Constant Contact vs Mailmodo

Q: Is Constant Contact HIPAA compliant?

No, Constant Contact is not HIPAA compliant . The email marketing platform has not signed a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). However, they claim they safeguard your Protected Health Information (PHI).

Be in contact with your subscribers, not customer support

Tired of waiting for support, difficult editor, and limited automations? Introducing Mailmodo, the Constant Contact alternative with interactive emails for higher ROI

Easy email editor that allows reusable blocks

Get dedicated human support

Pre-built automation sequences for all use cases

Is your tool supporting or limiting your campaigns?

No quality support?

Feeling stuck with tasks that requires support?

Restricted design capabilities?

Bored with basic email design options and want to create better?

Limited automations?

Tired of the traditional automation workflows and want to do more?

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Features of Mailmodo that will help you win

Mailmodo helps you ace email marketing with the best of features and interactivity in emails

✅ Dedicated support & consultation

Achieve your targets with reliable support from our customer success team

✅ Build basic to advanced automations

Drag and drop to create automation drips with advanced actions, triggers & conditions

✅ Bring life to your email design

Design stunning emails with our no-code WYSIWYG editor for higher engagement

Mailmodo is a better choice for growth-hungry companies

Here’s a summary and non-biased comparison between Constant Contact and Mailmodo on the basis of email marketing features


Email editing and creation	Provides a flexible email editor software with text till image editing capacity. Editor can create HTML as well as AMP emails.	Provides a basic email editor and HTML editor. Editor can create HTML emails
Automation	Has a visual email journey builder. Automation has a number of triggers including API/Webhook/Integrations, actions and conidtions	Automations have very basic email handling capability that can send email only
Integration	21 integrations	5000+ integrations
Transactional emails	Included in all plans	No. Possible with email integrations
Ease of Access	Easy to setup and create campaigns with clear navigation and detailed dashboards.	Basic email editing and sending software but has a lot of integrations. Doesn't require dedicated learning as it can be self taught
Customer Support	Email, chat, phone, video call support	Live phone and chat support, learning resources, personalized kickoff call
Interactive emails	Create and send interactive AMP emails with widgets such as carts, forms, surveys, quizzes, etc. to improve engagement and submission rate	No
Other marketing features	○ Forms inside emails ○ Ecommerce integration with Shopify ○ Dark mode email tester ○ Smart template suggestion	○ Websites builder for landing pages ○ Event marketing to create and promote events ○ CRM for marketing and sales ○ eCommerce to sell products or services ○ SMS, Social media, and Mobile App software also

Affordable alternative to Constant Contact

Compared to Constant Contact pricing plans, Mailmodo has a better price to performance ratio.

Contacts	Mailmodo	Constant Contact
25,000	$149/mo	$280/mo
50,000	$249/mo	$430/mo
100,000	$499/mo	Custom quote

Based on Constant Contact pricing on 08/13/24.

Here's detailed non-biased feature wise breakdown of how Constant Contact compares with Mailmodo

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
Trial Period	21 days on all plans	60 days
Customer support	Includes video tutorials, knowledge base, ticketing system, live chat, email support, personalized kick off call and onboarding manager too	Live phone and chat support, learning resources, personalized kickoff call
Account activation	Generally email verification is done. 2-factor authentication can be configured manually	Double opt in and email verification
Onboarding form	Onboarding form requires: First name of the user Reason for using Mailmodo as a tool Total number of emails or subscribers Phone number of the user	Onboarding form requires: Name of the business How familiar are you with Constant Contact? What type of business are you? What are you trying to do within your first 30 days using Constant Contact? Do you already have a list of contacts? Do you already have a website? Do you sell online?
Product education	Stepwise instructions(basic and advanced) are provided to send out the first email. Team provides demo on-demand. Also have dedicated course(Email Marketing Masterclass)	Stepwise instructions(basic) are provided to send out the first email Video tutorials are embedded Free webinar session
Product theme	Light theme	Light theme

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
In-product templates	67 and growing templates	410 and growing templates
Has a template inspiration gallery	Yes, free inspiration gallery	Same as the in product templates
Inspirational Templates count	200+ templates	Same as the in product templates

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
AMP email creation	Support AMP email creation with no code WYSIWYG editor. Doesn't require coding knowledge	No
Whitelisting support	Provides dedicated whitelisting support	No
Automatic HTML fallback	Yes	No
Customize HTML fallback	Allows customization for manual inputs	No
Sending AMP emails	Yes	No

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
Template editor	Can create from scratch or select template from library	Can create from scratch or select template from library
Drag and Drop	Selection (single click) based template editor, can only stack new layout and elements at the selected position. To move elements up and down, there is a up and down button	Elements can be dragged and dropped any where within the email
Email Dimensions	3 Width options(600px, 700px, 800px) are provided(that resemble industry standards). Rich text emails can be sent with full width email	Have fixed width 680 px
Pre-made layouts	12 variations of layouts to select from	12 layout designs, categoried as per use case Can also be filtered: Single column, multi column, multimedia and text
Pre-made blocks/modules	12 Headers 54 Content Cards 14 Gallery 13 CTAs 29 Forms 15 Product Cards 12 Footers	10 Blocks 3 Action blocks 14 Layout(block styles)
Ability to save & reuse blocks	Can save any layout block	No
Design Options	Common options like pading, email body and email bg color options are provided	Common options like email bg color options are provided
Supported Email Fonts	Total 46 fonts 11 email safe fonts 24 web safe fonts 11 web fonts.	Total 45 fonts 8 email fonts 11 web fonts 26 Other fonts
If non-standard font is used	Prompts are provided for Web Safe fonts while editing. In case, non-email safe font is use, then Mailmodo replaces it with a fallback font for clients where the fonts are not supported	No Prompt
Template preview	HTML and AMP are displayed together with toggle between desktop and mobile screens	Only HTML display with toggle between desktop and mobile screens
Template testing	HTML and AMP versions are different, supports unlimited testing	Only HTML. and supports unlimited testing
Adding custom HTML code	No	No
Rich text editor	Yes	No

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
Interactive AMP widgets	16 AMP elements	3 AMP elements
Carousel/Image Carousel	Yes	No
Accordion	No	No
Basic Event invitation	Yes,with forms	Yes, aka RSVP
Add to calendar	Yes	No
Calendly	Yes	No
Zoom Webinar	Yes	No
Shopify Card Abandoment	Yes	No
Shopify Product Recommendation	Yes	Yes
Poll	Yes	Yes
Live Price Ticker	Yes	No
Star Rating	Yes	No
NPS Rating	Yes	No
Thumbs up or down	Yes	No
Emoji Rating	Yes	No
Chip selection	Yes	No
Spin the Wheel	Yes	No
Quiz	Yes	No
Gokwik	Yes	No
Form	Yes	Yes

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
Form Submission capture	Automatic collection and storage of form submission data. Export options available	No
Conditional forms	Yes	No
Step wise forms	Yes	No
Hidden field	No	No
Form fields	15 field options	No
Dropdown	Yes	No
Radio	Yes	No
Checkbox	Yes	No
Emoji	Yes	No
Thumbs up or down	Structured for case specific	No
Text	Yes	No
Multiline	Yes	No
Image Link	Structured for case specific	No
Date picker	Yes	No
Time picker	Yes	No
Phone number	Yes	No
Single chip	Yes	No
Multichip	Yes	No
Star Rating	Yes	No
Nps Rating	Yes	No

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
Dynamic segments	Yes	Yes
Static segments	Yes	No
Segment on basis of campaign activity	Yes	Yes
Pre-built segments	based on engagement	Yes
Contact-level campaign data	Yes	Yes
Add contacts via	Manually, CSV, API, Apps, CRM, etc.	Create a contact, Type or paste contacts, Upload a file, Integrations, Upload unsubscribed emails, Sign-up forms, Facebook lead ads

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
Triggered	Yes	No, but possible via automations
Bulk	Yes	Yes
AB testing subject line	Yes	Yes
Sending Schedule	Supports email sending by send now, schedule later and fragmented scheduling	Send and Schedule are two different options
Fragmented/Batch Scheduling	Yes	No
Send time optimization	Yes	No

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
Opens	Yes	Yes
Clicks	Yes	Yes
CTOR	Yes	Yes
Submissions	Yes	Yes, requires extra clicks to reach the submissions, also hard to locate the option
Bounces	Yes	Yes
Blocked	Yes	Yes
Unsubscribe	Yes	Yes
Spam complaints	Yes	Yes
Forwards	Yes	No
Device usage	Yes	Yes
Email clients	Yes	No
Link click tracking	Yes	Yes
Click heatmap	Yes	Yes
Custom analytics dashboard	No, upcoming	No
Graphical rep	No	No

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
Journey Advancement	Basic email handling and webhooks available	Basic email handling
Drag & drop journey builder	Yes	No
Trigger options	12 trigger options and 5 Categories of start point Manual Trigger Specific Contacts Contacts Contacts added to a list, Change in property of a contact, Contact enters or leaves a segment, Occurance of date AMP activities Form Submission Custom events Occurence of an event External Platform API/Webhook, Zapier, Make, Integromat, Influencerbit	7 trigger options Single Step Automation: Welcome Email, Birthday Email, Anniversary Email Multi Step Automation: Opens your email, Click a link, A contact joins the list, Shopify order
Rules/Conditions	9 Rules Campaign Activities: Opened, Clicked, Submitted Advanced Conditions: Contact property, List/Segment membership Delay: Wait for a time period, Wait till specific time, Wait for an event	1 Rule Only time delay
Actions	6 Actions Send campaign, Webhook, Add contact to a list, Remove contact from a list, Update contact property, Exit journey	2 Actions -Send Email or Time delay
Limitations	Only one trigger point, also post webhook you cannot proceed further with journey. There is only API entry point and no webhook trigger	Pre select triggers and limited and no webhooks or APIs. Also, don't have logical actions or conditional statements
Web/App/External event triggers	Yes	Yes
CRM triggers	Yes	No
Pre-made email flows	No	No
Email flows Inspiration	Yes, have a dedicated industry wise research to send engaging drips.	No

Feature	Mailmodo	constantcontact
Dynamic data	Yes	No
Spam testing	No	No
Integrations	21 integrations More details.	5000+ integrations More details.
Drag and drop	Yes	Yes
Transactional emails	Yes	No, but possible with email integrations
Content optimization	No	No.
REST API	Has basic email marketing properties, and Campaign and automation level details Refer this page to understand in detail.	Has basic email marketing properties, and Campaign and automation level details Refer this page to understand in detail.

Migration from Constant Contact to Mailmodo is easy and worth it

Easy to use

We’re ramping up our email volume with Mailmodo as the platform is intuitive and collaborative.

Saloni Rohatgi

Email Marketing

AMP email interactivity

Our campaigns saw a visible increase in numbers with Mailmodo’s interactive emails. The convenience of customer actions in the email is unparalleled.

Ridhima Achaliya

Growth Marketing

Powerful integrations

With the Mailmodo-Zapier-Slack integration, each time a user fills up the AMP feedback form, responses are posted on our Slack channel. We got 6% CTR and 15% open rates.

Pranav Goyal

Growth Lead

Mailmodo is your one-stop email marketing need

Mailmodo can help you with any email marketing use-case you have. It’s a complete email marketing platform.

Visual Journey Builder

Build a user journey to send automated emails triggered by events, webhooks, integrations, CRMs etc.

Easy Integrations

Integrate with CRMs and marketing tools like Hubspot, Zapier, Google Sheets, Calendly, Zoom

Transactional Emails

Send bulk transactional AMP emails using API & webhooks triggers based on user behaviors

Contact List Management

Segment users based on attributes or past campaign activities like Open, Click & Form Submissions

Complete Email Analytics

Analyze all your data- Delivered, Opens, Clicks, Subject line A/B tests, etc. for both AMP and HTML emails

High Deliverability

Get high deliverability & opens with well managed & dedicated IPs and advices from our deliverability team

FAQs

You can try Constant Contact for 60 days for free if you’re living in the US. If you’re outside of the US, you can try it for free for a month to send 2,400 emails monthly to 100 contacts. But only on the condition that you share your payment details upfront. After a month, you’re upgraded to the paid plan, which can be expensive for companies just starting out. On the other hand, Constant Contact alternatives like Mailmodo are more affordably priced.

We recommend you to use Constant Contact if you run events and want to manage registrations and invitations via email marketing. But we don’t recommend the tool for businesses that need advanced automation. They offer basic automations but flexible and sophisticated automation workflows are missing. Instead, Constant Contact alternatives like Mailmodo offer custom multistep automations at a more affordable price. Mailmodo also had a way better price-performance ratio, as compared to Constant Contact.

A common complaint among Constant Contact users is that they often have to ask their customers to whitelist their emails to ensure they’re receiving newsletters. The IPs from Constant Contact are found in many blacklisted databases such as Mxtoolbox. Constant Contact’s high spam rate can deter you from achieving good email deliverability.To go spam free and achieve better deliverability, we suggest using Mailmodo. We provide you domain warmup, quality product support, no spammy contacts, and abundant expert consultations.

Constant Contact’s core plan starts at $9.99. It offers 300 email marketing templates and drag and drop email editor. You can send transactional and marketing emails to 500 contacts. But if you’re sending high-volume emails to a larger contact list, consider using Constant Contact alternatives like Mailmodo. Mailmodo’s paid plans are 2-3 times more affordable than Constant Contact’s paid plans.

No, Constant Contact is not HIPAA compliant. The email marketing platform has not signed a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). However, they claim they safeguard your Protected Health Information (PHI).

Mailmodo’s paid plans are 2-3 times more affordable than Constant Contact’s paid plans. Not only do you get a better price-performance ratio, but you also get access to more flexible automation workflows and better email deliverability with Mailmodo. Besides, it is easier to set up, administer, and work on. It’s more intuitive and user-friendly than Constant Contact is.