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Constant Contact vs. MailerLite
Constant Contact is the #1 digital marketing platform for small businesses. Power your email, social, SMS, events, surveys, and more — all from one platform.
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Compare Constant Contact and MailerLite
Constant Contact helps small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs):
Bring email, SMS, social media, landing pages, and more into one platform
Grow an audience and build loyalty with long-term customers
Talk to a real person on the phone or via our chat feature if you get stuck
MailerLite helps advanced or agency-assisted teams:
Set up testing and automation early in their journey
Focus on one primary engagement channel, like email or digital products
Feature comparison
Constant Contact
MailerLite
Ease of use
Templates
Automation
Landing pages
A/B testing
Deliverability
Support
What’s the main difference between Constant Contact and MailerLite?
Constant Contact combines email, SMS, and social media management into a single platform for small businesses, so you can grow your business without dozens of tools.
MailerLite is better suited for creators and marketers who want to turn their social audience into paid newsletter subscribers or drive revenue from digital products.
Where Constant Contact wins
Constant Contact is SMB’s top choice
#1 digital marketing platform for small businesses*.
More engagement tools
Do more than send newsletters. Keep customers coming back with events, surveys, SMS, social posts, landing pages, and more — all in one platform.
98% inbox rate
Because we’re rated No. 1 for email deliverability by customers on G2.com, you can trust your messages will actually reach customers in their inbox.
Award-winning customer support
Get support when and how you need it with phone and email support for all plans, one-on-one onboarding, and a robust knowledge base.
Constant Contact is SMB’s top choice
#1 digital marketing platform for small businesses*.
More engagement tools
Do more than send newsletters. Keep customers coming back with events, surveys, SMS, social posts, landing pages, and more — all in one platform.
98% inbox rate
Because we’re rated No. 1 for email deliverability by customers on G2.com, you can trust your messages will actually reach customers in their inbox.
Award-winning customer support
Get support when and how you need it with phone and email support for all plans, one-on-one onboarding, and a robust knowledge base.
Don’t take our word for it.
“The integration with social media, along with the ability to automate campaigns, has saved me so much time."
User review on G2.com
“People on my team without a design background don’t have to build from scratch. It takes maybe 5 minutes. That’s my favorite thing about Constant Contact.”
Lisa Franco, Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
"I recently began posting social media posts through the platform and I LOVE that I can post on all channels simultaneously."
User review on G2.com
Constant Contact vs. MailerLite FAQs
You can send newsletters from both Constant Contact and MailerLite, so the platform you choose will depend on your newsletter's goals.
For small businesses who want to keep their customers informed with newsletters while also marketing on other channels like social and SMS, Constant Contact gets you started quickly and easily with 700+ ready-to-go templates and an intuitive drag-and-drop editor.
For creators looking to monetize their newsletters, MailerLite has built-in features that make that easy.
Constant Contact makes marketing easy for SMB teams that want to grow. We offer a broader selection of engagement tools, one-on-one guided onboarding, and live support to get results faster, even for beginners.
MailerLite is an email platform that offers strong automation and testing on lower-cost tiers. The tools are better suited for creators and marketers looking to transition their audiences from free social platforms to paid subscription newsletters or digital products. These tools are less focused on generating leads that they can nurture through customer relationships.
Yes. Constant Contact does offer landing pages that increase your leads and drive sales. Our drag-and-drop editor and templates can help you get started quickly, and we even include surveys and forms to collect customer information that matters to your business.
Constant Contact wins on list-building tools. MailerLite offers standard landing pages, forms, pop-ups, and website form embeds. Constant Contact delivers all of the above, plus surveys, events, and social media ads. These tools help you win new leads from more places.
Constant Contact wins for teams looking to go beyond email marketing. We combine the strength of separate SMS marketing platforms, social media management tools, and even event scheduling apps, all in a single platform.
With MailerLite, you get email marketing and website tools, but you’ll need to use other platforms for the rest.
Constant Contact offers phone support and live chat across all pricing tiers, and Premium users get a dedicated support team.
MailerLite does not offer phone support, but it does offer 24/7 live chat for all paid plans.
Yes. You can start your free 30-day trial of Constant Contact today. If you need help transferring your contact list to test it out, we offer one-on-one onboarding and live phone support. Plus, consult our QuickStart Guide or how-to resources to help you get started.
*Disclaimers:
Up to 30x ROI: Based on internal ROI calculation (September 2024 – September 2025). Individual results may vary.
#1 digital marketing platform for small businesses: Based on internal ROI calculation (September 2024 – September 2025). Individual results may vary.
#1 email marketing software: Rated #1 for Small Business Email Marketing on G2, 2025.