MailerLite vs Constant Contact

Two email marketing tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	MailerLiteMailerLite	Constant ContactConstant Contact
In one line	Newsletters and automations with a free plan and low prices	Email, social posts, and events with live phone support
Starting price	Free	From $10.20/mo
At 2,500 contacts	$33/mo	Not on record
Plans	Free (250 subscribers, 2,500 emails/mo); Comfort $12/mo at 500 subscribers, $19 at 1,000, $33 at 2,500, $49 at 5,000, $89 at 10,000 (monthly); Power from $25/mo; 10% off yearly	Starting prices, rising with contacts, billed yearly (15% off): Lite $10.20/mo; Standard $29.75/mo; Premium $68/mo (500 SMS); month to month $12, $35 and $80
Pricing model	Free tier	Free trial
Free trial	14 days	—
Users	2 on free	Not listed
Both connect to	HubSpot CRM, Shopify, BigCommerce
Also connects to	Squarespace Commerce, WooCommerce, Teachable	Volusion, Shift4Shop
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	Plans not stated (US, CA)
Live chat	Power and up	Plans not stated
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7	Phone: Monday to Friday: 8am - 8pm ET; Saturday: 10am - 6pm ET, Saturday: 10am - 6pm ET, 3pm - 10pm UK · Live chat: Monday to Friday: 3am - 8pm ET · Video call: Monday to Friday: 10am - 4pm ET
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on MailerLite's status page, which covers all MailerLite products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	4 incidents posted on Constant Contact's status page, which covers all Constant Contact products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Constant Contact. Status page
Capterra score	4.7 / 5 from 2,324 reviews	4.3 / 5 from 2,953 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.1 / 5 from 3,390 reviews	4.0 / 5 from 2,116 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	70	80
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	78
Fit: Service business	82	82
Fit: Agency or studio	78	65
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	65
Fit: Online store	72	65
Why people pick it	Cheaper than Mailchimp Clean editor	Live phone and chat support on every plan Social posts and event tools included
Where it falls short	Free plan is small Lighter ecommerce reporting	No free plan Price rises with your contact count
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List-size prices are the vendor's published price for 2,500 contacts. How we calculate prices