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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (51.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $12.00 Per Month
$49.00 Per Month
Constant Contact Advanced Automation
Star Rating
(951)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $12.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansShortStack
Star Rating
(83)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (51.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$49.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Constant Contact Advanced Automation excels in "Automated Email Responses" with a score of 8.9, making it a preferred choice for businesses looking to streamline their email marketing efforts. In contrast, ShortStack's capabilities in this area are less emphasized, leading to a perception that it may not be as robust for automated email campaigns.
- Reviewers mention that Constant Contact's "Email Deliverability Management" feature, rated at 8.6, is a significant advantage, ensuring that emails reach their intended recipients effectively. ShortStack, while strong in social media integration, does not highlight email deliverability as a core feature, which could be a drawback for users focused on email marketing.
- G2 users highlight the "Campaign Management" capabilities of Constant Contact, scoring 9.0, as a standout feature that allows for effective tracking and optimization of marketing campaigns. In comparison, ShortStack's campaign management features, while functional, do not receive the same level of acclaim, indicating a potential gap in user satisfaction.
- Users on G2 report that Constant Contact's "Dynamic Segmentation" feature, rated at 9.2, allows for highly personalized marketing efforts, which is crucial for targeting specific customer groups. ShortStack's segmentation capabilities, while present, do not match this level of sophistication, which may limit its effectiveness for targeted campaigns.
- Reviewers mention that Constant Contact's "Quality of Support" is rated at 9.0, indicating a strong customer service experience, which is essential for users needing assistance. In contrast, ShortStack's support rating of 9.1 is slightly higher, but the overall user feedback suggests that Constant Contact provides more comprehensive support resources.
- Users say that Constant Contact's "Lead Management" features, scoring 8.8, are well-integrated into their marketing automation processes, making it easier to nurture leads effectively. ShortStack, while offering lead generation tools, does not provide the same depth in lead management, which could be a deciding factor for users focused on sales conversion.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Constant Contact Advanced Automation
Lite
Starting at $12.00
Per Month
Start marketing today with a simple suite of email, social, and event management tools, all backed by marketing experts and legendary support.
- Basic email marketing with easy-to-use templates.
- Automated Welcome Email for new contacts
- Social Marketing
ShortStack
Startup
$49.00
Per Month
- Run unlimited contests
- Embed content in your website such as special offer pop-ups
- Create engaging contests, giveaways, quizzes, and more
Free Trial
Constant Contact Advanced Automation
Free Trial is available
ShortStack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
804
8.7
69
Ease of Use
8.5
819
8.3
69
Ease of Setup
8.4
584
8.3
47
Ease of Admin
8.8
546
8.5
47
Quality of Support
9.0
762
9.1
61
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
545
9.1
46
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
793
8.8
71
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.9
110
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
8.4
107
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
103
Not enough data
7.9
76
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
9.1
120
Not enough data
8.9
119
Not enough data
8.7
121
Not enough data
8.4
109
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.4
95
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.6
102
Not enough data
7.9
82
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.7
113
Not enough data
8.6
118
Not enough data
8.0
95
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
96
Not enough data
7.5
76
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
84
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
80
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
8.5
91
Not enough data
8.0
80
Not enough data
7.8
74
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Email Marketing
8.6
549
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
545
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
544
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
536
|
Verified
Not enough data
Online Marketing
8.0
501
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
449
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
463
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
419
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.8
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
504
Not enough data
8.7
504
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
512
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
506
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
503
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
495
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
448
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.5
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
292
Not enough data
8.4
273
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
113
Not enough data
Social
7.9
262
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
278
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
292
Not enough data
8.0
241
Not enough data
8.0
96
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.6
520
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
492
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
417
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
384
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
323
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
397
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
393
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
411
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
245
Not enough data
8.6
404
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
288
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaign Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Collection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Templates
8.0
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
175
Not enough data
8.2
151
Not enough data
Edit
8.0
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
8.7
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
200
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
83
Not enough data
7.1
80
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Template Builder
6.7
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Attribution Modeling
8.8
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Attribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing
8.9
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
Content & Collaboration
8.6(won by default)
74
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
77
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
77
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
48
Not enough data
Social Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
78
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
67
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
47
Not enough data
7.6(won by default)
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.2
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.8
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.9
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Page Customization
8.3
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
68
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
Page Optimization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
68
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integrations
8.4
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
16
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Lead Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
8.1
31
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
8.0
30
Not enough data
6.2
23
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.9
27
Not enough data
Visual UGC
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Visitor Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
9.0
38
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
9.3
48
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Sales Management
9.2
46
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
49
Not enough data
Marketing Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Campaign Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
8.4
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
8.5
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Constant Contact Advanced Automation and ShortStack are categorized as Landing Page Builders
Unique Categories
Constant Contact Advanced Automation is categorized as Email Template Builder, Online Form Builder, Customer Journey Analytics, Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Visitor Identification, Attribution, Social Media Management, CRM, and Marketing Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Constant Contact Advanced Automation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ShortStack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
46.7%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Computer Software
3.9%
Financial Services
3.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
2.3%
Other
39.3%
Marketing and Advertising
22.9%
Hospitality
4.8%
Automotive
4.8%
Publishing
3.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.6%
Other
60.2%
Discussions
What is the best way you've found for selling marketing automation/CRM services to prospects/clients?
6 Comments
JK
In our 6+ years of selling SharpSpring, it's not all about the software. You need to understand the clients business model, sales process and existing...Read more
Can we track multiple sites in one instance of SharpSpring?
2 Comments
KW
Yes! I track multiple related but separate domains on one instance of SharpSpring.Read more
Do I need any specific training or certification to use SharpSpring?
2 Comments
AF
SharpSpring is a full featured, robust system. But I would definitely invest in full training & certification to get the most out of SharpSpring. That will...Read more
Can I use ShortStack for free?
1 Comment
Official Response from ShortStack
Yes! The best way to experience ShortStack is to try it before purchasing. Simply sign up for a free account and start creating unlimited contests,...Read more
Are there discounts for yearly plans?
1 Comment
Official Response from ShortStack
Yes! If you pay for a year in advance you save 55% on the Starter Plan, 42% on the Business Plan, and 20% on the Agency and Brand Plans.Read more
Is my data safe?
1 Comment
AH
Definitely. We run ShortStack on one of the most secure, trusted and reliable cloud computing environments available on the planet. An Approved Scanning...Read more
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