Constant Contact vs. Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM

Constant Contact

Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Constant Contact	Score7.7 out of 10	N/A	Constant Contact is a full-featured email marketing solution with capabilities such as social media integration, drag-and-drop editing, and real-time reporting. It is a bulk email tool designed for SMB customers. Since 2019, Constant Contact also offers marketing automation features, a website and landing page builder, and other tools to support midsize businesses.	$12 per month
Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM	Score8 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	Constant Contact Advanced Automation helps users to send the right message at the right time, from Social to SMS and email to ecommerce. Multi-Channel Campaigns - Create comprehensive marketing campaigns with just a few clicks. The Campaign Builder tool can help launch a multi-channel campaign across email, social, and SMS. Pre-Built Automation Templates - Setup your automations quickly with pre-built automation templates to…	$449 per month

Pricing

Constant Contact

Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM

Lite: Starting at $12.00
per month
Standard: Starting at $35.00
per month
Premium: Starting at $80.00
per month

Lite: $12
per month
Standard: $35
per month
Premium: $80
per month
Lead Gen & CRM: Starting at $449
per month

Pricing Offerings
Constant Contact	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

Required

The SMS Marketing tool can be added to any Standard or Premium Constant Contact account. SMS is only available in the US for Standard and Premium paid plans. SMS can be added when logged in to an account after purchase. Plans start at $10/month for up to 500 messages.

Above pricing based on 5000 contacts.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Constant Contact	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Considered Both Products	Constant Contact Verified User Chose Constant Contact Constant contact was perfect for our needs for many clients, it wasn’t overly robust, but powerful enough to see strong ROI. With regards to the competitor tools, amongst standard ESP there’s not a huge difference as they all essentially work the same, it’s just about pricing … Incentivized Helpful? LaMeshia Conley Digital Strategist in Marketing at Marketing with Mesh (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Constant Contact I used Constant Contact because of a job or a client. I have not used in my business. I won't be using Constant Contact at this time in my business because I have more needs and a bigger budget. Incentivized Helpful? Corey Birkmann Creative Director in Marketing at REBEL INTERACTIVE (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Constant Contact Overall they can all accomplish the basics just fine. But I feel like Constant Contact is the light version of the more powerful software options out there. That being said, over the last year or so I haven't utilized it as much as I had in the past due to this, so their … Incentivized Helpful?	Constant Contact Simon Moy CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Professional Services at Aim Data (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring was the best fit for us and met the most of our overall needs. IBM Watson Campaign Automation was overly complex and way more expensive than SharpSpring. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM We have used My Emma and Constant Contact. They didn't have the sales tool though which is really what helps consolidate the need for 2 separate platforms. In terms of pricing, it is a little higher. If you are an agency that can resell it and then make a profit that way, that … Incentivized Helpful? Tom Mulhern Digital Media Specialist in Marketing at Sharp Insurance (Insurance, 51-200 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring has all of the functionality of HubSpot at a fraction of the cost. I used HubSpot at a previous position but I have found that I can do everything I want to do in SharpSpring without having to pay a fortune. SharpSpring also offers significantly more functionality … Incentivized Helpful? Rockefeller Miller Account Executive in Marketing at The Verdi Group (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM We had been using Lead Forensics for a few years prior to SharpSpring. Once we learned about SharpSpring we knew we wanted to make the switch, but had unfortunately just resigned our year-long contract with Lead Forensics. Lead Forensics showed us which companies looked at … Incentivized Helpful? Amy Paterson Marketing Coordinator - Financial in Marketing at 3SI Security Systems (Security and Investigations, 201-500 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring is much more dynamic in lead tracking. Constant Contact is similar in the user interface, but does not have the ability to do what SharpSpring can do. This is a much more fluid program to work well with other programs integrating sales and leads. I recommend … Incentivized Helpful? Lisa Moughan Global Marketing / Corporate Communication Manager in Marketing at 3SI Security Systems (Security and Investigations, 201-500 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM We previously used Constant Contact and before moving to SharpSpring, we also looked at HubSpot. SharpSpring is considerably cheaper than HubSpot and we didn't need ALL of HubSpot's features, so that is why we went with SharpSpring. Comparing SharpSpring to Constant Contact … Incentivized Helpful? Lisa Wytrwal Marketing Associate in Marketing at Mindstream Media Group (Marketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring has an abundance of features, technology and value for the cost, especially compared to other platforms. We needed a large number of contacts and email allowance primarily. Either the other platforms didn't stack up in terms of features or functionality, or the cost … Incentivized Helpful? Stuart Barnard Digital Communications Professional in Marketing at Rogers Insurance (Insurance, 501-1000 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM I was a Certified Marketo Expert and most of the functions that are available in Marketo are also available in SharpSpring, but at a fraction of the cost. SharpSpring offers many automation configurations, though it's a little more work to set them up than Marketo, and the … Incentivized Helpful? Bob Freytag President in Corporate at Introworks (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM The integration of email to contact interactions on all media and connection to sales touch points is awesome and something email delivery platforms can't do. Now we know who reads our blog, opens our emails, and visits our website. That is sales and marketing gold. Before, I … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring competes on all levels, and wins in great fashion in regards to communication and pricing. Incentivized Helpful? Todd Philie Owner/Senior Marketing Consultant in Marketing at Southcoast Marketing Group (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM Zoho was ok for tracking the life of our clients, meetings, and emails, but we never saw the capabilities we are seeing with SharpSpring. Automation and workflow mapping are simply amazing. Incentivized Helpful? Dacia Coffey CEO \| B2B Marketing Strategist \| Founder \| Fractional CMO in Sales at The Marketing Blender (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring offers an incredible amount of functionality and visibility in one single tool, which makes our campaigns more cohesive and our efforts more efficient. The pricing is excellent and they continue to add more functionality without dramatic price increases. The ease of … Incentivized Helpful? Tammi Funk CEO/Creative Director in Marketing at Green T Design (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring offers more features, organization and reporting that others. It also is a great sales point for clients. Incentivized Helpful? Alan Armijo President in Marketing at iTrust Marketing (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM We like SharpSpring the best because of the Life of the Lead feature. We did not really see that feature on other marketing systems. Also, the price of the system and the agency model is a better value than those other systems. Finally, we like the staff as they are very … Incentivized Helpful? Everett Miner Digital Content Specialist in Marketing at BYK Additives & Instruments (Chemicals, 201-500 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring is the best bang for your buck compared to other email and marketing automation tools. We chose it because has most of the features everything else has, but at a cheaper price. We decide to keep them because the software works great, but we also get more value as … Incentivized Helpful? Beau Baumbach Marketing Strategist in Marketing at TIV Branding (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring blows away any standard email marketing platform. SharpSpring is our first run with automation, but when it comes to email deliverability, personalization, and drip campaigns it is substantially better than any other email platform for a price that is extremely … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring combines the best attributes of these marketing automation systems and CRM's to provide users with the ultimate flexibility in serving their client base efficiently and in the most cost-effective way possible. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM We have not had in-depth work with HubSpot but have had access through various clients we work with and have not found any good reason to switch over to HubSpot, ourselves. Incentivized Helpful? Morgan Wood Social Media Manager/Content Strategist in Marketing at Rock Paper Simple (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM I've used Mailchimp, and while that service is fine, it does not have the dynamic capabilities that SharpSpring offers when running long term campaigns. That said, Mailchimp certainly takes the edge on making emails look good, and it is a more user friendly platform for … Incentivized Helpful? Courtney Nappo Director of Partner Marketing in Marketing at The Marketing Squad (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM SharpSpring is just a better, more holistic tool. SharpSpring has more features and functionality and is able to do more things. I also trust SharpSpring more than many other tools. I can confidently recommend SharpSpring vs. some of the others. Incentivized Helpful? Stephen Freeman Account Director in Marketing at Connect Agency (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM Cost is lower, ease of use on email automation is more intuitive, but the email builder is better on any of the other platforms. They also are organized around agencies, which is a big advantage for us. The cost to the client is a lot less, so we don't have to "sell" them on … Incentivized Helpful? Corey Birkmann Creative Director in Marketing at REBEL INTERACTIVE (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM Way better than both of these other options and much more powerful. SharpSpring was our first foray into automating parts of this process, but it has been a pleasure to grow with and learn with along the way. Much more useful than the previous noted pieces of software, and the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM There will always be alternatives to every single platform. The sharpspring staff will assess your use case to see if the platform is the right fit. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

Constant Contact

Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM

Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Constant Contact and Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Feature	Constant Contact 8.0 118 Ratings	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM 6.9 510 Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor	8.4101 Ratings	8.5470 Ratings
Dynamic content	7.7102 Ratings	6.0453 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content	8.582 Ratings	6.0434 Ratings
Landing pages	7.876 Ratings	7.5442 Ratings
A/B testing	7.171 Ratings	6.0397 Ratings
Mobile optimization	8.686 Ratings	8.5428 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting	9.0114 Ratings	7.5498 Ratings
List management	8.3116 Ratings	6.5500 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences	7.260 Ratings	6.0475 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Constant Contact and Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Feature	Constant Contact 8.0 115 Ratings	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM 5.0 496 Ratings
Dashboards	8.488 Ratings	5.5488 Ratings
Standard reports	8.3113 Ratings	5.5488 Ratings
Custom reports	7.558 Ratings	4.0449 Ratings

Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Constant Contact and Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Feature	Constant Contact 8.1 67 Ratings	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM - Ratings
URL Validation	8.231 Ratings	00 Ratings
Link Tracking	7.934 Ratings	00 Ratings
Image Validation	8.932 Ratings	00 Ratings
Inbox Display	8.635 Ratings	00 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools	7.928 Ratings	00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check	8.254 Ratings	00 Ratings
Spam Testing	6.026 Ratings	00 Ratings
Email Previews	9.366 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Lead Management features of Constant Contact and Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Feature	Constant Contact - Ratings	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM 7.3 499 Ratings
Lead nurturing automation	00 Ratings	7.5486 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading	00 Ratings	8.0492 Ratings
Data quality management	00 Ratings	6.0468 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks	00 Ratings	7.5464 Ratings

Comparison of Campaign Management features of Constant Contact and Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Feature	Constant Contact - Ratings	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM 6.5 401 Ratings
Calendaring	00 Ratings	6.0339 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing	00 Ratings	7.0319 Ratings

Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Constant Contact and Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Feature	Constant Contact - Ratings	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM 8.8 379 Ratings
Social sharing and campaigns	00 Ratings	8.5318 Ratings
Social profile integration	00 Ratings	9.0364 Ratings

Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Constant Contact and Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Feature	Constant Contact - Ratings	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM 6.3 468 Ratings
API	00 Ratings	7.5366 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals	00 Ratings	6.0404 Ratings
Customizability	00 Ratings	5.0440 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com	00 Ratings	7.5219 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM	00 Ratings	5.099 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM	00 Ratings	7.091 Ratings

User Ratings
	Constant Contact	Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM
Likelihood to Recommend	8.3 (133 ratings)	8.0 (524 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.9 (23 ratings)	8.1 (32 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (10 ratings)	7.5 (72 ratings)
Availability	9.0 (2 ratings)	7.8 (2 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (2 ratings)	3.2 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (9 ratings)	8.9 (71 ratings)
Online Training	10.0 (1 ratings)	4.5 (2 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (5 ratings)	6.5 (10 ratings)
Configurability	10.0 (1 ratings)	4.5 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	4.5 (2 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (1 ratings)	2.9 (2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	8.2 (1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	1.0 (1 ratings)

Constant Contact vs. Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM

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