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Campaign Monitor vs Constant Contact
Priced at four list sizes, the features checked against both pricing pages.
Take Campaign Monitor if you want a mature platform with a large ecosystem and the least to learn. Take Constant Contact if you want a mature platform with a large ecosystem, SMS beside email and deliverability as the pitch. Constant Contact is cheaper at a small contact count and Campaign Monitor is cheaper by 5,000 contacts, so the answer changes with your size.
What each one actually costs
The real monthly figure at four list sizes with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
| Campaign Monitor | Constant Contact | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 contacts | $74 | $50 | $24 |
| 5,000 contacts | $75 | $80 | $5 |
| 25,000 contacts | $241 | $280 | $39 |
| 100,000 contacts | $1,074 | $575 | $499 |
What is actually different
- Campaign Monitor lists transactional email where Constant Contact does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
- Constant Contact lists SMS where Campaign Monitor does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
No verdict from me yet
I have not used Campaign Monitor or Constant Contact on camera, so everything on this page comes from their own pricing pages, re-read weekly, and nothing from my own experience. When I review either, it will be here.
Before you sign up to either
| Campaign Monitor | Constant Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 30 days | 30 days |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Contract | Monthly or annual (10% off); switch plans any time | Monthly, or prepay 12 months for 15% off; 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Payment fee | None on top | None on top |
Reading further
The full price ladder, every plan and the add-ons charged on top are on each platform's own page. If neither of these two is quite it, each page also has the alternatives ranked against it.
People search for this comparison as: campaign monitor vs constant contact.
Questions people ask about these two
Is Campaign Monitor or Constant Contact cheaper?
Constant Contact is cheaper at a small contact count and Campaign Monitor is cheaper by 5,000 contacts, so the answer changes with your size.
How much does Campaign Monitor cost a month?
Campaign Monitor is $74 a month at 1,000 contacts and $1,074 at 100,000 contacts, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
How much does Constant Contact cost a month?
Constant Contact is $50 a month at 1,000 contacts and $575 at 100,000 contacts, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
Does Campaign Monitor or Constant Contact have a free trial?
Campaign Monitor publishes a 30-day free trial. Constant Contact publishes a 30-day free trial.
Make a third option? If you make email marketing and newsletter platforms and it is missing from this list, ask to be shortlisted. Listings are free and cannot be bought.
Neither, or not sure?
A head to head only helps once you have picked the two. The shortlist asks 6 questions about what you send and how big your list is, and gives you four picks priced at your own list size, from all 18.
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