Constant Contact vs GetResponse Comparison 2026
Constant Contact is built for a local business that wants a phone line to call and an event tool bundled in, from $12 a month. GetResponse is built for a creator selling a course: email, funnels and paid webinars on one bill, from $19 a month, or $15.58 if you pay yearly. Constant Contact's own listing says a creator is rarely its right pick against tools built for the job. GetResponse is one of those tools.
Email marketing aimed at small businesses
Email, automation and webinars on one bill
At a glance
- Constant Contact starts cheaper, at $12.
- Neither has a free tier.
Side by side
Constant Contact | GetResponse | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $12 | From $15.58 |
| Pricing model | Free trial, then paid | Free trial, then paid |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 14 days |
| API | Yes |
Constant Contact
Email marketing aimed at small businesses
Constant Contact is the one a local business gets recommended by its accountant, and that shapes the product: templates, an event tool, social posting, and support you can telephone. A creator running a list will find it plainer than the platforms built for newsletters. What it does well is stay out of the way of somebody who does not want to learn marketing software.
Our note
The list price rises after the introductory period, so quote yourself the second-year number before comparing. For a creator this is rarely the right pick against MailerLite or Brevo; for a business that will phone somebody when a send fails, it earns its keep.
Only on this side
- Covers social media management
GetResponse
Email, automation and webinars on one bill
GetResponse has been sending email since before most of its competitors existed, and it kept adding: landing pages, funnels, paid webinars, an ecommerce push. For a creator selling a course that breadth removes two other subscriptions. It also means the interface carries twenty years of features, and the newer tools feel lighter to use.
Why people weigh these two
- GetResponse instead of Constant Contact
- GetResponse bundles email, automation and webinars on one bill from $15.58, more marketing machinery than Constant Contact tries to offer.
- Constant Contact instead of GetResponse
- Constant Contact starts a little cheaper at $12 a month and adds social media posting alongside email, aimed at a small business rather than a creator selling a course.
Which one should you pick
Pick Constant Contact only if you want a phone line for support and an events tool bundled with your list, and you do not mind that the $12 introductory rate rises after the first period. It is built for a local business, not a creator selling something online.
Pick GetResponse if you are selling a course or coaching and want the funnel, the sequence and a paid webinar on one subscription. Starter is $19 a month, $15.58 billed yearly, and every tier includes unlimited sends regardless of how often you write. The webinar tool alone is worth more than the price gap if you run live sessions.
Common questions
- Does Constant Contact's price of $12 a month stay $12?
- Not for long. Its own listing states the rate is introductory and rises after the first period, so the number to compare against GetResponse is the second-year price, not the sticker. GetResponse states both figures upfront: $19 a month, or $15.58 if billed yearly.
- Which one includes webinars?
- GetResponse. A paid webinar can be sold and hosted from inside it with no second subscription, which its own listing calls the reason to pick it over plainer email tools. Constant Contact has an event tool for registrations and reminders, not a webinar platform.
- Is Constant Contact cheaper to start?
- On the sticker, yes: $12 a month against GetResponse's $19, or $15.58 billed yearly. But Constant Contact's rate is introductory and climbs later, while GetResponse states its price plainly at both cadences with unlimited sends on every tier.
- Which suits a creator better?
- GetResponse. Constant Contact is built for a local business that wants a phone line to call and an event tool, not a course sale. GetResponse bundles the funnel, the sequence and a paid webinar into one bill, which is the shape a creator selling something online actually needs.
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