Why small businesses look past Constant Contact
What its pricing page shows:
- No free plan. There is a trial, then the Lite plan.
- A steep second tier. Lite is $12 a month at 500 contacts and $30 at 1,000.
- A send cap. Lite includes 10× contacts per month.
The prices here are month-to-month. Monthly billing; the pricing page opens on annual prices, which are lower.
Constant Contact alternatives compared
| Tool | Plan | Price at 500 subscribers | Price at 1,000 subscribers | Price at 2,500 subscribers | Price at 5,000 subscribers | Price at 10,000 subscribers | Emails included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SendPulseOur pick from 10,000 | Standard | $12 | $18 | $38 | $52 | $78 | unlimited emails |
| GetResponse | Starter | $191,000 tier | $19 | $29 | $54 | $79 | unlimited emails |
| Moosend | Pro | $9 | $16 | $32 | $48 | $88 | unlimited emails |
| MailerLite | Comfort | $12 | $19 | $33 | $49 | $89 | 10× contacts per month |
| AWeber | Lite | $15 | $25 | $35 | $60 | $100 | 10× subscribers per month |
| Mailchimp | Essentials | $13 | $26.50 | $45 | $75 | $110 | 10× contacts per month |
| Constant ContactCurrent tool | Lite | $12 | $30 | $50 | $80 | $120 | 10× contacts per month |
| Kit | Creator | $391,000 tier | $39 | $59 | $89 | $139 | unlimited emails |
Brevo is priced by emails sent, so it has no single price at a list size and is not ranked above. We compare its Standard plan. Starter costs less at the same volume but stops at 100,000 emails a month, limits automation to 2,000 contacts and keeps the Brevo logo unless you pay to remove it. The tier is set by emails sent and by stored contacts: the three smallest tiers hold 500, 1,500 and 2,500 contacts, and every tier from 20,000 emails up holds 500,000. Standard stops at 500,000 emails a month. Your tier is the first one that covers both the emails you send in a month and the size of your list.
| Emails per month | Standard | Starter | Contacts included |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 | $18 | $9 | 500 |
| 10,000 | $35 | $17 | 1,500 |
| 15,000 | $49 | $25 | 2,500 |
| 20,000 | $69 | $32 | 500,000 |
| 30,000 | $79 | $39 | 500,000 |
| 40,000 | $89 | $46 | 500,000 |
| 50,000 | $97 | $56 | 500,000 |
| 60,000 | $104 | $65 | 500,000 |
| 80,000 | $119 | $74 | 500,000 |
| 100,000 | $139 | $82 | 500,000 |
| 150,000 | $179 | — | 500,000 |
| 250,000 | $249 | — | 500,000 |
| 350,000 | $309 | — | 500,000 |
| 500,000 | $429 | — | 500,000 |
At 500 contacts only Moosend is lower; SendPulse and MailerLite cost the same, and Mailchimp, AWeber and GetResponse cost more. From 1,000 contacts six tools cost less than Constant Contact at every size, and for each of them the dollar gap is wider at 10,000 than at 1,000. The lowest price moves: Moosend at 500, 1,000 and 5,000 contacts, GetResponse at 2,500, SendPulse at 10,000.
One price needs a note. GetResponse: USD prices as published in the data of getresponse.com/pricing/trial; the pricing page shows local currency to visitors outside the US. The smallest tier is 1,000 contacts.
| Tool | SMS | Telegram | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SendPulse | Yespay per message, no plan; 10 free test SMS | Yeschatbots; official WhatsApp Business Solution Provider | Yeschatbots |
| Moosend | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| GetResponse | Add-onEnterprise plan only | Not listed | Not listed |
| MailerLite | Not listedSMS appears only in MailerSend, the separate transactional product | Not listed | Not listed |
| AWeber | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Mailchimp | Yespaid plans, select markets | Not listed | Not listed |
| Kit | YesSMS marketing listed on the Creator plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Brevo | Yesprepaid SMS credits | Add-onlisted on the Professional plan | Not listed |
| Constant Contact | YesPremium includes 500 messages; add-on from $10/month on Lite and Standard | Not listed | Not listed |
Not compared here: beehiiv, Sender and EmailOctopus are not in our price data yet.
The best cheaper alternatives to Constant Contact
The order below is not a price ranking; the table is. Our pick comes first, then the other tools priced below Constant Contact, then Kit and Brevo, which are here for other reasons.
SendPulse
Our pick: no send cap, a free plan, lowest here at 10,000- At 500 subscribers
- $12/moStandard
- At 1,000 subscribers
- $18/moStandard
- At 10,000 subscribers
- $78/moStandard
- Emails on Standard
- unlimited emails
- Free plan
- 500 contacts, 15,000 emails/month
SendPulse costs less than Constant Contact Lite from 1,000 contacts up, has no send cap and has a free plan to start on. It is the lowest price in this table only at 10,000. Moosend costs less at every size up to 5,000, GetResponse and AWeber at 2,500, and MailerLite at 2,500 and 5,000; at 500 SendPulse costs the same as Constant Contact.
Chatbots for WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram and Messenger run in the same account. Beyond the free allowance, chatbots are a separate Pro plan priced by chatbot subscribers. SMS is billed per message with none bundled, where Constant Contact’s Premium plan includes some.
Strong points
- Email, SMS and chatbots for WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram and Messenger run from one account
- Standard plan includes unlimited emails at every list size
- Separate free tiers for SMTP, chatbots and the course builder
Limits
- Free plan stops at 500 subscribers and keeps SendPulse branding in emails
- Pay-as-you-go email credits expire after 12 months
- SMS is billed per message on top of the plan; none is bundled
- Chatbots beyond the free allowance are a separate paid plan
- A dedicated IP is listed only for the SMTP Pro and Enterprise plans
Moosend
Lowest here at 500, 1,000 and 5,000- At 500 subscribers
- $9/moPro
- At 1,000 subscribers
- $16/moPro
- At 10,000 subscribers
- $88/moPro
- Emails on Pro
- unlimited emails
- Free plan
- No free plan
Moosend is the lowest price in this table at 500, 1,000 and 5,000 contacts and sends without a cap. Like Constant Contact it has a trial and no free plan.
Strong points
- Low entry price with no send cap
- Prepaid email credits that do not expire are sold as well
Limits
- No free plan
- No SMS or messenger channels listed
GetResponse
Lowest here at 2,500, no send cap- At 500 subscribers
- $19/moStarter, 1,000 tier
- At 1,000 subscribers
- $19/moStarter
- At 10,000 subscribers
- $79/moStarter
- Emails on Starter
- unlimited emails
- Free plan
- 500 contacts, 2,500 emails/month
GetResponse Starter costs less than Constant Contact Lite from 1,000 contacts up and does not cap sends. Its smallest tier is 1,000 contacts, so at 500 it costs more. The Starter plan includes one custom automation workflow.
Strong points
- Course creator and webinars alongside email
- Unlimited sends on the Starter plan
Limits
- SMS and transactional email need the Enterprise plan
- No messenger chatbots listed
MailerLite
Newsletter-first, with a free plan- At 500 subscribers
- $12/moComfort
- At 1,000 subscribers
- $19/moComfort
- At 10,000 subscribers
- $89/moComfort
- Emails on Comfort
- 10× contacts per month
- Free plan
- 250 contacts, 2,500 emails/month
MailerLite sticks to newsletters, signup forms and automations. It costs the same as Constant Contact at 500 contacts and less from 1,000 up, with the same kind of send cap. Unlimited emails need the Power plan: $39 at 1,000 subscribers and $129 at 10,000.
Strong points
- Email-only product with a free plan
- Low entry price at small list sizes
Limits
- Free plan is limited to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month
- No marketing SMS or messenger chatbots listed
- Comfort plan caps sends at 10× contacts; unlimited sending needs the Power plan
AWeber
Same kind of cap, lower price from 1,000- At 500 subscribers
- $15/moLite
- At 1,000 subscribers
- $25/moLite
- At 10,000 subscribers
- $100/moLite
- Emails on Lite
- 10× subscribers per month
- Free plan
- 500 contacts, 3,000 emails/month
AWeber Lite costs more than Constant Contact at 500 contacts and less from 1,000 up, with the same send cap. Its help docs describe a free plan of 500 contacts and 3,000 emails a month; the pricing page now shows only a trial.
Strong points
- Free plan with 500 subscribers and 3,000 emails a month
Limits
- No SMS or messenger channels listed
- Sends capped at 10× subscribers on Lite
Mailchimp
For a Mailchimp-only integration- At 500 subscribers
- $13/moEssentials
- At 1,000 subscribers
- $26.50/moEssentials
- At 10,000 subscribers
- $110/moEssentials
- Emails on Essentials
- 10× contacts per month
- Free plan
- 250 contacts, 500 emails/month
Mailchimp Essentials is only slightly cheaper than Constant Contact from 1,000 contacts and costs a little more at 500, with the same kind of send cap. The reason to pick it is an integration you depend on, not the saving.
Strong points
- Large directory of third-party integrations
- Pay-as-you-go email credits are available
Limits
- Free plan is capped at 250 contacts and 500 emails a month
- Essentials limits sends to 10× your contact count
Kit
Free plan with no email cap- At 500 subscribers
- $39/moCreator, 1,000 tier
- At 1,000 subscribers
- $39/moCreator
- At 10,000 subscribers
- $139/moCreator
- Emails on Creator
- unlimited emails
- Free plan
- 10,000 contacts, unlimited emails
Kit’s free plan has no monthly email cap (10,000 contacts and unlimited emails), but its paid plan costs more than Constant Contact Lite at every size in the table. It is an alternative only while you stay on the free plan.
Strong points
- Free plan covers up to 10,000 subscribers
- Built for creators selling digital products and subscriptions
Limits
- Highest entry price here: the smallest paid tier covers 1,000 subscribers
- No messenger chatbots or pay-as-you-go option listed
Brevo
For occasional senders- Priced by
- Emails sentnot by list size
- 5,000 emails a month
- $18/moStandard
- 20,000 emails a month
- $69/moStandard
- Free plan
- 100,000 contacts, 300 emails/day
Brevo prices by emails sent, and each tier also carries a contact allowance, so it is outside the price table. A club, a shop or a nonprofit that mails its whole list once or twice a month can pay less this way: on its Standard plan the tier for 20,000 monthly emails is $69, against $120 for Constant Contact Lite at 10,000 contacts. SMS is sold as prepaid credits.
Strong points
- Priced by emails sent, which suits lists that are mailed rarely
- Prepaid email credits never expire
- Transactional email and SMTP included on every plan
Limits
- The 100,000-contact storage belongs to the free plan; the smallest paid tiers store far fewer contacts
- Free plan sends only 300 emails a day
- The bill rises with every extra send, so it cannot be compared with per-subscriber plans without knowing how often you mail
- Telegram is not listed; WhatsApp sits on the Professional plan
Alternatives with a free plan
| Tool | Subscriber limit | Emails | Vendor branding in emails | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kit | 10,000 | Unlimited | Yes | |
| SendPulse | 500 | 15,000 / month | Yes | 5 automation flows, 3 sender addresses |
| GetResponse | 500 | 2,500 / month | Yes | |
| AWeber | 500 | 3,000 / month | Yes | described in AWeber’s help docs; its pricing page now shows only a 14-day trial |
| MailerLite | 250 | 2,500 / month | Yes | |
| Mailchimp | 250 | 500 / month | Yes | also capped at 250 sends a day |
| Brevo | 100,000 | 300 / day | Yes | unused daily sends do not roll over |
Seven of the eight alternatives have a free plan; Moosend, like Constant Contact, has a trial. Kit’s is the only one with no email cap. SendPulse’s, GetResponse’s and AWeber’s cover 500 contacts, the size of Constant Contact’s smallest paid tier.
For nonprofits: what Constant Contact and Mailchimp state
Constant Contact’s pricing page offers nonprofits up to 30% off when they prepay. The discount needs prepayment, while the prices in the table above are month-to-month, so a nonprofit should compare its discounted Constant Contact price with each alternative’s own nonprofit terms. Among the alternatives, Mailchimp’s terms are the only ones checked so far. Mailchimp’s pricing page says nonprofits and charities can request a 15% discount. For the others, ask before moving the list.
Stay with Constant Contact if…
Your list is 500 contacts or fewer and you need what the free plans leave out (SendPulse’s keeps its branding in emails), you qualify for the nonprofit discount, or you use the SMS bundled in Premium. On paid plans at that size only Moosend is lower. Forms, templates and automations have to be rebuilt by hand in the new tool.
Which alternative to choose
- SendPulseYour list is near 10,000 contacts or heading there, you mail weekly or more and want no send cap, or you want messenger chatbots with email.
- MoosendYour list is 5,000 or smaller, you want email only with no send cap, and you can do without a free plan.
- GetResponseYour list is around 2,500, or you want unlimited emails and a free plan to start on.
- MailerLiteYou send a plain newsletter, stay inside the send allowance and want to pay less for it.
- AWeberYou want the same send allowance as Constant Contact at a lower price from 1,000 contacts.
- KitYou can stay on a free plan with no email cap and do not need the paid features.
- MailchimpAn integration you rely on exists only for Mailchimp.
- BrevoYou mail the whole list only once or twice a month, or you need transactional email too.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best cheaper alternative to Constant Contact?
It depends on list size. Moosend is the lowest price here at 500, 1,000 and 5,000 contacts ($16 at 1,000) with no send cap, but it has no free plan; at 2,500 GetResponse is lowest ($29). At 10,000 SendPulse is lowest ($78) with unlimited emails, against $120 for Constant Contact Lite. MailerLite is close at every size ($19 at 1,000 and $89 at 10,000) with the same kind of send cap as Constant Contact.
Is there a Constant Contact alternative with a free plan?
Yes, seven of the eight here: Kit (10,000 contacts and unlimited emails); SendPulse (500 contacts and 15,000 emails a month); GetResponse (500 contacts and 2,500 emails a month); AWeber (500 contacts and 3,000 emails a month, as described in its help docs); MailerLite (250 contacts and 2,500 emails a month); Mailchimp (250 contacts and 500 emails a month); Brevo (100,000 contacts and 300 emails a day). Constant Contact and Moosend offer a trial only.
Is Constant Contact too expensive for a small business?
Not for the smallest lists. At 500 contacts Lite is $12 a month, level with SendPulse and MailerLite; only Moosend is lower. The price climbs at the next tier: $30 at 1,000 contacts, where SendPulse is $18 and MailerLite $19.
Does Constant Contact limit how many emails I can send?
Yes. The Lite plan's allowance is 10× contacts per month. SendPulse, GetResponse and Moosend do not cap sends on their cheapest plan; MailerLite, AWeber and Mailchimp use the same kind of cap.
Sources
Every price and limit on this page comes from the vendor’s own public pages. How we choose and check.
- SendPulse: sendpulse.com/pricing?country=us — checked September 30, 2026
- SendPulse: sendpulse.com/pricing/sms?country=us — checked September 29, 2026
- SendPulse: sendpulse.com/pricing/messengers?country=us — checked September 29, 2026
- SendPulse: sendpulse.com/pricing/edu?country=us — checked September 29, 2026
- SendPulse: sendpulse.com/pricing/smtp?country=us — checked September 29, 2026
- Moosend: moosend.com/pricing/ — checked September 30, 2026
- GetResponse: getresponse.com/pricing/trial — checked September 30, 2026
- GetResponse: getresponse.com/pricing/free — checked September 30, 2026
- GetResponse: getresponse.com/help/can-i-try-getresponse-before-i-buy.html — checked September 30, 2026
- GetResponse: getresponse.com/pricing — checked September 30, 2026
- MailerLite: mailerlite.com/pricing — checked September 30, 2026
- MailerLite: mailerlite.com/pricing-mailersend — checked September 29, 2026
- AWeber: aweber.com/pricing.htm — checked September 30, 2026
- AWeber: docs.aweber.com/getting-started-with-aweber/aweber-information/how-much-does-aweber-cost — checked September 30, 2026
- Mailchimp: mailchimp.com/pricing/marketing/?currency=USD — checked September 30, 2026
- Mailchimp: mailchimp.com/pricing/marketing/compare-plans/?currency=USD — checked September 30, 2026
- Mailchimp: mailchimp.com/pricing/transactional-email/ — checked September 29, 2026
- Mailchimp: mailchimp.com/help/about-mailchimp-pricing-plans/ — checked September 30, 2026
- Mailchimp: mailchimp.com/help/about-additional-charges/ — checked September 30, 2026
- Mailchimp: mailchimp.com/help/about-the-pay-as-you-go-plan/ — checked September 30, 2026
- Kit: kit.com/pricing — checked September 30, 2026
- Kit: help.kit.com/en/articles/16627071-the-kit-free-plan — checked September 30, 2026
- Brevo: brevo.com/pricing/ — checked September 30, 2026
- Brevo: help.brevo.com/hc/en-us/articles/208580669-FAQs-What-are-the-limits-of-the-Free-plan — checked September 30, 2026
- Brevo: brevo.com/pricing/pay-as-you-go/?selected=email — checked September 29, 2026
- Brevo: brevo.com/pricing/see-all-features/ — checked September 30, 2026
- Constant Contact: constantcontact.com/pricing — checked September 30, 2026