Constant Contact review 2024 by EmailDeliverabilityReport
Constant Contact is a relatively small email marketing provider that has been offering its services since 1999. The number of employees is unknown, but we estimate 10+ permanent staff members. At EmailDeliverabilityReport we have been testing the technical performance of Constant Contact, in particular email deliverability, since 12/2019. The rating for Constant Contact is currently 82/100 score, which represents overall a good performance.
There are already many reviews for Constant Contact. The practical use of Constant Contact is the focus of this review. For professional email marketing, Constant Contact is the right choice. We took many factors into account when evaluating Constant Contact. To date, 0 users have left a review on this page. We present the result mainly in the form of text and illustrative tables.
Product und quality
The main product of Constant Contact is the email marketing tool. It was a pleasure to use the website, consume the product information and set up an account with Constant Contact. It should be easy for newcomers to begin using Constant Contact. Once your account has been created, you can log in and use the email tool.
Of all the email marketing tools in the test, Constant Contact definitely has a product quality that can keep up with others. A flawless user experience is rare nowadays, with the online application of Constant Contact everything worked fine. Do not forget to deactivate the ad blocker when using the dashboard of Constant Contact. The ad blocker will affect some functions of the user interface (UI).
Professional email marketing tools have many functions to make the marketer's work more effective. Let's take a look at the features of Constant Contact.
All features of Constant Contact
All email marketing providers in our test have many features in common. In the table below, you can see all the features that can be used with Constant Contact in connection with its email marketing product.
Feature | |
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Multilingual user interface The user interface is available in multiple languages. | |
Unlimited contacts An unlimited number of contacts can be used per account. | |
Unlimited emails An unlimited number of emails can be used per account. | |
Landing pages Landing pages can be created and used to build an email contact list. | |
AI assistant An AI assistant is available that can be used to build emails or improve campaign performance. | |
Email templates Ready-made templates are available for use in email campaigns. | |
Custom email templates Custom email templates can be created and reused across all email campaigns. | |
Email builder The email builder makes it easy to create and edit emails with a click of a button. | |
Testing of emails Different email versions can be tested to optimize email opens and click-through rates. | |
Preview of emails Email messages can be previewed before they are sent to all contacts. | |
Attachments in emails Email can be sent with files or documents attached. | |
Follow-up autoresponder function Follow-up autoresponders can be used to automatically send a series of emails to each contact in a list. | |
Newsletter function Classic newsletters can be sent to all or a specific group of contacts. | |
Newsletter archive Newsletter recipients have access to the newsletter archive. | |
Customer relationship management (CRM) This system can be used to build a customer relationship to sell more and increase relevance. | |
Personalization Personalization can be used across all campaigns to make marketing more personal and relevant. | |
Instant email sending Email messages can be sent immediately to a segment of contacts. | |
Scheduled email sending Email messages can be scheduled to be sent to a segment of contacts. | |
Sending of birthday emails A congratulatory email can be sent in time for a contact's birthday. | |
Multipart (HTML/Text) content Both text and HTML parts of the email body can be defined. | |
Basic stats Basic statistics are available to measure email performance. | |
Advanced stats Advanced statistics can be used to improve email performance. | |
Click tracking Clicks in emails can be tracked. | |
Opens tracking Email opens can be tracked. | |
Custom domain tracking Tracking links can be branded with a custom domain name. | |
Export of contacts Contacts can be exported to a file. | |
Import of contacts Contacts can be imported from a file. | |
Google Analytics integration Google Analytics can be integrated to measure email engagement. | |
Custom Analytics integration Custom analytics can be integrated to measure email engagement. | |
GDPR-compliant The provider is fully GDPR compliant, which is especially important for EU customers. | |
Monthly payment A monthly payment for a plan is possible. | |
Annual payment An annual payment for a plan is possible. | |
Usage-based payment It is possible to pay only for the resources you actually use, with no minimum costs. | |
Pay with PayPal Payments can be made via PayPal. | |
Pay with credit card Payments can be made via credit card. | |
Pay with direct debit Payments can be made via direct debit. | |
Money-back guarantee If you are not satisfied with the product or service, you can cancel your purchase and get your money back. | |
Free plan available It is possible to create a free account and use the basic functions free of charge. |
Deliverability performance and score for Constant Contact
When it comes to email marketing, the most important metric is deliverability. The more emails sent end up in the recipient's inbox, the better. The best technologies and the most attractive user interfaces are of no use in email marketing if the emails do not reach their destination. Ideally, a provider can achieve more than 80 or even 90 points in the deliverability rating. Constant Contact currently has a deliverability score of 80.
The tests for the period 2024/10 show how successful Constant Contact performs in direct comparison to other email marketing providers when it comes to email deliverability:
Provider | Emails Sent | Emails Inbox | Emails Spam | Emails Lost |
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Amazon SES | 8.908 | 7.820 (87.79 %) | 842 (9.45 %) | 246 (2.76 %) |
Mailjet | 8.928 | 7.591 (85.02 %) | 1.049 (11.75 %) | 288 (3.23 %) |
CleverReach | 8.747 | 7.423 (84.86 %) | 1.047 (11.97 %) | 277 (3.17 %) |
Clever Elements | 8.850 | 7.477 (84.49 %) | 1.082 (12.23 %) | 291 (3.29 %) |
GetResponse | 8.797 | 7.407 (84.20 %) | 1.078 (12.25 %) | 312 (3.55 %) |
ActiveCampaign | 8.822 | 7.427 (84.19 %) | 1.075 (12.19 %) | 320 (3.63 %) |
Mailgun | 8.873 | 7.462 (84.10 %) | 1.127 (12.70 %) | 284 (3.20 %) |
Klick-Tipp | 8.770 | 7.367 (84.00 %) | 1.105 (12.60 %) | 298 (3.40 %) |
CampaignMonitor | 8.728 | 7.327 (83.95 %) | 1.096 (12.56 %) | 305 (3.49 %) |
Postmark | 8.724 | 7.314 (83.84 %) | 1.091 (12.51 %) | 319 (3.66 %) |
AWeber | 9.023 | 7.557 (83.75 %) | 1.136 (12.59 %) | 330 (3.66 %) |
Rapidmail | 8.890 | 7.444 (83.73 %) | 1.165 (13.10 %) | 281 (3.16 %) |
Kit | 9.037 | 7.491 (82.89 %) | 1.199 (13.27 %) | 347 (3.84 %) |
Benchmark Email | 9.130 | 7.521 (82.38 %) | 1.250 (13.69 %) | 359 (3.93 %) |
HubSpot | 8.879 | 7.260 (81.77 %) | 1.275 (14.36 %) | 344 (3.87 %) |
mailtrap | 8.860 | 7.242 (81.74 %) | 1.291 (14.57 %) | 327 (3.69 %) |
MailChimp | 8.814 | 7.204 (81.73 %) | 1.267 (14.37 %) | 343 (3.89 %) |
Moosend | 9.064 | 7.380 (81.42 %) | 1.313 (14.49 %) | 371 (4.09 %) |
SendGrid | 9.018 | 7.299 (80.94 %) | 1.344 (14.90 %) | 375 (4.16 %) |
Sarbacane | 8.984 | 7.196 (80.10 %) | 1.441 (16.04 %) | 347 (3.86 %) |
MailerLite | 8.837 | 6.997 (79.18 %) | 1.436 (16.25 %) | 404 (4.57 %) |
Constant Contact | 9.062 | 7.164 (79.06 %) | 1.499 (16.54 %) | 399 (4.40 %) |
Brevo | 8.735 | 6.733 (77.08 %) | 1.570 (17.97 %) | 432 (4.95 %) |
SendPulse | 8.886 | 6.772 (76.21 %) | 1.629 (18.33 %) | 485 (5.46 %) |
Category | Emails Sent | Emails Inbox | Emails Spam | Emails Lost | Inbox (%) | Spam (%) | Lost (%) |
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Clothing | 689 | 561 | 100 | 28 | 81.42 % | 14.51 % | 4.06 % |
Pets | 675 | 546 | 102 | 27 | 80.89 % | 15.11 % | 4.00 % |
Food & Drink | 744 | 601 | 112 | 31 | 80.78 % | 15.05 % | 4.17 % |
Other | 730 | 587 | 116 | 27 | 80.41 % | 15.89 % | 3.70 % |
Home & Garden | 722 | 578 | 109 | 35 | 80.06 % | 15.10 % | 4.85 % |
Cosmetics & Beauty | 712 | 567 | 116 | 29 | 79.63 % | 16.29 % | 4.07 % |
Entertainment | 706 | 561 | 118 | 27 | 79.46 % | 16.71 % | 3.82 % |
Sport & Fitness | 668 | 528 | 115 | 25 | 79.04 % | 17.22 % | 3.74 % |
Elektronics | 681 | 538 | 107 | 36 | 79.00 % | 15.71 % | 5.29 % |
Health | 680 | 532 | 122 | 26 | 78.24 % | 17.94 % | 3.82 % |
Finance | 661 | 507 | 123 | 31 | 76.70 % | 18.61 % | 4.69 % |
Dating | 666 | 509 | 123 | 34 | 76.43 % | 18.47 % | 5.11 % |
Job & Career | 728 | 549 | 136 | 43 | 75.41 % | 18.68 % | 5.91 % |
Provider | Emails Sent | Emails Inbox | Emails Spam | Emails Lost | Inbox (%) | Spam (%) | Lost (%) |
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Juno.com | 654 | 537 | 93 | 24 | 82.11 % | 14.22 % | 3.67 % |
GMX Mail | 692 | 567 | 105 | 20 | 81.94 % | 15.17 % | 2.89 % |
ProtonMail | 673 | 551 | 98 | 24 | 81.87 % | 14.56 % | 3.57 % |
Tuta | 655 | 536 | 97 | 22 | 81.83 % | 14.81 % | 3.36 % |
Custom Mail | 769 | 622 | 110 | 37 | 80.88 % | 14.30 % | 4.81 % |
Zoho Mail | 690 | 556 | 103 | 31 | 80.58 % | 14.93 % | 4.49 % |
Yahoo Mail | 675 | 537 | 112 | 26 | 79.56 % | 16.59 % | 3.85 % |
Mail.com | 690 | 547 | 111 | 32 | 79.28 % | 16.09 % | 4.64 % |
Yandex Mail | 735 | 570 | 132 | 33 | 77.55 % | 17.96 % | 4.49 % |
AOL Mail | 739 | 568 | 126 | 45 | 76.86 % | 17.05 % | 6.09 % |
Outlook Mail | 696 | 531 | 126 | 39 | 76.29 % | 18.10 % | 5.60 % |
Gmail | 697 | 522 | 147 | 28 | 74.89 % | 21.09 % | 4.02 % |
iCloud Mail | 697 | 520 | 139 | 38 | 74.61 % | 19.94 % | 5.45 % |
Frequently asked questions and answers about Constant Contact
How can I migrate my existing contact lists to Constant Contact?
Constant Contact does not allow you to import contacts from another email marketing provider. In other words, this means you'll need to build your contact lists from scratch. The best thing you can do is send an invitation email to your current lists, let them know you're switching to Constant Contact, and ask them to subscribe to your lists with the new provider.
How can I use the follow-up autoresponder?
To use the autoresponder function of Constant Contact, first create a list and link it to a subscription form. Next, create an autoresponder and link it to a series of emails. Finally, link the autoresponder to the corresponding contacts list. If someone now subscribes to the list, then they will receive all emails from the autoresponder according to the specified interval.
Can I edit the HTML source text in the email builder?
Yes, this is possible. But please note the restrictions that prevent the use of potentially dangerous HTML code in the email. If you try to include an iframe in the email, for example, this will not work due to potential misuse.
What are basic and advanced statistics?
Basic statistics often refer to the performance of an email, for example the open or click rate, sometimes you can also see the clicked links. Advanced statistics often go much deeper and show more of the user's behavior and often information about their device or even interests can be viewed.
Has Constant Contact implemented IP reputation management?
Our automated systems that monitor each provider's IP history indicate that Constant Contact must have IP reputation management in place to ensure that IPs are as clean as possible to maximize email deliverability.
How does Constant Contact deal with email SPAM?
Constant Contact takes the handling of SPAM and complaints very seriously. They prohibit any SPAM activities to ensure that other customers do not suffer harm from third party negligence, to maximize the deliverability of emails and to protect the reputation of both parties.
Can I implement an external behavior analysis solution?
There is actually an option at Constant Contact to integrate your own analysis solution, for example Matomo.
How to set up custom analytics with Constant Contact?
Open an HTML email or template and change the mode from Visual to Source. Copy and paste the tracking code from your analytics software into the HTML source of the email or template. Save the changes.
Does Constant Contact offer a free plan?
Yes, Constant Contact offers a free plan. You can register a free account and use the basic features for free to start your email marketing without obligation.
Constant Contact does not support email attachments, how can I send files to my recipients?
It is common practice for email marketing providers to prohibit email attachments, as these are often misused to send malicious files to email users. This can even have a negative impact on the deliverability of emails. If you want to send files with your emails, simply upload the file to your website or a file-sharing platform first and include the link in the email body.
Is a payment method required for the free plan?
No, currently the free plan can be used without providing payment information.
What payment options are available?
By default, there is a monthly payment option for the selected tariff. It is also possible to choose the annual payment option. When it comes to payment methods, you can pay via PayPal, credit card, or ask Constant Contact directly whether they can offer an alternative payment method.
Does Constant Contact offer a money-back guarantee?
No, Constant Contact does not offer a money-back guarantee. However, the small tariffs are very inexpensive, so the financial risk is rather low.
What is GDPR compliance?
The GDPR is relevant for users residing in the EU. A comprehensive data protection regulation in the European Union is known as the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. It seeks to streamline the regulatory landscape for global business and improve individuals' control over their personal data.
Can I trust Constant Contact?
Constant Contact exists since 1999. Based on existing reviews, Constant Contact has customers who use the product. We also use the services of this provider for our tests. All in all, we can say that Constant Contact can be trusted.
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