MailChimp Vs ConstantContact
Round 1: Pricing
Plan | MailChimp | ConstantContact |
---|---|---|
Basic | Free up to 2000 subscribers | From $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 : | MailChimp | ConstantContact |
---|---|---|
Customizable Templates | BEST | y |
Landing Page Creation | ||
Google Analytics | y | y |
Email Engagement Tracking | y | y |
Individual Subscriber Tracking | y | |
A/B Testing | y | y |
Social Sharing | y | y |
Social Listening | ||
List Segmentation | y | y |
Behaviour Segmentation | y | |
Survey Tools | BEST | |
Custom Autoresponders | y | |
Advanced Workflow Automation | y | |
Coupons | BEST | |
Phone Support | BEST | |
Campaign Advisor | y |
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 : | MailChimp | ConstantContact |
---|---|---|
Integration level | HIGH | HIGH |
API | Y | Y |
CRM | Y | Y |
CMS (Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal) | Y | Y |
Ecommerce (Shopify/WooCommerce) | Y | Y |
Social Media | Y | Y |
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
MailChimp | ConstantContact |
---|---|
Support for over 26 languages | English Access |
Multiple alphabets and languages supported | Multiple 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