MailChimp Vs ConstantContact

MailChimp

Send Better Email

mailchimp review

ConstantContact

Grow with Email Marketing

constantcontact review

Round 1: Pricing

PlanMailChimpConstantContact
BasicFree up to 2000 subscribersFrom $20/month for 500 subscribers
Pro$240/month 50000 subscribers$110/month 10 000 subscribers

Winner

Winner: MailChimp!

MailChimp beats ConstantContact at every level of pricing, as well as making all its features available for every paid plan. ConstantContact has two packages, ‘Email’ which is more limited and ‘Email Plus’ which unlocks all the features. MailChimp also offers pay-as-you-go pricing for low volumes.

Round 2: Features

Features : MailChimpConstantContact
Customizable TemplatesBESTy
Landing Page Creation
Google Analyticsyy
Email Engagement Trackingyy
Individual Subscriber Trackingy
A/B Testingyy
Social Sharingyy
Social Listening
List Segmentationyy
Behaviour Segmentationy
Survey ToolsBEST
Custom Autorespondersy
Advanced Workflow Automationy
CouponsBEST
Phone SupportBEST
Campaign Advisory

Winner

Winner:  MailChimp!!

Both programs have similar levels of testing and analytics features, however MailChimp has more sophisticated user segmentation and subscriber tracking. It also makes its advanced features available for every paid plan, unlike ConstantContact which requires the Email Plus plan. ConstantContact offers more support and hand-holding for those who are new to email marketing, giving you a Campaign Advisor to help direct your campaigns. ConstantContact also offer some interesting survey and coupon features.

Round 3: Integrations

Integration :MailChimpConstantContact
Integration levelHIGHHIGH
API YY
CRMYY
CMS (Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal)YY
Ecommerce (Shopify/WooCommerce)YY
Social MediaYY

Winner

Winner: MailChimp!

MailChimp integrates with almost every program under the sun, and the API is very developer friendly if you need to make a custom app. ConstantContact also integrates with lots of CRM platforms, Ecommerce, and Content Management applications.

Round 4: Language support

MailChimpConstantContact
Support for over 26 languagesEnglish Access
Multiple alphabets and languages supportedMultiple alphabets and languages supported

Winner

Winner:  MailChimp! 

The battle score

Overall Winner: MailChimp!

But you might prefer ConstantContact if:

  • You like the coupon and survey features
  • You prefer more active Customer Support
  • You want a Campaign Advisor to help direct your campaigns
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