PostBeagle vs Constant Contact

Constant Contact is a long-established platform with phone support, events and social tools alongside email. PostBeagle focuses on email for online stores, with custom automations and revenue reporting on every plan. Here’s a side-by-side.

The short version

  • Constant Contact has no free plan (a free trial). PostBeagle is free for up to 2,500 subscribers and 5,000 sends a month.
  • Custom automations, ecommerce automation templates and revenue reporting are on Constant Contact Premium: $275/month at 10,000 contacts. PostBeagle includes them on every plan and is $29/month at 10,000.
  • Constant Contact bills on the highest number of active contacts you’ve had, and deleting contacts doesn’t lower your tier. PostBeagle bills on your current active subscribers.
  • Constant Contact offers live phone support, events and SMS (US). PostBeagle is email only.

Pricing & billing

Feature
PostBeagle
Constant Contact
Billed on
Current active subscribers
Highest number of active email contacts reached

Per Constant Contact’s knowledge base, deleting contacts does not lower the contact tier. Unsubscribed contacts are inactive and not billed.

Free plan
2,500 subscribers · 5,000 sends/mo
No (free trial)
Entry paid price
$9/mo (up to 1,000 subscribers)
$12/mo (Lite, up to 500 contacts)
Price at 10,000 contacts
$29/mo
$120 (Lite) · $160 (Standard) · $275 (Premium) per month
Monthly send allowance
20× your subscriber count
10× (Lite) · 12× (Standard) · 24× (Premium)

Constant Contact charges $0.002 per send over the allowance.

Core features

Feature
PostBeagle
Constant Contact
Drag-and-drop email builder
Yes
Yes
Custom automations
Every plan, including free
Premium (Lite and Standard: fixed templates)
A/B testing
Every plan, including free
Subject lines, Standard and up
Signup forms
Yes
Yes
Native SMS
No
US only; included on Premium, add-on otherwise
Live phone support
No
Yes
Event registration
No
Yes

WooCommerce

Feature
PostBeagle
Constant Contact
Official WooCommerce plugin
Yes
Yes
Abandoned-cart emails
Every plan, including free
Not on all plans
Revenue reporting
Every plan
Premium
Ecommerce segmentation
Every plan
Premium

Why teams switch to PostBeagle

Store automations without the top plan

On Constant Contact, custom automations, ecommerce templates and revenue reporting are Premium features. PostBeagle includes custom automations, abandoned-cart flows and revenue attribution on every plan, including free.

A bill that follows your list

PostBeagle bills on the active subscribers you have now. Clean your list and the bill follows it down; unsubscribes and bounces drop off automatically.

Lower cost at every size we compared

At 10,000 contacts PostBeagle is $29/month against $120 to $275 on Constant Contact, depending on plan (monthly billing).

When Constant Contact might be the better fit

We'd rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one.

  • You want live phone support and 1:1 onboarding.
  • You run events and want registration and payments in the same tool.
  • You want SMS, social posting and ads management alongside email.

PostBeagle vs Constant Contact: FAQ

Is PostBeagle cheaper than Constant Contact?
Yes, at every list size we compared. At 10,000 contacts PostBeagle is $29/month; Constant Contact is $120 (Lite), $160 (Standard) or $275 (Premium) per month on monthly billing. Premium is the plan with custom automations.
Does Constant Contact charge for unsubscribed contacts?
No. Constant Contact’s knowledge base treats unsubscribed contacts as inactive, and you’re billed on active contacts. Your tier is set by the highest active count you’ve reached, though, and deleting contacts doesn’t lower it.
Can I move from Constant Contact to PostBeagle?
Yes. Export your contacts from Constant Contact as a CSV, import them into PostBeagle, and connect your WooCommerce store with the PostBeagle plugin.

Pricing and feature facts last reviewed October 2026. Constant Contact is a trademark of its respective owner; this comparison is independent and for evaluation purposes. Prices are list prices in USD on monthly billing unless stated, and can change; check Constant Contact's site for current terms.

Sources: Constant Contact pricing · How you’re billed · Active vs inactive contacts · Abandoned-cart emails · Constant Contact + WooCommerce plugin

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