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Constant Contact vs eBay

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Constant Contact

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Email marketing and event management

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
E

eBay

E-commerce

Buy and sell on the world's online marketplace

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Constant Contact has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Constant Contact core plan started at $9.99 per month and Plus plan at $45 per month, both scaling by contact list size rather than a flat rate (Internet Archive capture, 2022); eBay final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Constant Contact and eBay actually diverge.

Attributes where Constant Contact and eBay differ
AttributeConstant ContacteBay
Starting priceFreeOn request
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Mobile-responsiveWeb
CategoryNonprofit & FundraisingE-commerce
Founded1995Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Constant Contact

  • Email marketing
  • Event management
  • Contact management
  • Automation
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce
  • Zapier
  • Google Analytics

Only in eBay

Nothing recorded that Constant Contact does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Constant Contact

  • Business operationsnot eBay
  • Productivitynot eBay
  • Automationnot eBay

eBay

No use cases recorded yet. See the eBay review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Constant Contact

  • Core plan started at $9.99 per month and Plus plan at $45 per month, both scaling by contact list size rather than a flat rate (Internet Archive capture, 2022)

eBay

  • Final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees

Pricing, plan by plan

Constant Contact

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic email marketing
    • Contacts up to 100
  • Plus$45/month
    • Advanced features
    • Event management
    • Automation

eBay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the eBay review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Constant Contact if

  • You need email marketing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
  • You also want event management.
Constant Contact review

Choose eBay if

Nothing in the data separates eBay from Constant Contact on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

eBay review

Questions people ask

Is Constant Contact or eBay better?
Neither clearly leads. Constant Contact starts at Free and eBay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Constant Contact or eBay?
Constant Contact has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Constant Contact and On request for eBay.
Does Constant Contact or eBay run on more platforms?
Constant Contact runs on Web, Mobile-responsive. eBay runs on Web.
Can I use Constant Contact for free?
Yes. Constant Contact has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. eBay starts at On request.
What is Constant Contact best used for?
Constant Contact is most often used for business operations, productivity, automation. Of those, business operations and productivity are not what eBay is typically brought in for.
What can Constant Contact do that eBay cannot?
Constant Contact covers Email marketing, Event management, Contact management, Automation.
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