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    Overview
    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

    OutboundEngine

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AOutboundEngine provides a hands-off way for small business owners to market and grow their business. The product aims to provide small businesses with what big companies have achieved with marketing automation. The service aims to help users keep in touch with clients and prospects with professionally designed, branded campaigns. Benefits include: driving engagement, surfacing warm leads from current contacts, generating referrals and repeat business from their existing contacts, social…

    $199

    per user

    Pricing
    Constant ContactOutboundEngine
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    Starting at $12.00
    per month
    Standard
    Starting at $35.00
    per month
    Premium
    Starting at $80.00
    per month
    Essential
    $199
    per user
    Value
    $299
    per user
    Premium
    $499
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Constant ContactOutboundEngine
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$99 per user
    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.More information is available on the vendor's website.
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    Community Pulse
    Constant ContactOutboundEngine
    Considered Both Products
    Constant Contact
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    Elm Street Technology
    Chose OutboundEngine
    OutboundEngine does the work for me so that emails are actually going out. Constant Contact has a ton of flexibility and is a great platform, but I was never using it because I rarely found time to create my own content.
    Incentivized
    Chose OutboundEngine
    OBE has automated emails, that are industry-specific, so I don't have to create them. On the surface, this is a plus, but my lead generation results have been very poor. Started writing my own emails, now the advantage from OBE is gone. OBE has social media posts, this is a …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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 ContactOutboundEngine
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Constant Contact and OutboundEngine
    Feature
    Constant Contact
    8.0
    118 Ratings
    OutboundEngine
    8.1
    49 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 Ratings8.643 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.0114 Ratings7.749 Ratings
    List management8.3116 Ratings7.943 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences7.260 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Constant Contact and OutboundEngine
    Feature
    Constant Contact
    8.0
    115 Ratings
    OutboundEngine
    -
    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 OutboundEngine
    Feature
    Constant Contact
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    OutboundEngine
    -
    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
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Constant Contact and OutboundEngine
    Feature
    Constant Contact
    -
    Ratings
    OutboundEngine
    5.4
    38 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings5.438 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Constant Contact and OutboundEngine
    Feature
    Constant Contact
    -
    Ratings
    OutboundEngine
    7.8
    47 Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings7.847 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Constant ContactOutboundEngine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (133 ratings)
    8.3
    (60 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (23 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    6.4
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (27 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    7.9
    (24 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)