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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Constant Contact

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AConstant 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

    Blackbaud Luminate Online

    Score3.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Luminate Online aims to help non-profits engage more effectively with supporters and raise more money by enabling integrated campaigns for digital, social and mobile channels. According to the vendor, Luminate Online helps non-profits: Better understand online supporters Make the right ask at the right time Launch creative fundraising campaigns Automated campaigns stimulate engagement and action through targeted welcome messages with personalized…N/A
    Pricing
    Constant ContactBlackbaud Luminate Online
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    Starting at $12.00
    per month
    Standard
    Starting at $35.00
    per month
    Premium
    Starting at $80.00
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Constant ContactBlackbaud Luminate Online
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsThe 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.Luminate Online is priced based on the number of email addresses on file, modules used and service plan. Our peer to peer offering, TeamRaiser, has a transactional, shared success pricing model.
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    Considered Both Products
    Constant Contact
    Chose Constant Contact
    It is good and basic. A little less user-friendly and "hip", but definitely functional.
    Incentivized
    Blackbaud
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    We've just begun evaluating other programs to see if there is an equivalent to Luminate. We are particularly interested in email management and have looked at Constant Contact, MailChimp, and other similar services. While we like the data management options that these products …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    Only MailChimp and Constant Contact. Both were long enough ago that I don't think a comparison would be valid. More recently, though, I've used the following P2P resources, which far surpass accessibility from a user-standpoint, of TeamRaiser (though I can't speak to the admin …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    Previously we utilized Raiser's Edge on in-house servers, and managed email contacts through bulk email providers. The move to LO allowed us to integrate the database with the online outreach and payment processing in a far more effective manner. We have had limited experience …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    Compared with other email blast systems, LO has incredible flexibility and capabilities, as you might expect form a pay-for-use system. The interface is clunkier than MailChimp but similar in elegance to Constant Contact and Emma. If LO had a MailChimp-like UX, it would be an …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    I would highly recommend Constant Contact over Luminate. The interface is easier, the customer service is better, and it's so much cheaper. We use a separate payment processing system (Stripe) and are now in the process of switching from Luminate to Constant Contact. Constant …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    Constant Contact is user-friendly and effective, as is SurveyMonkey, so LO would be advantaged to replicate some of their positive features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    I've worked with products that address only portions of what Luminate Online offers - products such as Classy, mail chimp, Constant Contact.
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    I have only worked with Blackbaud's other products. I am trained and very familiar with eTapestry. I would not recommend to any nonprofit professional a switch to a company that is not familiar with fundraising/nonprofit sector. I have seen, from afar, switches to products like …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    I find that other products seem to excel in specific areas where Luminate falls short (i.e., just emails or just donations), but we keep coming back to Luminate because it does it all - just not all well. If Luminate were an online dating profile, the headline should read "Jack …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online

    We have used Blackbaud Sphere.

    I have also used in previous positions: LocalVoice, GetActive, Convio, Eventbrite, Emma (Constant Contact).

    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    Salsa, Salesforce, Exact Target, MailChimp.
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Luminate Online
    I looked primarily at iModules as an alternative and thought both were similar. While Blackbaud (then Convio) was a bit more expensive it had a bit more functionality with the constituent database that we needed, but I don't know that one is clearly better than the other.
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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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    Features
    Constant ContactBlackbaud Luminate Online
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Constant Contact and Blackbaud Luminate Online
    Feature
    Constant Contact
    8.0
    118 Ratings
    Blackbaud Luminate Online
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor8.4101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content7.7102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.582 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages7.876 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing7.171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.686 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.0114 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management8.3116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences7.260 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Constant Contact and Blackbaud Luminate Online
    Feature
    Constant Contact
    8.0
    115 Ratings
    Blackbaud Luminate Online
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.488 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.3113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.558 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Constant Contact and Blackbaud Luminate Online
    Feature
    Constant Contact
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    Blackbaud Luminate Online
    -
    Ratings
    URL Validation8.231 Ratings00 Ratings
    Link Tracking7.934 Ratings00 Ratings
    Image Validation8.932 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inbox Display8.635 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools7.928 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check8.254 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spam Testing6.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Previews9.366 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Constant ContactBlackbaud Luminate Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (133 ratings)
    3.7
    (87 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (23 ratings)
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    2.1
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.2
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    5.0
    (32 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    3.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.6
    (9 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (11 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)