Campaign Monitor by Marigold vs. Constant Contact

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Campaign Monitor by Marigold
Score 7.4 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Campaign Monitor by Marigold enables users to create, send, and optimize email marketing campaigns.
$11
per month
Constant Contact
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Constant Contact is a full-featured email marketing solution with capabilities such as social media integration, drag-and-drop editing, and real-time reporting. It is a bulk email tool designed for SMB customers. Since 2019, Constant Contact also offers marketing automation features, a website and landing page builder, and other tools to support midsize businesses.
$12
per month
Pricing
Campaign Monitor by MarigoldConstant Contact
Editions & Modules
Lite
$9
per month
Essentials
$19
per month
Premier
$149
per month
Lite
Starting at $12.00
per month
Standard
Starting at $35.00
per month
Lead Gen & CRM
Starting at $449.00
per month
Premium
Starting at $80.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Campaign Monitor by MarigoldConstant Contact
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe SMS Marketing tool can be added to any Core or Plus Constant Contact account. SMS is only available in the US for Core and Plus paid plans. SMS can be added when logged in to an account after purchase. Plans start at $10/month for up to 500 messages.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Campaign Monitor by Marigold
Chose Campaign Monitor by Marigold
I haven't used Constant Contact in ages. Couldn't tell you right now how it compares as email marketing tools get updated so frequently. That's a great thing about this platform and stream of technology - it changes so much. If you are thinking of evaluating tools, it's best to …
Chose Campaign Monitor by Marigold
I have tried both MailChimp and Constant Contact. Constant Contact required a lot of custom work just to get it to do what I needed. MailChimp was a bit too aggressive with their lists, and I would get frequent bounces from addresses that I knew were valid. It was very …
Chose Campaign Monitor by Marigold
MailChimp and ConstantContact try to do too much and do it very poorly. They are slow, clunky, and ugly. They cater to simple users instead of giving pros the tools they need. Convert kit is only good for bloggers or people selling ebooks, but I have used Campaign Monitor for …
Chose Campaign Monitor by Marigold
Ease of use is a priority for us because when we recommend a solution, we want it to be intuitive for our clients. For this reason, Campaign Monitor was preferred over providers such as AWeber and Constant Contact. MailChimp is the other that we find comparable to Campaign …
Chose Campaign Monitor by Marigold
Campaign Monitor is better than the competition because the design editor works better than any other program I've used in the past such as Mailchimp and Constant Contact. The designs are more dynamic and you don't need to know how to tweak code to get it to lay out …
Chose Campaign Monitor by Marigold
With Campaign Monitor, we can scale incredibly because its control is uncomplicated, optimized on any mobile or desktop tool. Customizing campaigns can be handled without difficulty, allowing workers to work faster and more efficiently.
Chose Campaign Monitor by Marigold
We use a variety of products in this space for all kinds of purposes. This is a simple solution to get you started. When we first started with them, they billed themselves as a simple email tool for designers, which largely remains their legacy. Every product they offer is …
Chose Campaign Monitor by Marigold
I have used all of the competitors of Campaign Monitor, and I would say it stacks up well with any of them. They all have their own various features that set them apart from their competitors. I personally like the visual workflow builder of AutoPliot, but I like the email …
Constant Contact
Chose Constant Contact
Overall, Constant Contact is the easiest to use with one of the lower price points. It is a great entry-level tool for a beginner in order to graduate into more sophisticated platforms. The design features are a good start along with the subject line testing which is helpful …
Chose Constant Contact
They are all very similar in what they do. For my WordPress clients, there are many plugins that make email sign-up forms a breeze to connect to the email lists. Constant Contact has some more budget-friendly options.
Chose Constant Contact
Simplest to use, great GUI, and awesome support! For SMB and startups, email marketing isn't their specialty, so having support is essential.
To design a beautiful email can be challenging, but with CC, you put in your website and it can create custom emails using the colors …
Chose Constant Contact
Constant Contact is easier but less robust than either MailChimp or Campaign Monitor. It was chosen by a previous employee at our company and was maintained due to ease of use.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
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Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Campaign Monitor by Marigold
8.0
24 Ratings
2% below category average
Constant Contact
8.0
114 Ratings
2% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.09 Ratings8.198 Ratings
Dynamic content7.122 Ratings7.999 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.01 Ratings8.382 Ratings
A/B testing7.122 Ratings7.069 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.01 Ratings9.1110 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings8.073 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.586 Ratings
List management00 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.157 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Campaign Monitor by Marigold
10.0
1 Ratings
24% above category average
Constant Contact
8.0
111 Ratings
2% above category average
Standard reports10.01 Ratings8.3109 Ratings
Dashboards00 Ratings8.388 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.458 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Campaign Monitor by Marigold
7.4
4 Ratings
14% below category average
Constant Contact
8.0
63 Ratings
6% below category average
Spam Testing7.44 Ratings6.026 Ratings
URL Validation00 Ratings8.231 Ratings
Link Tracking00 Ratings7.934 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings8.832 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings8.535 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings7.928 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings7.950 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings9.162 Ratings
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User Ratings
Campaign Monitor by MarigoldConstant Contact
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(26 ratings)
7.8
(129 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(23 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(9 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Campaign Monitor by MarigoldConstant Contact
Likelihood to Recommend
Marigold
Campaign Monitor is undoubtedly one of the best software for managing email marketing campaigns; it is a robust platform and can be adapted to any company. If you are not a developer and don't know any code, it has many pre-made templates to use. I highly recommend Campaign Monitor; it is perfect, does what needs to be done, and is very easy to use.
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Constant Contact
Constant Contact is an excellent tool for sending out flyers and newsletters. However, I feel the content's appearance is typically all the same. When I receive an email from Constant Contact, I can immediately identify it - the templates usually all look the same. When sending out communications with images, it is easy to use Constant Contact and link webpages. However, the email layout is always vertical and can get very lengthy. I prefer a more flip-book approach with options to flip the page.
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Pros
Marigold
  • Campaign Monitor’s support is great. They have a great help page built out to help answer all your questions, and if you do have a question or issue that needs extra support, their support team responds within a couple hours to help resolve the issue.
  • The email builder is very clean and easy to use. It makes A/B testing, personalization, and dynamic content easy to implement.
  • I appreciate the insights reporting that Campaign Monitor provides. We use that regularly for our quarterly reporting to track list growth, as well as campaign performance from a high level.
  • The automation is very straight forward and has truly transformed our marketing. The learning curve is pretty low, so my entire team knows how to use it to create and edit automated email journeys.
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Constant Contact
  • Market segmentation is great: my main segmentation is by region because that's how our sales team is divided.
  • Lists: making customized email lists is easy and intuitive; the custom fields allow some flexibility in case our fields don't exactly line up with Constant Contact's.
  • Campaigns: creating campaigns is quick and simple. I especially appreciate the 'resend to non-openers' option. I am constantly using this feature.
  • Subject line generator: I like using the recommended subject lines. I'm able to plug in their recommended ideas, or sometimes, this feature helps me generate my own ideas.
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Cons
Marigold
  • Managing different subscriptions requires some thinking and setup with custom fields/lists/segments. It's not really 'out of the box' to set up.
  • The WYSIWYG editor is pretty locked down, which makes it idiot-proof, but would be great to have a little more control over padding, line height, kerning, etc.
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Constant Contact
  • It would be nice if we had more customizable options for emails - like moving around pictures and text boxes, rather than a set spot for everything to go.
  • I would like it if multiple people could work on a document at one time. So if I'm in charge of graphics, I can get those updated while someone else is entering content, etc.
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Likelihood to Renew
Marigold
No answers on this topic
Constant Contact
There is no doubt that we are going to renew Constant Contact. We have not just invested a lot of time in learning and creating a great looking product but we have developed a strong database of information that allows us to track how we are doing for each newsletter. This supports our goals of creating products that residents desire and are excited to receive.
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Usability
Marigold
The templates, while useful, are very locked down, This makes it very usable from a novice's standpoint, but also very inflexible from a designer's standpoint. Creating several version of the email campaign and using A/B testing was a powerful and easy-to-use feature, and the system also provides the option of automating the sending of emails once an A/B testing criteria is reached
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Constant Contact
There is always room for improvement. I don't know how they test their systems, but they should invite not-so computer savvy people to test it. If I, as an expert have problems, they need to think like the technophobe. Since I've used Constant Contact in the past as part of my former employment, I have not viewed any of the tutorials and just jumped in to work on my client's newsletter. With that said, I found some areas easy and some a bit cumbersome
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Reliability and Availability
Marigold
No answers on this topic
Constant Contact
No major problems in sending out the email campaigns and accessing the analytics
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Performance
Marigold
No answers on this topic
Constant Contact
The system seemed quite slow sometimes. Specifically, there was sometimes a delay in sends if it was during a high traffic period. There were time-outs when uploading new code for an email, and a lag in reporting analytics which was sometimes as long as 72 hours
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Support Rating
Marigold
No answers on this topic
Constant Contact
I think the overall support for Constant Contact has always been incredible; I have nothing negative to say. Our customer support representative was attentive, easy to understand, and very knowledgeable. I never felt like I wasn't a priority of his and my issues, while very small, were fixed in a very short time frame.
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Implementation Rating
Marigold
No answers on this topic
Constant Contact
Implementation is very easy for someone who wants to send out the “batch and blast” type newsletters. If you want to use their templates with no customizations, the product works fine. However, the more customizations you get into involving link color, etc, that’s where things can get tricky for someone who may not be familiar with coding
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Alternatives Considered
Marigold
The ability to track the effectiveness of email marketing campaigns in real-time is what makes Campaign Monitor interesting to use. All the vital features that we need to run professionally designed email campaigns that look wonderful on any device so that we boost our business are included in this platform.
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Constant Contact
Constant Contact is much more intuitive for people who are not tech-savvy. Also, while sendgrid offered more options in it's drag and drop interface, it displayed differently across different email clients, which made it very cumbersome to use. It also took much longer to upload contact lists and it was harder to manage existing contacts. Performance in sendgrid was much slower as well, and the Preview feature was quite buggy. Our team initially chose sendgrid because of the integration options that it's API offered, but we ultimately switched to Constant Contact because it was much easier to build campaigns and better suited our requirements.
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Scalability
Marigold
No answers on this topic
Constant Contact
Very reliable in sending email campaigns and controlling the recipients so that no contact is sent the same email more than once, even if they are on a resent list
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Return on Investment
Marigold
  • Because it's easy to use, we can design and send out newsletters easily and quickly, spending little time.
  • It's a great tool for aggregating all of the things our organization is up to and making sure people are aware of them.
  • Sometimes I wonder how many emails are sent to the Spam folder, but there are great tools to see how many opens you get.
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Constant Contact
  • I have had nothing but positive impacts from using Constant Contact.
  • The church is large, and there are many subgroups and axillary groups within the church. Setting up specific groups based on responsibility, interest, member goals, and service needs allows me to send information quickly, saving valuable time for other tasks.
  • Constant Contact allows leadership to stay personally engaged with the members I work with, without over-taxing my time. It feels so seamless.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of The AI Content Generator can be used to create content for emails, social posts, or SMS.Screenshot of Advanced Automation workflows make sure marketing is always on.Screenshot of Hundreds of pre-built email templates are available or a simple drag-and-drop email editor is available to start from scratch.Screenshot of The Social Posting tool is used to plan and post Social media messaging across platforms.Screenshot of SMS Marketing can reach customers wherever they are.Screenshot of E-commerce tools can be integrated with Constant Contact to sell more.