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Head-to-head · Email Marketing Software

MailerLite vs Constant Contact

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score MailerLite #6 in Email Marketing Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit MailerLite
Constant Contact #8 in Email Marketing Software 8.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Try Constant Contact

MailerLite leads on 1 check, Constant Contact on 1, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreMailerLite · 8.7/10
  • Free planonly MailerLite
  • Free trialboth

MailerLite scores higher on our rubric for email marketing software: 8.7 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #8.

MailerLite offers free plan; Constant Contact doesn't. Constant Contact leads on native integrations: 300 integrations versus 100 integrations.

MailerLite is the better fit for affordable all-around email marketing. Constant Contact is the better fit for small businesses wanting broad integrations.

  • MailerLite fits best

    Affordable all-around email marketing

  • Constant Contact fits best

    Small businesses wanting broad integrations

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Side by side

Feature MailerLite 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Constant Contact 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.5
Ranking #6 in Email Marketing Software #8 in Email Marketing Software
Best for Affordable all-around email marketing Small businesses wanting broad integrations
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $12/mo —
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial 14 days 30 days
Free trial length 14 days · no card needed 30 days · no card needed
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, Android
Support Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7 Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs
Compliance ISO 27001, GDPR 2FA
Integrations 100+ integrations 300+ integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features MailerLite 4/4 · Constant Contact 4/4
Email automation ✓ ✓
Audience segmentation ✓ ✓
Landing pages ✓ ✓
A/B testing ✓ ✓
Specs
Subscriber limit 500 contacts 500 contacts
Monthly send limit 5000 emails/mo 5000 emails/mo
Native integrations 100 integrations 300 integrations (best)
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan includes 250 subscribers and 2,500 monthly emails
  • Visual automation, segmentation, A/B testing, and reporting
  • Includes landing pages, websites, and digital-product sales tools
  • 300+ integrations across commerce, CRM, social, events, and payments
  • Combines email, SMS, landing pages, events, and social campaigns
  • Includes segmentation, automation, reporting, and AI-assisted content tools
Cons
  • Free plan is limited to 250 subscribers
  • Comfort starts at 500 subscribers and 5,000 monthly emails
  • Enterprise is designed for businesses with over 200,000 subscribers
  • No free plan is available
  • Lite limits users to one automation template and one custom segment
  • Advanced features require Standard or Premium pricing
Our verdict

MailerLite is an email marketing platform for businesses, creators, solopreneurs, and small teams. It combines campaign creation, subscriber management, visual automation workflows, audience segmentation, landing pages, websites, signup…

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Constant Contact is a web-based digital marketing platform for small businesses, nonprofits, franchises, and agencies. It brings email creation, contact management, segmentation, automated workflows, landing pages, social media, SMS,…

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  1. MailerLiteEmail Marketing Software 8.7Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. Constant ContactEmail Marketing Software 8.530-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • MailerLite — where it wins

    • Free plan includes 250 subscribers and 2,500 monthly emails
    • Visual automation, segmentation, A/B testing, and reporting
    • Includes landing pages, websites, and digital-product sales tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 250 subscribers
    • Comfort starts at 500 subscribers and 5,000 monthly emails
    • Enterprise is designed for businesses with over 200,000 subscribers

  • Constant Contact — where it wins

    • 300+ integrations across commerce, CRM, social, events, and payments
    • Combines email, SMS, landing pages, events, and social campaigns
    • Includes segmentation, automation, reporting, and AI-assisted content tools

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • Lite limits users to one automation template and one custom segment
    • Advanced features require Standard or Premium pricing

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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