Constant Contact
Email, SMS and social marketing for small businesses, priced by contacts, with live phone and chat support
What is Constant Contact?
Constant Contact is an email marketing platform for small businesses and nonprofits that also covers social media posting, SMS for US customers, event registration, ads management and signup forms. Pricing depends on the plan and contact count: Lite starts at $12 a month, Standard at $35 and Premium at $80, with 15% off when prepaid for 12 months. Standard adds email scheduling, subject line A/B testing, resend to non-openers, an AI campaign builder and 10 custom segments; Premium adds custom automations, dynamic content, unlimited segments and 500 SMS messages a month. Every plan includes an AI copy generator and live phone and chat support.
Good for
- Small businesses and nonprofits that want live phone and chat support
- Promoting events with registration and payments alongside email
- Running email and social posting from one account
Key features
- Drag-and-drop email editor with templates, BrandKit and an AI copy generator on every plan
- AI tools that turn prompts into emails, texts and social posts, with an AI campaign builder on Standard and Premium
- Automation templates: 1 on Lite, 3 on Standard, unlimited plus custom automations on Premium
- Social posting to Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, with scheduling from Standard
- SMS marketing for US customers (included on Premium, an add-on on Lite and Standard)
- Event registration, product sales and payments
- Web signup forms, polls and surveys, and contact segmentation
- 300+ integrations including Google, Microsoft, Canva, Zapier, Shopify and Eventbrite
Limitations to know about
- No free plan; a free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee instead
- Lite has 1 user, 1 automation template and no email scheduling
- Custom automations and dynamic content need Premium
- SMS marketing is available to US paid-plan customers only
Constant Contact pricing
Constant Contact has no free plan. It offers a free trial with no credit card required (length not stated on the pricing page); 30-day money-back guarantee. Lite, Standard and Premium cost $10.20 to $68 a month billed annually, or $12 to $80 billed monthly. Multi-Account (Teams) is priced on request.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $12/mo, or $10.20/mo prepaid yearly (0-500 contacts) | 1 user, sends 10x contacts, AI copy generator, 1 automation template, 1 custom segment, basic reporting, social posting, live support |
| Standard | $35/mo, or $29.75/mo prepaid yearly (starting price) | 3 users, sends 12x contacts, email scheduling, subject line A/B testing, resend to non-openers, 3 automation templates, AI campaign builder, 10 custom segments, advanced reporting |
| Premium | $80/mo, or $68/mo prepaid yearly (starting price) | Unlimited users, sends 24x contacts, custom and ecommerce automations, dynamic content, unlimited segments, Google Ads Manager, SEO recommendations, revenue reporting, 500 SMS a month, priority support |
| Multi-Account (Teams) | Custom | For teams that need 5+ accounts, with central control of templates and approvals |
Costs on top of a plan
- SMS marketing (Lite and Standard): From $10/mo for up to 500 messages (US paid-plan customers only; includes text-to-join and SMS reporting)
- Inbox preview: $10/mo (Add-on on the plan comparison)
- Email send overage: $0.002 per send over the allowance ($2 per 1,000 extra sends; emails keep sending)
Constant Contact alternatives
Mailchimp
Intuit's email and SMS marketing platform, free for 250 contacts, with AI writing on Standard and Premium
Brevo
Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing, formerly Sendinblue, priced by email volume with a free 300-a-day plan
MailerLite
Email marketing with a free plan for 250 subscribers and paid plans priced by list size and sending
GetResponse
Email marketing and automation with unlimited sends on paid plans and a free plan for 500 contacts
HubSpot
CRM platform with free tools plus paid marketing, sales and service hubs
Klaviyo
B2C CRM for ecommerce email and SMS, billed by active profiles, with a free plan and the Composer AI agent
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Frequently asked questions
Is Constant Contact free?
No, Constant Contact does not have a free plan. It offers a free trial with no credit card required (length not stated on the pricing page); 30-day money-back guarantee. Paid plans start at $10.20/mo billed annually.
How much does Constant Contact cost?
Lite, Standard and Premium cost $10.20 to $68 a month billed annually, or $12 to $80 billed monthly. Multi-Account (Teams) is priced on request. On Lite: for 0-500 contacts; email sends up to 10x contacts; 1 user. $10.20/mo when prepaid for 12 months. Sends over the allowance cost $0.002 each. The price rises with the contact tier ($25.50/mo prepaid at 501-1,000 contacts). Prices as published on Constant Contact's pricing page on 21 October 2026.
What is Constant Contact used for?
Constant Contact is an email marketing platform for small businesses and nonprofits that also covers social media posting, SMS for US customers, event registration, ads management and signup forms. People use it for small businesses and nonprofits that want live phone and chat support, promoting events with registration and payments alongside email and running email and social posting from one account.
What are the alternatives to Constant Contact?
Tools that do a similar job include Mailchimp, Brevo, MailerLite, GetResponse and HubSpot. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Constant Contact?
Constant Contact is made by Constant Contact, Inc., based in Waltham, Massachusetts, US. The company was founded in 1995.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Constant Contact, Inc.'s own pages, read on the dates shown.
- constantcontact.com/pricing (plan prices monthly and prepaid yearly, tiered pricing fee schedule by contacts (rendered page), plan comparison, add-ons, overage fee, trial and guarantee, pricing FAQ) read 21 October 2026
- constantcontact.com/ (product overview, iOS and Android app links) read 21 October 2026
- constantcontact.com/features/ai-marketing (AI features: copy generation for emails, texts and social posts, AI marketing plan) read 21 October 2026
- constantcontact.com/features/email-marketing-automation (automation features) read 21 October 2026
- constantcontact.com/about (company: started in 1995, Waltham headquarters) read 21 October 2026
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