Constant Contact vs. Aurea Campaign Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Constant Contact
Score 7.7 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
Aurea Campaign Manager
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Lyris HQ is a SaaS digital marketing platform including email messaging, landing page creation and web analytics. Best-known as an email marketing vendor, and the Lyris web analytics product was acquired from ClickTracks in 1996 and subsequently re-branded and tightly integrated with the other Lyris HQ capabilities. Unlike Google Analytics and Coremetrics, for example, Lyris uses server log file technology rather than page tags. Lyris was acquired by Aurea and the Lyris HQ cloud product…N/A
Pricing
Constant ContactAurea Campaign Manager
Editions & Modules
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Constant ContactAurea Campaign Manager
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
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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Top Pros
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Features
Constant ContactAurea Campaign Manager
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Constant Contact
7.6
98 Ratings
5% below category average
Aurea Campaign Manager
5.0
1 Ratings
46% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor5.884 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Dynamic content8.385 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.082 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Landing pages8.159 Ratings4.01 Ratings
A/B testing5.856 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.286 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting9.0140 Ratings8.02 Ratings
List management7.896 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences7.450 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Constant Contact
7.4
95 Ratings
4% below category average
Aurea Campaign Manager
6.0
1 Ratings
25% below category average
Dashboards8.088 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Standard reports7.093 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Custom reports7.458 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Constant Contact
7.7
47 Ratings
7% below category average
Aurea Campaign Manager
-
Ratings
URL Validation8.131 Ratings00 Ratings
Link Tracking7.834 Ratings00 Ratings
Image Validation8.632 Ratings00 Ratings
Inbox Display8.335 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools7.928 Ratings00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check6.736 Ratings00 Ratings
Spam Testing6.426 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews7.746 Ratings00 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Constant ContactAurea Campaign Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
6.4
(113 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(23 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(10 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(4 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(4 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(17 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(9 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Constant ContactAurea Campaign Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
Constant Contact
Constant Contact is the best tool for communicating information in an attractive way to multiple people with customizable pictures, content, and links. It is also the best option for tracking information regarding what constituents received the email, clicked through, unsubscribed, etc. This platform makes keeping track of data for multiple levels of constituents manageable.
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Aurea
I feel that this is a very good email marking system. You really can accomplish any task needed for your email marketing needs. I think that if a few key features were added, it would really take Lyris HQ over the top. We are very happy with this product and we tell our clients about it when they ask us.
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Pros
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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Aurea
  • I like the file import process - quick and efficient.
  • List segmentation is thorough.
  • Campaign monitoring is easily accessible and accurate.
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Cons
Constant Contact
  • Drag and drop interface can be buggy. For example, when you drag in a component, sometimes the email template keeps scrolling, so you're not able to actually drop in the component.
  • Reporting is a bit confusing. There are 2 different ways to access reporting and I believe only one of them allowed you to view click rates for embedded links.
  • Limitations on the drag and drop interface. For example, you're not able to create a sidebar that spans the entire length of the email, which was a request from a client.
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Aurea
  • PHP API
  • Segmentation
  • Creating messages via API calls
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Aurea
Lyris HQ is a simple tool, but it is highly effective and , for smaller organizations, it can save a lot of time and money.
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Usability
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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Aurea
Super easy to use.
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Reliability and Availability
Constant Contact
No major problems in sending out the email campaigns and accessing the analytics
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Aurea
No issue.
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Performance
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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Aurea
Running larger segments can take some time.
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Support Rating
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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Aurea
I found one really good tech support guru and stuck with him forever.
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Implementation Rating
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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Aurea
Implementation was one of the most painful parts for us as we had to find and create our own library to interface with Lyris's SOAP API interface which still to this day is one of the top libraries used in its language.
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Alternatives Considered
Constant Contact
We tried Mailchimp. We could send messages to larger groups for free with Constant Contact. And we simply found more people read the emails and responded more frequently when we used Constant Contact. I think it's because it didn't feel as much like a marketing tool as when we contacted them with Mailchimp.
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Aurea
They are much better
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Scalability
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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Aurea
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Return on Investment
Constant Contact
  • Good email marketing option that we need to expand on
  • We have not had a strong determinable ROI, but we do not always know if a donation resulted from an email
  • Very affordable and we plan in keeping it as a resource
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Aurea
  • More defined lists for third party blasts, which turns into more leads for the clients. Which is more money in our pocket.
  • Some segmentation pulls do take a long time, thus leading to multiple requests and a time suck for myself.
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ScreenShots

Constant Contact Screenshots

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.

Aurea Campaign Manager Screenshots

Screenshot of Aurea Campaign Manager is a cloud-based email marketing solution that enables you to deeply engage your customer base in relevant and specific conversations.