits individuals and teams managing email campaigns for audiences of up to 500 subscribers. Users can consider the plan limits according to their monthly send volume and number of users.
Pick SendPulse if…
SendPulse suits marketers who need automated email campaigns, audience segmentation and A/B testing across web or mobile devices. It also fits users who want to start with a free allowance of up to 500 subscribers.