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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (76.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $12.00 Per Month
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Constant Contact
Star Rating
(7,223)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $12.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansFirstup
Star Rating
(203)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (76.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 6 pricing plansConstant Contact vs Firstup
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Firstup easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that Constant Contact is easier to set up. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Reviewers felt that Firstup meets the needs of their business better than Constant Contact.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Firstup is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Firstup over Constant Contact.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Constant Contact
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
Firstup
Essential
Contact Us
Reach every worker
- Create the right audience for every communication using multiple attributes
- Build meaningful content using drag-and-drop editing and rich styling capabilities
- Publish once and deliver to email, mobile app, and desktop
Free Trial
Constant Contact
Free Trial is available
Firstup
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
6,245
8.5
178
Ease of Use
8.5
6,283
8.7
182
Ease of Setup
8.6
3,455
8.3
125
Ease of Admin
8.6
3,009
8.6
138
Quality of Support
8.3
5,111
8.7
160
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
2,883
9.2
134
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
6,144
9.0
175
Features by Category
Email Marketing
8.6
4906
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
5006
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
4727
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
4970
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
4963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
4839
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
3923
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1773
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1604
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.9
2383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
4560
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
521
Not enough data
7.0
520
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Marketing
6.5
370
Not enough data
6.6
366
Not enough data
6.8
365
Not enough data
6.7
364
Not enough data
6.7
363
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
2730
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
1960
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
1937
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
1373
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1524
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
1292
|
Verified
Not enough data
Diagnosis
7.9
769
Not enough data
8.1
763
Not enough data
8.5
943
Not enough data
8.4
851
Not enough data
Tracking
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
1070
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
916
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
1053
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
831
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Deliverability
6.4
116
Not enough data
6.2
116
Not enough data
6.4
113
Not enough data
6.5
114
Not enough data
6.4
114
Not enough data
Grammar
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
Formatting
8.2
67
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
Content
8.1
69
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
8.2
68
Not enough data
Product Type
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.0
66
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
Templates
8.1
1054
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
915
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
968
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
591
Not enough data
Edit
8.2
948
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1037
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
837
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
8.6
1016
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
878
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
809
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
597
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
158
Not enough data
7.3
154
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Template Builder
6.9
94
Not enough data
6.8
93
Not enough data
Marketing and Communications
8.2
597
Not enough data
8.1
623
Not enough data
7.9
558
Not enough data
8.7
754
Not enough data
8.9
769
Not enough data
Attendee Engagement
8.0
618
Not enough data
7.8
550
Not enough data
7.9
559
Not enough data
Registration
8.1
613
Not enough data
8.1
602
Not enough data
7.7
490
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
137
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Event Marketing
6.5
104
Not enough data
6.5
105
Not enough data
6.5
106
Not enough data
6.5
106
Not enough data
6.5
106
Not enough data
6.5
108
Not enough data
Text Messaging
8.6
74
Not enough data
7.9
65
Not enough data
8.4
68
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.4
68
Not enough data
8.1
68
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
7.9
65
Not enough data
SMS Platform
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
7.7
67
Not enough data
6.8
63
Not enough data
7.2
63
Not enough data
7.5
64
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
6.4
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
Information Distribution
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.0
115
Not enough data
8.7
117
Not enough data
8.2
110
Employee Engagement
Not enough data
8.1
112
Not enough data
7.7
102
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
7.7
95
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
5.7
24
User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Content Distribution - Employee Communications
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.0
21
Additional Features - Employee Communications
Not enough data
6.8
20
Not enough data
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.3
20
Agentic AI - Employee Communications
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Content & Collaboration
8.8(won by default)
178
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
185
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
161
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
182
Not enough data
Social Management
8.6(won by default)
197
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
199
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
194
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
179
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
184
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
148
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
6.8(won by default)
59
Not enough data
6.9(won by default)
59
Not enough data
6.8(won by default)
58
Not enough data
7.0(won by default)
58
Not enough data
7.0(won by default)
57
Not enough data
6.9(won by default)
56
Not enough data
6.8(won by default)
56
Not enough data
Platform Interoperability
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
6.7
39
Not enough data
6.9
39
Not enough data
6.7
39
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
Social Functionality
8.8
301
Not enough data
Campaign Management
9.0
306
Not enough data
8.9
290
Not enough data
8.9
287
Not enough data
8.4
248
Not enough data
8.6
252
Not enough data
8.9
256
Not enough data
9.0
242
Not enough data
8.4
224
Not enough data
8.4
234
Not enough data
8.7
258
Not enough data
8.3
245
Not enough data
8.0
212
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
Targeting
8.8
271
Not enough data
8.7
253
Not enough data
8.2
223
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
232
Not enough data
8.5
265
Not enough data
8.7
275
Not enough data
9.0
303
Not enough data
8.5
244
Not enough data
8.6
297
Not enough data
8.7
258
Not enough data
8.4
229
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
Survey Management
8.3
262
Not enough data
8.4
254
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
251
Not enough data
Survey Customization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
249
Not enough data
8.2
234
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Survey Insights
8.5
261
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
250
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
6.9
50
Not enough data
6.7
50
Not enough data
6.9
50
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
4.8
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
8.8
8
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
6.7
15
Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
6.0
14
Not enough data
3.2
14
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
4.2
14
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
4.6
13
Not enough data
5.5
13
Agentic AI - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
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
Newsletter Interface Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
8.3
29
Newsletter Management Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.6
29
Not enough data
8.5
29
Administrative Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
8.1
28
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.0
14
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Customizations
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Growth
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Support
9.2
45
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Constant Contact and Firstup share no categories
Unique Categories
Constant Contact is categorized as SMS Marketing, Event Marketing, Email Template Builder, AI Writing Assistant, Email Deliverability, Website Builder, Social Media Advertising, Social Media Management, Email Marketing, and Survey
Firstup is categorized as Enterprise Social Networking (ESN), Employee Communications, Employee Experience, Frontline Worker Communication Platforms, and Internal Newsletter Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Constant Contact
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Firstup
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
Non-Profit Organization Management
12.4%
Marketing and Advertising
9.7%
Real Estate
4.5%
Education Management
4.0%
Religious Institutions
3.3%
Other
66.1%
Hospital & Health Care
18.3%
Manufacturing
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Retail
5.4%
Financial Services
5.4%
Other
54.5%
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Discussions
if i buy a email list of 10,000 can i send to all of those people at one time off your site?
10 Comments
BF
You can't buy and e-mail list and loaded it into Constant Contact. They will only send to people who have signed up to receive your e-blasts. You can have...Read more
What is constant contact software?
6 Comments
CO
Constant Contact software is an email program that allows user to design/create emails with pictures, graphics and text to be sent to customers and...Read more
Does a busy small business owner have time to market their company on Constant Contact? (Nope)
5 Comments
MR
You say no, but perhaps if you allow Constant Contact to do some of the work for you, you might have a bit more time to spend on all those other important...Read more
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