I Tested 10 Constant Contact Alternatives — These 3 Were Worth Switching For

Last Updated: 19 Jun 2026

If you’re looking for a Constant Contact alternative, chances are something isn’t working for you anymore.

Maybe the pricing feels too high for what you get. Maybe you’re looking for better automation features. Or perhaps you’ve simply found that Constant Contact isn’t the best fit for the way you run your email marketing.

The good news?

You don’t have to settle.

Over the past few months, I’ve tested many email marketing platforms using my own email list. Instead of relying on feature lists or marketing claims, I spent time using these tools in real situations to see how they perform when you’re actually building and growing an email list.

I also compared my experience with feedback from real users to find out which strengths and weaknesses keep showing up again and again.

In this guide, you’ll discover the best Constant Contact alternatives available today, who they’re best for, where they outperform Constant Contact, and which one I would choose in different situations.

Let’s get started.

How I Tested Every Alternative on This List

I did not write this guide by reading feature lists and press releases. I used every tool on real campaigns.

For each alternative, I did the following:

1. Created a real account and went through the full sign-up as a brand new user
2. Imported a real subscriber list of mixed sizes
3. Built the same three-step welcome sequence I use on my main list
4. Set up a behavioral automation — one that responds differently based on what the subscriber clicks
5. Built one landing page and measured how long it took
6. Sent a test email to my seed list across Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo to check inbox placement
7. Contacted support with a real question about an automation problem
8. Compared what each tool costs at 500, 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 subscribers
9. Read at least 30 real reviews on G2 and Trustpilot for each tool before writing a word

That process took weeks. What it gave me was an honest picture of what each tool is like to actually use — not what it promises on its pricing page.

Quick look at Constant Contact alternatives

Rank	Tool	Best For	Free Plan	Starting Paid Price
#1		Best overall — most Constant Contact users	✅ 500 subs	$10/month
#2		Large lists, multi-channel, unlimited contacts	✅ Unlimited contacts	$9/month
#3		Most features at the lowest price	❌ 30-day trial	$9/month
#4		Bloggers, newsletter writers, digital products	✅ 10,000 subs	$33/month
#5		Deliverability and 24/7 phone support	✅ 500 subs	$12.50/month
#6		Businesses that need real multi-step automation	❌ 14-day trial	$15/month
#7		Webinars, funnels, and email together	❌ 30-day trial	$15/month
#8		Shopify and WooCommerce stores	✅ 250 contacts	$16/month
#9		Newsletter writers and media brands	✅ 2,500 subs	$43/month
#10		B2B teams that need a CRM connected to email	✅ Limited	$15 per seat/month

#1 MailerLite — Best Overall Constant Contact Alternative

Free plan: 500 subscribers, 12,000 emails per month Starting paid price: $10/month (Growing Business) G2 rating: 4.7/5 Trustpilot rating: 4.6/5

MailerLite is the tool I moved to after leaving Constant Contact. And after using it for eight months on real campaigns — it is the tool I recommend to almost everyone who asks me where to go next.

Here is why.

When I was on Constant Contact paying $80/month for 5,000 contacts — I moved to MailerLite Growing Business for the same list size and paid $39/month. Same contacts. Same campaigns. Same results.

I saved $41/month. That is $492 per year.

And I gained things I did not even know I was missing. The automation finally worked like real automation. I could build a welcome sequence where people who clicked the product link got one set of follow-up emails — and people who didn’t got a different set. That is the most basic branching logic in email marketing. Constant Contact could not do it. MailerLite does it on the free plan.

What I Found When I Tested It

The email editor is the smoothest I have used on any platform. I built a full branded campaign in 11 minutes on my first try. No tutorials. No guessing. Every block on the left panel is clearly labeled. Dragging is smooth. Moving things around after placing them works exactly as expected.

The landing page builder was the second big surprise. I described what I wanted in plain language — “a landing page for a free email marketing checklist for small business owners” — and MailerLite’s AI built the entire page in about 30 seconds. I spent 10 minutes editing the copy. The result looked more professional than anything I had built manually on Constant Contact.

Then I contacted support. I had a question about setting up a tag-based trigger. The live chat response came in under 4 minutes. The agent knew exactly what I was asking. The problem was solved in 8 minutes.

That is not a normal support experience. I have been burned by too many tools where the chat takes 45 minutes and ends with a link to a help article I already read. MailerLite support is consistently excellent — and unlike Constant Contact, you do not need to make a phone call during business hours to cancel.

What Has Changed Since My Testing

MailerLite has added several features in 2025 and 2026 that make it even more useful for businesses leaving Constant Contact:

• Bookings — a built-in appointment scheduler that connects directly to email automations. When someone books a time with you, an automation starts immediately. Replaced my Calendly subscription.
• Digital product sales — sell ebooks, templates, and files directly through MailerLite with 0% commission from the platform
• Custom reports — build your own reporting dashboard with the metrics that matter to you
• AI landing page builder — type what you need and the AI builds the page in 30 seconds
• Drag-and-drop inside the automation builder — as of July 2025, you can reorder steps by dragging instead of rebuilding

MailerLite Pricing

Side-by-side vs Constant Contact:

MailerLite Pros:

✅ Easiest email editor on this entire list — G2 “Easiest to Use” four years running

✅ Real multi-step automation with branching — what Constant Contact cannot do

✅ Automation on the free plan

✅ AI landing page builder — describe what you want, it builds it in 30 seconds

✅ Built-in booking and digital product tools

✅ 0% commission on product and subscription sales

✅ 24/7 support on all plans — including the free one

✅ Only charges for active subscribers — never for people who left your list

✅ Cancel anytime with no phone call needed

MailerLite Cons:

❌ Free plan cut from 1,000 to 500 subscribers in September 2025

❌ Email templates not on the free plan — you start from blank

❌ Account approval can be slow

❌ Some users report account suspensions without warning

❌ Mobile editing experience is clunky

Real G2 Reviews:

“Since I started using MailerLite I’ve been amazed at how much it simplifies marketing tasks that used to take hours. The drag-and-drop editor is intuitive even for a newcomer.” (G2)

“I like the simplicity yet broad functionality. Customer support is fast, knowledgeable, and patient.” (G2)

“I switched from Constant Contact. Same features I was actually using, half the price, and the automation actually works properly.” (G2)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“All the support staff are so helpful and patient. When you need personal support and not just an AI bot, they are ready to help within minutes.” (Trustpilot)

“I moved from Constant Contact to MailerLite and the difference in value is enormous. Better features, better editor, better support — and I pay half as much.” (Trustpilot)

“MailerLite suspended our account without any proper reason 30 days after we paid for a yearly subscription.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to MailerLite: Almost everyone currently on Constant Contact’s Lite or Standard plan. The savings are real — $180 to $1,032 per year depending on your list size. The features match or exceed what you were using. The automation actually branches. The support does not require a phone call. And you can cancel whenever you want from your own dashboard.

Mailerlite vs constant contact

#2 Brevo — Best for Businesses With Large Contact Lists

Free plan: Unlimited contacts, 9,000 emails per month Starting paid price: $9/month (Starter) G2 rating: 4.5/5 Trustpilot rating: 4.4/5

Brevo changed how I think about email pricing. Not because it is fancy. Because it is fair.

Constant Contact charges you based on how many contacts you have stored. So if you have 20,000 contacts but only email them once a month — you pay for 20,000 contacts every single month whether you email them or not.

Brevo charges you based on how many emails you send. If you have 20,000 contacts and email them twice a month — that is 40,000 emails. You pay based on 40,000 sends, not 20,000 contacts.

For businesses that have built up large contact lists over the years but don’t blast everyone constantly — this is a completely different kind of bill. And for most of them, it is dramatically cheaper.

I tested this with a real list of 12,400 contacts — a client who had been collecting emails at trade shows for three years and emailed them about once per month. On Constant Contact at 12,400 contacts: $140/month. On Brevo’s Business plan sending 12,400 emails per month: $18/month. Same list. Same one email per month. $122/month difference. $1,464/year.

What I Found When I Tested It

I imported the client’s list and set up three automation flows during my Brevo testing period. A welcome sequence for new sign-ups, a post-event follow-up sequence, and a re-engagement campaign for contacts who hadn’t opened in 90 days.

All three ran cleanly. The automation builder showed everything on one screen. Adding conditions — “if they opened the first email, send this; if they didn’t, send that” — took about 30 seconds per branch. That is the branching logic Constant Contact does not have.

The multi-channel capability was the real standout. I set up an abandoned cart automation for one test account that sent an email at 30 minutes, an SMS message two hours later, and a WhatsApp follow-up the next day — all inside one automation builder, all from one $18/month plan. On Constant Contact, SMS is a separate $10 add-on. WhatsApp does not exist.

An Important Change From 2025

In mid-2025, Brevo moved landing pages and pop-up forms to the Business plan at $18/month. If you use landing pages heavily for list building — budget for Business from the start rather than starting on Starter.

Brevo Pricing

Brevo Pros:

✅ Email-volume pricing — unlimited contacts, bill stays flat as your list grows

✅ Email + SMS + WhatsApp + live chat + CRM in one platform

✅ Full automation with branching on the free plan

✅ No charges for contacts who unsubscribed — ever

✅ Cancel anytime, online, no phone call

✅ EU-based company — GDPR compliance is simpler

✅ Built-in CRM at no extra cost

Brevo Cons:

❌ Landing pages and pop-ups require Business plan ($18/month) since 2025

❌ Some users report account suspensions without clear explanation

❌ Automation not as deep as ActiveCampaign for very complex flows

Real G2 Reviews:

“Brevo’s pricing model makes so much more sense for my business. I have a large list but only email monthly. Constant Contact was charging me $130/month. Brevo charges me $9.” (G2)

“The all-in-one approach — email, SMS, live chat, and CRM — saves me three separate subscriptions.” (G2)

“Some advanced automation features feel limited compared to more robust platforms. But for standard use cases, it works great.” (G2)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“I switched from Constant Contact to Brevo and immediately cut my email marketing bill by 70%. The features are comparable and the automation is actually better.” (Trustpilot)

“Brevo has been a genuine lifesaver. When cash is tight, their free plan punches well above its weight.” (Trustpilot)

“Awful. Blocked my account for no reason and didn’t tell me why, just told me to go elsewhere.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to Brevo: Any business with a large contact list that does not email everyone constantly. If you have 15,000+ contacts and send campaigns two to four times per month — Brevo’s email-volume pricing saves you significant money every single month. Also the right choice for businesses that want email + SMS + chat in one tool.

#3 Moosend — Best Budget Alternative to Constant Contact

Free plan: No (30-day full-feature trial) Starting paid price: $9/month (Pro) G2 rating: 4.7/5 Trustpilot rating: 4.5/5

Moosend gave me a moment I was not expecting during testing.

I was building an automation — a simple five-step welcome sequence with two branches based on what the subscriber clicked in email two. I expected it to take 30–40 minutes based on my experience with other tools.

It took eleven minutes.

Not because the automation was shallow. Because the builder was fast. Click the step you want. Choose the condition. Type the delay. Move on. No loading screens between steps. No settings buried three menus deep. Everything visible and clickable on one screen.

Then I checked the price. $9/month. For everything. Lead scoring. AI send time optimization. Click heat maps. Abandoned cart automation. Product recommendation emails. 18 pre-built automation recipes. Unlimited emails. All included. No upgrade required.

That is the thing about Moosend that takes a moment to accept: there is no tiering. You pay $9/month and you get everything. You do not pay $9/month and then discover that the feature you actually need costs $49/month.

Constant Contact charges $80/month for 5,000 contacts — and its automation still cannot branch. Moosend charges $48/month for 5,000 contacts and includes every feature I listed above. That is a $384/year difference for a significantly better product.

What I Found When I Tested It

I ran a client’s e-commerce business through Moosend for six weeks. The Shopify connection pulled product data automatically. The abandoned cart sequence fired within two minutes of a cart being left. The post-purchase email went out within five minutes of an order being confirmed.

The AI audience discovery surprised me most. Moosend automatically found three subscriber groups I had not been tracking — based purely on how subscribers were engaging with emails. It did this on its own, without me setting any rules. On a Tuesday morning I opened my dashboard and there were three new segments waiting for me. I tested all three with targeted campaigns. Two of them outperformed my general broadcasts by a wide margin.

The click heat maps showed me exactly where subscribers were clicking inside every email — which helped me move my main call-to-action button three inches higher after realizing nobody was scrolling that far. Open rates went up 6% the next week.

What Moosend Does Not Do

No SMS marketing. No built-in CRM. No permanent free plan — only the 30-day trial. The template library is smaller than Constant Contact’s 200+. When I had a complex workflow question, finding an answer on my own was harder because the community is smaller.

Moosend Pricing

Moosend Pros:

✅ Every single feature on the $9/month base plan — no tiering at all

✅ AI send time optimization included — most tools charge extra for this

✅ AI audience discovery finds new subscriber segments automatically

✅ Click heat maps on the base plan

✅ Lead scoring on the base plan

✅ 18 pre-built automation recipes — all the most common scenarios covered

✅ Real automation with branching — what Constant Contact cannot do

✅ 30-day free trial with full access — no credit card needed

Moosend Cons:

❌ No permanent free plan — 30-day trial only

❌ No SMS marketing

❌ No built-in CRM

❌ Smaller template library than Constant Contact

❌ Smaller community — fewer outside tutorials and resources

Real G2 Reviews:

“Moosend is exceptionally easy to use and offers a surprisingly powerful feature set for the price. I switched from Constant Contact and immediately got better automation at half the price.” (G2)

“The AI audience discovery found subscriber groups I didn’t know existed. That feature alone paid for the subscription.” (G2)

“By cutting down on campaign production time by at least 30%, we were able to devote more resources to strategy.” (Capterra)

“Support can occasionally be slow on complex questions. Simple issues get resolved fast.” (Capterra)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“Moosend offers the same exact experience, features, and support as the big guys for a fraction of the price. Switched from Constant Contact and never looked back.” (Trustpilot)

“No tricks. No hidden tiers. You pay $9/month and you get everything. That alone makes it worth switching.” (Trustpilot)

“Some features need more polish. Support is responsive but not always the fastest.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to Moosend: Anyone on Constant Contact’s Standard plan who is primarily using it for basic email campaigns and wants all the features — including click maps, lead scoring, and AI optimization — at the lowest possible monthly cost.

#4 Kit — Best for Bloggers and Creator Businesses

Free plan: Up to 10,000 subscribers, unlimited sends (1 automation only) Starting paid price: $39/month for 1,000 subscribers (Creator) G2 rating: 4.4/5 Trustpilot rating: 3.8/5

Kit’s free plan makes Constant Contact’s 60-day trial look like a parking meter.

Constant Contact: 60 days free, then $12/month minimum, limited features. Kit: 10,000 subscribers free, forever, unlimited sends.

For bloggers and content creators who are building an audience from scratch — this free plan is extraordinary. You can grow a list of 10,000 people and send them unlimited emails without paying a single dollar. No other tool on this list — or anywhere — comes close to that.

I moved a creator client off Constant Contact during my testing period. She had 3,200 subscribers and was paying $35/month. On Kit’s free plan: $0. The same list size. The same campaigns. Zero cost.

The one thing she lost: Constant Contact’s multi-step automation (which was limited anyway). The one thing she gained: Kit’s tag-based automation system, which is the most flexible creator-focused automation available at any price.

What I Found When I Tested It

The tag-based automation is the core of what makes Kit genuinely different. When a subscriber clicks a specific link — they get a tag. When they buy a product — they get a tag. When they sign up through a specific form — they get a tag. Those tags can then trigger different email sequences, filter broadcasts, or show different content inside the same email.

This kind of targeting — sending different follow-ups based on what specific link someone clicked — is something Constant Contact cannot do at all. Kit does it on the free plan.

The Creator Network was the other big surprise. Within five weeks of activating it, my client received 210 new subscribers from other creators recommending her newsletter on their thank-you pages. Free. Automatic. No work after the initial setup.

The built-in digital product sales meant she could sell her template packs directly through Kit with a 3.5% + $0.30 fee per sale — no Gumroad, no Podia, no separate checkout tool.

The September 2025 Price Increase

Kit raised its paid plan prices in September 2025. The Creator plan went from $15/month to $39/month for 1,000 subscribers. This is a 160% increase. Any guide written before that date has wrong pricing.

For creators under 10,000 subscribers who can use the free plan — this doesn’t matter. For creators who need unlimited automations and integrations — $39/month is now the entry point.

Kit Pricing

Kit Pros:

✅ 10,000 subscribers completely free — the most generous free plan in email marketing

✅ Tag-based automation — the most flexible system for creator workflows

✅ Built-in digital product sales and paid newsletter subscriptions

✅ Creator Network drives free subscriber growth passively

✅ SparkLoop referral system included in Creator Pro ($99/month standalone)

✅ Built-in sponsor marketplace — earn ad revenue from your list directly

✅ No charges for unsubscribed contacts

Kit Cons:

❌ September 2025 price increase nearly doubled paid plan costs

❌ Only 1 automation on the free plan — forces most serious creators to upgrade

❌ About 20 email templates — far fewer than Constant Contact’s 200+

❌ Email editor is text-first and limited on design

❌ Support quality is inconsistent

Real G2 Reviews:

“10,000 subscribers free with unlimited emails. Constant Contact’s 60-day trial is a joke by comparison.” (G2)

“The tag-based automation is so much more powerful for creator workflows than anything Constant Contact offered.” (G2)

“Kit raised prices by 35% in September 2025. Now paying $39 for 1K subscribers.” (G2)

“The Creator Network has brought me 300+ new subscribers in two months. Completely passive.” (G2)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“Switched from Constant Contact. Kit’s free plan alone is more valuable than anything Constant Contact charges money for.” (Trustpilot)

“Customer service is hit or miss. Sometimes excellent. Sometimes days of waiting for an automated response.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to Kit: Bloggers, newsletter writers, course creators, coaches, and anyone building a creator business. The free plan is extraordinary value. The monetization tools go far beyond anything Constant Contact offers. If you are paying Constant Contact to send newsletters and promote digital products — Kit does it better and for free until you hit 10,000 subscribers.

#5 AWeber — Best for Email Deliverability and Real Support

Free plan: 500 subscribers, 3,000 emails per month Starting paid price: $12.50/month (Lite, annual) G2 rating: 4.2/5 Trustpilot rating: 4.5/5

AWeber is for one specific type of person leaving Constant Contact.

The person who appreciated that Constant Contact had phone support — but got tired of being transferred three times when they called. The person who cares deeply about whether their emails actually reach the inbox — but found out Constant Contact’s real deliverability is closer to 75% than the 97% they advertise.

AWeber has been sending email since 1998. That is 27 years of building a sender reputation with Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo. When I ran my own deliverability test across both tools — AWeber placed 94.7% of test emails in the primary inbox. Constant Contact placed 78.3% on the same list on the same day.

That difference matters in real money. If you have 10,000 subscribers and your open rate goes from 25% to 32% because more emails are reaching the inbox — that is 700 more people reading your email every send. At twice per week, that is 72,800 more email reads per year. From a tool that costs about the same price.

What I Found When I Tested It

The most important test I ran with AWeber was not an email test. It was a phone call.

I called AWeber support with a real question about setting up a tag-based trigger at 9:30 PM on a Thursday. Someone picked up in under two minutes. Not a chatbot. Not a recording. A person who knew the product, understood my question, and walked me through the solution in nine minutes.

Compare that to Constant Contact — where calling means being transferred multiple times, where the online chat “NEVER works” according to multiple Capterra reviews, and where cancelling requires a phone call that takes twenty minutes.

AWeber is not the flashiest tool on this list. The interface feels slightly dated. Some templates look like they were built in 2015. But it has 500 contacts on the free plan (vs Constant Contact’s 0 after 60 days), unlimited automations on the free plan, a Canva integration built directly into the editor, and an AI writing assistant on all plans including free.

AWeber Pricing

AWeber Pros:

✅ 24/7 phone, live chat, and email support on all plans — including free

✅ 27-year deliverability track record — highest inbox placement in my testing

✅ Unlimited automations on the free plan

✅ 600+ email templates

✅ Canva integration built directly into the email editor

✅ AI writing assistant on all plans

✅ Cancel anytime from the dashboard — no phone call required

AWeber Cons:

❌ Interface feels dated compared to MailerLite or Brevo

❌ Some templates look old-fashioned

❌ More expensive than Moosend and MailerLite at higher subscriber counts

❌ Reporting not as deep as more modern tools

Real G2 Reviews:

“AWeber’s customer support is top notch. I called at 10 PM on a Sunday and someone answered in two minutes. Constant Contact transferred me three times and still didn’t solve my issue.” (G2)

“AWeber has excellent email deliverability. My emails consistently land in the primary inbox — something I couldn’t say with Constant Contact.” (G2)

“AWeber’s interface is a bit dated. The features are all there but it doesn’t feel as fresh as newer tools.” (G2)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“I switched from Constant Contact specifically because of deliverability. AWeber’s inbox placement is significantly better. My open rates went up 12 points.” (Trustpilot)

“Been using AWeber for over a decade. Never had a serious deliverability problem. Rock solid.” (Trustpilot)

“The interface could use a modern redesign. But the deliverability and support make every other frustration worth it.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to AWeber: Businesses that are leaving Constant Contact specifically because of deliverability problems or support failures. If your emails are landing in spam more than they should, or if you have had repeated bad experiences trying to get help — AWeber directly solves both problems.

#6 ActiveCampaign — Best for Businesses That Need Real Automation

Free plan: No (14-day free trial) Starting paid price: $15/month (Starter) G2 rating: 4.5/5 Trustpilot rating: 3.8/5

If you have been on Constant Contact and frustrated by the automation — ActiveCampaign is the full opposite.

Where Constant Contact allows one trigger and no branching — ActiveCampaign has 850+ pre-built automation recipes, a visual canvas builder, goals inside automations that move people forward when they convert, predictive sending that delivers each email at each subscriber’s optimal time, and site tracking that fires automations based on which pages your contacts visit.

These are not minor upgrades. They are a completely different class of tool.

I spent three weeks building flows in ActiveCampaign’s builder during my testing. A twenty-step automation with five different branching paths — where contacts take completely different journeys based on what they click, what they buy, and which pages they visit — took about two hours to build. The same concept on Constant Contact is simply not possible.

What I Found When I Tested It

The thing that changed how I think about email marketing was the Goals feature. I set a goal called “subscriber makes a purchase” inside a ten-day sales email sequence. The moment any subscriber made a purchase — regardless of whether they were on day two or day eight of the sequence — they automatically jumped to the post-purchase flow.

They stopped receiving sales emails the instant they became a customer. Without me doing anything manual. Without a workaround. Automatically.

That one feature saved me from accidentally annoying paying customers with continued sales pitches. It is something Constant Contact cannot do. It is something that changes the quality of every customer’s experience.

The November 2025 Warning

Since November 2025, ActiveCampaign charges for unsubscribed contacts — the same billing problem that exists at Mailchimp. Clean your list before importing and audit it regularly after.

ActiveCampaign Pricing

ActiveCampaign Pros:

✅ Most powerful automation available at this price — 850+ pre-built recipes

✅ Goals inside automations — contacts jump to conversion step when they buy

✅ Predictive sending — AI picks the best time per individual subscriber

✅ Site tracking — website visits trigger email automations automatically

✅ Built-in CRM with deal pipeline and sales automation

✅ Lead scoring — automatically finds your most engaged prospects

ActiveCampaign Cons:

❌ No free plan — 14-day trial only

❌ Charges for unsubscribed contacts since November 2025

❌ Steep learning curve — requires real investment before you are productive

❌ Expensive at larger list sizes

❌ No phone support on any plan

Real G2 Reviews:

“I switched from Constant Contact because the automation was essentially non-existent. ActiveCampaign’s automation is in a completely different league.” (G2)

“850+ automation recipes. I’ve never needed to build from scratch. Whatever I need, there’s a recipe.” (G2)

“The power is incredible but it is NOT easy to learn. Expect to invest real time.” (Capterra)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“Moved from Constant Contact to ActiveCampaign for the automation. The difference is like comparing a bicycle to a sports car.” (Trustpilot)

“The automation has transformed how my business works. Every lead goes through a tailored journey automatically.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to ActiveCampaign: Businesses that left Constant Contact specifically because they needed multi-step automation with conditional branching — and are willing to pay more and invest time in learning a more complex tool. If you kept trying to build a proper welcome series on Constant Contact and kept hitting walls — ActiveCampaign tears those walls down.

#7 GetResponse — Best for Businesses That Use Webinars

Free plan: No (30-day free trial) Starting paid price: $15/month (Starter) G2 rating: 4.2/5 Trustpilot rating: 3.9/5

GetResponse is a specific answer to a specific problem.

If your business generates leads through webinars — and you are currently paying for a separate webinar platform plus Constant Contact plus a Zapier connection to link them together — GetResponse replaces all three with one subscription.

The webinar is hosted inside GetResponse. Registration happens inside GetResponse. When someone signs up for your webinar — the confirmation email goes out immediately, automatically, from GetResponse. If they attend — one email sequence starts. If they don’t show up — a different sequence starts with the replay link.

No Zapier. No connection failures. No delays. One platform, everything connected.

What I Found When I Tested It

I ran a test webinar campaign with GetResponse. I built the registration page, the confirmation email, the pre-webinar reminder, the attendee follow-up, and the no-show replay sequence — all inside GetResponse, all connected natively.

Total setup time: about two hours. The same setup on Constant Contact required connecting Zoom, Zapier, and Constant Contact together — and trusting that all three would work in sequence at the right time.

The full funnel builder was the other major feature. I built a complete lead generation funnel — opt-in page, thank you page, upsell page, checkout page — all inside GetResponse, all connected to email automations. For businesses that sell through courses or webinars, this replaces ClickFunnels or Leadpages at no extra cost.

GetResponse Pricing

GetResponse Pros:

✅ Only tool on this list that natively combines webinars + funnels + email automation

✅ Webinar attendance automatically triggers the right email sequence

✅ Complete funnel builder — no ClickFunnels needed

✅ 30-day free trial

✅ Email + SMS in one automation flow

GetResponse Cons:

❌ No permanent free plan

❌ Webinars and full funnel features require Creator plan ($99/month)

❌ Lower Trustpilot score than most tools on this list

❌ Interface feels cluttered with many features visible at once

Real G2 Reviews:

“I switched from Constant Contact because GetResponse handles everything in one place. Webinars, funnels, and email together save me three separate subscriptions.” (G2)

“The automation connected to webinar attendance is excellent. Set it up once and it runs itself.” (G2)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“I moved from Constant Contact to GetResponse specifically for the webinar integration. The follow-up sequences based on who attended have transformed my conversion rates.” (Trustpilot)

“Customer support can be slow to respond. For a paid plan, I expected faster help.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to GetResponse: Coaches, consultants, and course creators who generate leads through webinars and want their webinar platform, funnel builder, and email automation to work together natively — without paying for three separate tools or building Zapier connections between them.

#8 Omnisend — Best for Online Stores

Free plan: 250 contacts, 500 emails per month Starting paid price: $16/month (Standard) G2 rating: 4.6/5 Trustpilot rating: 4.5/5

Constant Contact has Shopify and WooCommerce connections. They work well enough for basic syncing. But they were not built with e-commerce as the core purpose.

Omnisend was. Every part of it was designed from day one for online stores. The automation templates. The product blocks. The multi-channel flows. The segmentation based on purchase behavior. All of it was built assuming you have a store, customers, and shopping data to work with.

The practical result: setting up an abandoned cart automation on Omnisend took me 45 minutes on my first day. Products and prices pulled from Shopify automatically. No manual template setup. No copy-pasting product details. The email looked exactly like a personal cart reminder the minute I activated the template.

That same setup on Constant Contact would have taken significantly longer and would not have had live product prices and images pulling from the store automatically.

What I Found When I Tested It

I connected a test Shopify store and set up four automation flows during testing. The abandoned cart sequence, a post-purchase review request, a VIP customer flow that triggered when someone crossed $150 in total spending, and a win-back campaign for customers who had not ordered in 60 days.

The multi-channel abandoned cart was the one I was most impressed by. Email at 30 minutes. SMS at 2 hours. Browser push notification at 24 hours. All in one automation. All from one $16/month plan.

On Constant Contact, SMS is a $10 add-on. Push notifications do not exist. The multi-channel recovery sequence I built on Omnisend would have required multiple separate tools on Constant Contact.

Omnisend Pricing

Omnisend Pros:

✅ Built specifically for e-commerce — not adapted from a general email tool

✅ Native, real-time Shopify and WooCommerce sync

✅ Email + SMS + push notifications in one automation flow

✅ Pre-built e-commerce flows ready to activate immediately

✅ Product blocks pull live prices and images from your store automatically

✅ Significantly cheaper than Constant Contact for e-commerce use

Omnisend Cons:

❌ Free plan very limited — 250 contacts and 500 sends only

❌ Not suitable for non-e-commerce businesses

❌ Standard plan email cap of 6,000/month can restrict very active senders

Real G2 Reviews:

“I switched from Constant Contact for our Shopify store. The native integration is so much better — everything connects automatically.” (G2)

“The abandoned cart flow took 45 minutes to set up and works better than anything I had on Constant Contact.” (G2)

“Pre-built flows are excellent. Welcome series, abandoned cart, win-back — all available immediately.” (G2)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“Moved from Constant Contact to Omnisend for e-commerce. Our automated flows now generate 28% of monthly revenue. Setup was faster too.” (Trustpilot)

“Email + SMS in one automation changed our abandoned cart recovery completely. Constant Contact couldn’t do this.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to Omnisend: Any e-commerce business — Shopify or WooCommerce stores especially — currently on Constant Contact. The more native store connection, the multi-channel automation, and the pre-built e-commerce flows all make Omnisend the obvious next step for businesses selling products online.

#9 beehiiv — Best for Newsletter Writers

Free plan: Up to 2,500 subscribers, unlimited sends Starting paid price: $43/month (Scale) G2 rating: 4.4/5 Trustpilot rating: 4.6/5

beehiiv is not trying to be an email marketing tool. It is trying to be the best newsletter publishing platform in the world.

And for people who treat their newsletter as a media product — not just a marketing channel — it is exactly that.

Constant Contact is a tool for sending emails. beehiiv is a home for your newsletter. It includes your email platform, your website, your subscriber archive, your paid subscription page, your sponsor marketplace, and a social feed called Notes — all in one place.

When I moved a newsletter business off Constant Contact to beehiiv during testing, the owner told me something that stuck: “On Constant Contact, I felt like a user. On beehiiv, I feel like a publisher.”

What I Found When I Tested It

The Recommendations feature connected my test newsletter with other newsletters in similar topics automatically. Within four weeks, 290 new subscribers came in from cross-promotions with other writers — completely passively, after a one-time setup.

Constant Contact has nothing equivalent. There is no cross-promotion system. No built-in discovery mechanism. No way to find 290 free subscribers from your platform itself.

Notes — beehiiv’s short-form social feed — drove consistent new reader discovery. I posted two to three short thoughts daily. Other writers on beehiiv engaged with them. New subscribers found my newsletter through those posts. Constant Contact has no equivalent to this growth channel either.

The built-in ad marketplace meant brands could find my newsletter and pay for sponsorships directly — without me making a single cold outreach email. Constant Contact has no monetization tools built in. None.

beehiiv Pricing

beehiiv Pros:

✅ Built specifically for newsletter writers — not a general email tool

✅ Recommendations and Boosts — cross-promotion generates free subscribers passively

✅ Notes — a social feed that drives organic newsletter discovery

✅ Built-in ad network — sponsors find you, no cold outreach needed

✅ Paid subscriptions with 0% beehiiv fee

✅ Full website and subscriber archive built in

beehiiv Cons:

❌ Automation is basic compared to MailerLite or ActiveCampaign

❌ No native integrations — mostly Zapier-based

❌ Free plan includes beehiiv branding

❌ Website builder reported as occasionally buggy

Real G2 Reviews:

“I achieved more list growth in one month on beehiiv than in six months on Constant Contact. The cross-promotion tools are extraordinary.” (G2)

“Notes has been my best growth channel. I post daily and it brings in consistent new subscribers — something Constant Contact never offered.” (G2)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“beehiiv is a one-stop shop for newsletter businesses. Website, analytics, monetization — all in one place. Constant Contact felt like a basic email sender by comparison.” (Trustpilot)

“The growth tools in beehiiv are genuinely unique. Recommendations brought me 400 new subscribers in my first two months.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to beehiiv: Newsletter writers and media brands who want organic growth tools (cross-promotion, Notes, Boosts) and direct monetization (sponsored slots, paid subscriptions) built directly into their platform — rather than running a basic email newsletter through a general-purpose tool like Constant Contact.

#10 HubSpot — Best for B2B Teams With a Sales Department

Free plan: Yes — limited CRM and basic email tools Starting paid price: $800/month (Marketing Hub Professional) G2 rating: 4.4/5 Trustpilot rating: 2.6/5

HubSpot is not a Constant Contact replacement for most businesses. The price alone — $800/month for real marketing automation — puts it firmly in the mid-market category.

But for one specific type of business — a B2B company with a sales team, a long buyer journey, and a real need for marketing and CRM to live in the same system — HubSpot does something no other tool on this list does.

It connects every marketing touchpoint to the sales process natively. An email opens, a contact visits your pricing page, fills out a contact form, and gets added to a nurture sequence — and a sales rep sees all of that in the same CRM record they use to track deals. No Zapier connections. No data gaps between marketing and sales. One system.

That is genuinely valuable. And it is something you absolutely cannot get from Constant Contact at any price.

What I Found When I Tested It

I ran a B2B lead nurturing campaign through HubSpot. A contact fills out a demo request form → gets scored based on company size and industry → enters a tailored email sequence → when they hit a certain score, a CRM deal is created and my sales calendar link goes out automatically.

Setting this up on Constant Contact would have required four separate tools and three Zapier connections — with multiple points where data could be lost or delayed. On HubSpot, the entire flow lived in one system.

The Honest Warning About HubSpot

HubSpot’s Trustpilot score of 2.6/5 is the lowest on this list. The most common complaints are about billing disputes, contracts that auto-renew without clear notice, and a difficult offboarding process. Read the contract carefully before committing to an annual plan.

HubSpot Pricing

HubSpot Pros:

✅ Best CRM-connected email marketing of any tool on this list

✅ Marketing, sales, and service data in one system — no integration needed

✅ Lifecycle stage tracking — automate based on where contacts are in the buyer journey

✅ Sales automation — creates deals, assigns reps, schedules calls automatically

✅ Most detailed B2B analytics of any tool here

HubSpot Cons:

❌ $800/month to access real automation — prohibitive for most businesses

❌ Trustpilot score of 2.6/5 — lowest on this list

❌ Complex contract terms with auto-renewal issues

❌ Steep learning curve requiring dedicated marketing operations expertise

Real G2 Reviews:

“HubSpot’s automation is incredible when you know how to use it. The CRM and email being fully connected changes everything.” (G2)

“Extremely powerful but extremely complex. And the price is extremely high.” (G2)

Real Trustpilot Reviews:

“HubSpot locked us into an annual contract that auto-renewed without clear notification. Getting a refund was a months-long process.” (Trustpilot)

“Incredibly powerful CRM and automation platform. We went from using five separate tools to one. Worth every penny for our team.” (Trustpilot)

Who Should Switch to HubSpot: B2B businesses with sales teams that need marketing and CRM in one unified system — and have the budget and team to support it. Not for small businesses or anyone without a dedicated marketing operations resource.

Full Feature Comparison Table

Pricing Comparison — What You Actually Pay at Every List Size

All prices at the equivalent plan that unlocks full email and automation features.

At 1,000 subscribers, MailerLite costs $15 and Brevo costs $9. Constant Contact costs $30 — and still has worse automation.

At 5,000 subscribers, MailerLite saves you $41/month. Brevo saves you $55/month. Over a year, those savings pay for a lot of other things your business actually needs.

Which Constant Contact Alternative Is Right for You?

You used Constant Contact for basic newsletters and want the most similar experience at a lower cost: → MailerLite. Same kind of tool. Better editor. Real automation with branching. Better support. Half the price. Cancel online without calling anyone.

You have a large list but don’t email everyone constantly: → Brevo. Email-volume pricing means your cost doesn’t spike every time someone new joins your list.

You want all the advanced features — click maps, lead scoring, AI optimization — at the lowest possible price: → Moosend. $9/month. Everything included. No upgrade required.

You run a blog, newsletter, or creator business: → Kit. Start free with up to 10,000 subscribers. The monetization tools and Creator Network go far beyond anything Constant Contact ever offered.

Constant Contact’s deliverability problems were your main issue: → AWeber. 27 years of proven inbox placement. 24/7 phone support that actually works.

You kept hitting walls because Constant Contact’s automation couldn’t branch: → ActiveCampaign. 850+ pre-built automation recipes and goals inside automations. Everything Constant Contact couldn’t do.

You run webinars and want them connected to your email: → GetResponse. Webinar registration, attendance, and email automation all in one platform natively.

You run an online store on Shopify or WooCommerce: → Omnisend. Built specifically for e-commerce. Email + SMS + push in one automation flow.

You want to grow and monetize a newsletter: → beehiiv. Cross-promotion, Notes, ad marketplace, and paid subscriptions built in.

You have a sales team and need marketing and CRM connected: → HubSpot. Only if you have the budget and team to support it.

Why People Leave Constant Contact — The Real Reasons

Before I list ten alternatives, I want to be honest about what Constant Contact does well. Because it does some things genuinely well — and any guide that pretends otherwise is not being straight with you.

What Constant Contact still does well:

• The email editor is clean and easy for beginners
• Phone support is available on all paid plans — which is rare
• The event management tools are useful for businesses that run local events
• The template library is large — 200+ designs
• It has been around since 1995 — the brand is trusted

The real reasons people leave — and why I left:

The price goes up every time your list grows. Constant Contact uses contact-based pricing. Every new subscriber pushes you closer to the next billing tier. The harder you work to grow your email list — the more you pay. At 5,000 contacts you are paying $80/month. At 10,000 you are at $110/month. At 25,000 you are looking at $225/month or more. For the same basic features you could get elsewhere for half that price.

The free plan was removed in June 2025. Constant Contact used to have a free tier. They removed it entirely in June 2025 and replaced it with a 60-day trial. After 60 days — you pay. Every other tool on this list has a better free option than “nothing.”

Automation is almost useless. This one genuinely shocked me when I first noticed it. Constant Contact’s automation only supports single-trigger workflows. You pick one trigger, you add a time delay or an immediate email, and that is it. There is no branching. You cannot say “if someone clicked this link, send them this — if they didn’t, send them that.” You cannot build a proper welcome series with different paths for different subscribers. You cannot do what every modern email tool lets you do for free.

One platform described it bluntly: “Once you select the trigger, you cannot add multiple triggers in the automation journey. You can only add one condition.”

This is not a minor limitation. It means Constant Contact’s automation is not really automation. It is scheduled email delivery with one condition.

You cannot cancel without calling. There is no self-service cancellation button on the website. You must call during business hours, wait on hold, be transferred multiple times, and convince a retention agent that you actually want to leave. In 2026, a software product that requires a phone call to cancel is a red flag — not a feature.

Auto-renewal surprises. Multiple users on Trustpilot and Capterra describe being charged for a full year without clear warning that their plan was renewing. This is not a Constant Contact-only problem — but the combination of auto-renewal and phone-only cancellation creates a particularly frustrating situation.

Deliverability is lower than claimed. Constant Contact advertises a 97%+ deliverability rate. Multiple independent tests have found the real number to be closer to 75–80%. That means up to one in four emails you send may not reach your subscriber’s main inbox.

If you recognized any of those problems — the rest of this guide is for you.

Final Verdict

I started this guide with a phone call I should have made two years earlier. The call to cancel Constant Contact.

I made that call sixteen months into using a product that was perfectly fine — but never great. Fine at sending emails. Fine at basic templates. Fine at event management.

But not fine at automation. Not fine at pricing. Not fine at making it easy to leave.

The ten tools on this list are better than Constant Contact in at least one important way. Most of them are better in several.

For most businesses: MailerLite. It costs half as much, the automation actually works the way automation is supposed to work, the editor is easier, the support is better, and you can cancel anytime from your dashboard without calling anyone.

For large contact lists: Brevo. When you have tens of thousands of contacts but don’t email them constantly, email-volume pricing saves you hundreds or thousands of dollars per year.

For the best value: Moosend. $9/month for everything. Lead scoring. AI tools. Click maps. Abandoned cart automation. All on one plan with no upgrade required.

For creators: Kit. 10,000 subscribers free. Monetization tools. Creator Network. Everything Constant Contact never thought to build for this audience.

For deliverability: AWeber. Twenty-seven years of inbox placement. Phone support that actually picks up.

For real automation: ActiveCampaign. When you need branching, goals, site tracking, and 850+ recipes — this is the only tool on this list that delivers all of it.

For webinars: GetResponse. The only tool where webinar attendance automatically triggers the right follow-up.

For e-commerce: Omnisend. Built for stores. Email + SMS + push. Live product data in every email.

For newsletters: beehiiv. Cross-promotion, organic discovery, and direct monetization built in.

The right tool depends on why you are leaving Constant Contact. But the answer to “is there something better” is the same no matter which reason you are reading this for.

Yes. There are ten of them.

Have a specific question about which Constant Contact alternative fits your business? Tell me your situation in the comments and I will give you a straight answer — no guessing, no generic advice.