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Compare Constant Contact and Podium 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $12.00 Per Month
Contact Us Per Month
Constant Contact
Star Rating
(7,232)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 plansPodium
Star Rating
(2,050)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Podium excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to Constant Contact. Users appreciate Podium's ability to centralize communications from various platforms like Google Business Profile and social media, making it easier to manage customer interactions.
- According to verified reviews, Constant Contact is praised for its user-friendly interface and easy setup process. Users highlight features like customizable templates and the ability to create client lists, which streamline email marketing efforts and enhance client engagement.
- Reviewers mention that Podium's Text-to-Pay feature is a standout, allowing customers to make payments seamlessly via SMS. This functionality is particularly appealing for businesses looking to enhance their payment processes and improve customer convenience.
- Users say that while Constant Contact is effective for email marketing, it sometimes struggles with more advanced SMS marketing features. For instance, its two-way text messaging capabilities received lower ratings compared to Podium, which excels in this area, providing a more interactive experience for users.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Podium's reputation management tools are a significant advantage, automatically sending review invitations after service. This feature helps businesses maintain a positive online presence and manage customer feedback effectively, which is crucial in today's digital landscape.
- According to recent user feedback, both platforms have their strengths, but Podium's overall ease of use and integration capabilities are frequently noted as superior. Users appreciate how Podium consolidates messaging into one feed, simplifying communication management, while Constant Contact is recognized for its robust email marketing tools.
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
Podium
Core
Contact Us
Per Month
With essential AI features, respond to and convert more leads faster.
- Consolidated Lead Conversion Platform
- Review Management with AI Reponses
- Basic Automations
Free Trial
Constant Contact
Free Trial is available
Podium
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
6,251
9.1
1,731
Ease of Use
8.5
6,289
9.3
1,750
Ease of Setup
8.6
3,461
9.1
1,082
Ease of Admin
8.6
3,014
9.3
883
Quality of Support
8.3
5,117
9.0
1,608
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
2,888
9.2
901
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
6,150
9.0
1,717
Features by Category
Email Marketing
8.6
4907
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
5008
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
4728
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
4973
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
4967
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
4841
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
3924
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1773
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1607
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.9
2383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
4561
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
520
Not enough data
7.0
519
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Marketing
6.5
369
Not enough data
6.6
365
Not enough data
6.8
364
Not enough data
6.7
363
Not enough data
6.7
362
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
2730
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
1959
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
1935
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
1371
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1526
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
1291
|
Verified
Not enough data
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
8.0
39
Not enough data
8.8
40
Interaction
Not enough data
8.0
41
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.3
39
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
7.9
41
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
7.9
41
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.5
39
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
Not enough data
8.3
158
Not enough data
7.6
207
Not enough data
9.1
222
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Channels
Not enough data
7.9
212
Not enough data
8.6
221
Not enough data
9.3
237
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
195
Customers
Not enough data
8.2
153
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
8.5
222
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
4.4
13
Not enough data
4.5
13
Not enough data
4.2
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
5.0
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Diagnosis
7.9
768
Not enough data
8.1
762
Not enough data
8.5
942
Not enough data
8.4
850
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
915
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
1052
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
830
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Deliverability
6.4
115
Not enough data
6.2
115
Not enough data
6.3
112
Not enough data
6.4
113
Not enough data
6.4
113
Not enough data
Grammar
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.5
72
Not enough data
Formatting
8.2
66
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
7.7
66
Not enough data
Content
8.1
68
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.2
67
Not enough data
Product Type
8.7
69
Not enough data
7.9
65
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.7
24
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
949
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1037
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
837
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
8.6
1017
|
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
755
Not enough data
8.9
770
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
601
Not enough data
7.7
489
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
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
9.1
65
Platform Data
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.0
65
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.3
65
Platform Content
Not enough data
9.0
62
Agentic AI - Automotive Marketing
Not enough data
6.3
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Text Messaging
8.6
75
8.7
229
|
Verified
7.8
64
9.3
239
|
Verified
8.4
68
8.4
186
8.4
70
8.6
238
|
Verified
8.4
67
8.3
213
|
Verified
8.1
67
8.4
215
|
Verified
8.5
74
8.5
233
|
Verified
7.8
64
8.5
216
|
Verified
SMS Platform
8.7
75
8.5
223
|
Verified
8.8
69
8.6
223
|
Verified
7.7
66
Feature Not Available
6.7
62
7.6
201
|
Verified
7.2
62
Feature Not Available
7.4
63
8.2
206
|
Verified
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
6.4
12
5.7
24
7.5
12
6.1
24
6.8
12
6.6
24
7.4
12
6.4
24
7.1
12
5.8
24
7.2
12
5.7
24
Channels
Not enough data
8.2
324
Not enough data
8.1
322
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
Not enough data
8.3
338
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
373
Not enough data
8.4
364
Not enough data
8.6
337
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
234
Not enough data
7.5
229
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)
198
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
200
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
194
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
182
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
6.6
38
Not enough data
6.8
38
Not enough data
6.6
38
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
7.3
37
Not enough data
7.3
37
Not enough data
Social Functionality
8.8
300
Not enough data
Campaign Management
9.0
306
Not enough data
8.9
289
Not enough data
8.9
286
Not enough data
8.4
247
Not enough data
8.6
251
Not enough data
8.9
255
Not enough data
9.0
241
Not enough data
8.4
223
Not enough data
8.4
233
Not enough data
8.7
257
Not enough data
8.3
244
Not enough data
8.0
211
Not enough data
8.3
224
Not enough data
Targeting
8.8
270
Not enough data
8.7
252
Not enough data
8.2
222
Not enough data
8.5
224
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
231
Not enough data
8.5
264
Not enough data
8.7
274
Not enough data
9.0
303
Not enough data
8.5
243
Not enough data
8.6
296
Not enough data
8.7
257
Not enough data
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.7
277
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.9
16
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
7.9
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.7
14
Responses
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
32
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.9
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.1
31
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
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.7
294
Not enough data
8.4
252
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.5
179
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.1
173
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
152
Not enough data
7.5
154
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
246
Not enough data
7.5
243
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication
Not enough data
9.2
698
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
723
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
509
Not enough data
9.0
664
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
295
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.2
616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
599
|
Verified
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.8
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Basic Communication
Not enough data
8.4
42
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
7.3
37
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Access
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Advanced Features
Not enough data
6.7
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
39
Consumer Intelligence
Not enough data
9.1
630
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
518
Not enough data
8.5
559
|
Verified
Reporting
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
524
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
648
|
Verified
Media Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
518
Not enough data
7.3
199
Not enough data
8.3
511
In-House Management
Not enough data
8.6
503
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
138
Agentic AI - Online Reputation Management
Not enough data
5.2
11
Not enough data
5.3
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
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
Agentic AI - AI Agents
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Constant Contact and Podium are categorized as SMS Marketing
Unique Categories
Constant Contact is categorized as Event Marketing, Email Template Builder, AI Writing Assistant, Email Deliverability, Website Builder, Social Media Advertising, Social Media Management, Email Marketing, and Survey
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Constant Contact
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Podium
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
66.0%
Automotive
19.9%
Retail
13.8%
Consumer Services
9.1%
Construction
7.9%
Furniture
6.2%
Other
43.0%
Alternatives
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
How can I make people interact with the chat feature better?
3 Comments
JJ
Let them know about how easy it is to connect to the company they are using. It's a direct connection between the customer and service techs.Read more
How can online reviews help my business?
2 Comments
VL
In a day and age of online reviews, the majority of the people nowadays are choosing their services/companies based on their online popularity/reviews. Read more
How do I edit my templates ( If this is not a permissions issues )
2 Comments
JP
If it is not a permissions issue then to be honest I am not sure. You can create new templates. When I login to Podium on a computer it tells me that you...Read more
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