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Constant Contact vs Mailgun

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Constant Contact

Software

Email marketing and event management

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Mailgun

Software

Email delivery built for developers

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); Mailgun free plan caps at 100 emails per day

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Constant Contact and Mailgun differ
AttributeConstant ContactMailgun
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Mobile-responsiveWeb
Founded1995Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Mailgun

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 Mailgun
  • Productivitynot Mailgun
  • Automationnot Mailgun

Mailgun

No use cases recorded yet. See the Mailgun 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)

Mailgun

  • Free plan caps at 100 emails per day
  • Basic plan starts at $15/mo for 10,000 emails then overages from $1.80 per 1,000; Foundation and Scale plans discount overage rates but still meter every email beyond the included volume
  • Foundation ($35/mo) and Scale ($90/mo) plans are free for the first month only, then bill at full price

Pricing, plan by plan

Constant Contact

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

Mailgun

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mailgun 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 Mailgun if

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

Mailgun review

Questions people ask

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