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Constant Contact pricing (2026)
Prices on this page come from Constant Contact's official pricing page, checked 21 August 2026: www.constantcontact.com/pricing. Monthly billing, prices exactly as shown by the vendor, captured and dated by InboxRatio Editorial.
Summary — generated from our pricing datasets
Constant Contact's pricing page lists 3 email marketing plans, with no free plan but a 14-day free trial. The cheapest paid plan is Lite at $12/mo. At 1,000 contacts, Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown) at $30/mo is both the cheapest covering plan and the functional tier, the cheapest one with automation workflows, API access and vendor-branding removal. At 50,000 contacts, the functional price is $430/mo on Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown). Averaged across our 4-point volume ladder, those functional prices sit at percentile 51.0 among the 13 email marketing services we price (0 = cheapest), which places Constant Contact in the SMB price band. Published overage starts at $2 per 1,000 emails. Every price is as shown by Constant Contact, captured with the monthly billing toggle active and promotions excluded, and was last checked on 21 August 2026.
From Constant Contact's official pricing page
Constant Contact email marketing plans
| Tier | Monthly price | Annual-billed | What's included | Overage /1k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | $12/mo | — | 500 contacts · 5,000 emails/mo | $2 |
| Standard | $35/mo | — | 500 contacts · 6,000 emails/mo | $2 |
| Premium | $80/mo | — | 500 contacts · 12,000 emails/mo | $2 |
Checked 21 August 2026 on Constant Contact's official pricing page · monthly billing toggle active, promotions excluded, currency as shown. “—” = not published on the captured tier.
Entry tier vs functional tier
Entry tier
$12/mo
Lite — the cheapest paid plan on the page.
Functional tier at 1,000 contacts
$30/mo
Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown) — the cheapest tier with automation workflows, API access and vendor-branding removal.
From our pricing-by-volume dataset
What Constant Contact costs by contact count
| Volume | Cheapest covering plan | Functional tier | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 contacts | $30/mo | $30/mo(Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown)) | 21 August 2026 |
| 5,000 contacts | $80/mo | $80/mo(Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown)) | 21 August 2026 |
| 10,000 contacts | $120/mo | $120/mo(Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown)) | 21 August 2026 |
| 50,000 contacts | $430/mo | $430/mo(Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown)) | 21 August 2026 |
Monthly billing, prices as shown. Where Constant Contact has no exact step at a volume, the nearest covering step was captured. Functional tier = the cheapest tier with automation workflows, API access and vendor-branding removal.
Free plan, trial and extras
- Free plan
- No perpetual free plan listed
- Free trial
- 14 days (as stated on the pricing page)
- Overage
- Lite $2 per 1,000 emails · Standard $2 per 1,000 emails · Premium $2 per 1,000 emails
- Dedicated IP
- No public dedicated-IP price captured
What each tier unlocks
| Tier | Automation |
|---|---|
| Lite | limited |
| Standard | limited |
| Premium | yes |
Per-tier clauses as recorded in our pricing dataset (checked 21 August 2026); “limited” = capped or partial, “not stated” = not documented by the vendor.
How Constant Contact pricing compares
$$ SMB price band in email marketing — average functional-price percentile 51.0 across 4 volumes, among the 13 services we price (0 = cheapest).
- 1,000 contacts: tied #6–7 of 13
- 5,000 contacts: #6 of 13
- 10,000 contacts: #7 of 13
- 50,000 contacts: #9 of 13
From our feature matrix — documented by the vendor
Headline features
- Marketing campaignsCore email marketing product
- Transactional emailNot documented — browser pass 2026-08-21: no transactional email product anywhere on constantcontact.com features nav or the v3 developer portal (API is campaign-based)
- SMTP relayNot documented — browser pass 2026-08-21: no SMTP relay offering on site or developer portal
- Workflow builder'visual workflow builder... with ready-made automation templates'; unlimited custom automations Premium-only
- APIV3 REST API ('99.99% uptime'); higher rate limits via Tech Partner Program; plan gating still unstated on portal
- WebhooksWebhooks exist but as 'Partner Webhooks' for technology partners only (subscription topics e.g. cancelled accounts); no general customer event webhooks documented
- Dedicated IPConstant Contact staff reply on official community forum: 'offering Dedicated IPs for standard accounts remains Not Currently Planned' — shared IP pools + self-authentication recommended instead
- SMSSMS marketing; Premium plan includes 500 SMS/mo (US)
Features checked 10 September 2026. ✓ documented · ◐ limited or plan-gated · × documented as absent · — not documented.
Generated from our datasets — every value verified and dated
Frequently asked questions
How much does Constant Contact cost?
Paid Constant Contact email marketing plans start at $12/mo (Lite), according to Constant Contact's official pricing page as checked on 21 August 2026. At 1,000 contacts, the functional tier is Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown) at $30/mo.
Is there a free Constant Contact plan?
No. Constant Contact's pricing page lists no perpetual free plan; it states a 14-day free trial. Checked 21 August 2026.
What does Constant Contact cost at 10,000 contacts?
At 10,000 contacts, Constant Contact's Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown) tier costs $120/mo; it is both the cheapest covering plan and the functional tier (prices as shown, checked 21 August 2026).
What does Constant Contact's functional tier include?
At 1,000 contacts, Lite (entry-based; api/branding unknown) ($30/mo) is the cheapest Constant Contact tier with automation workflows, API access and vendor-branding removal. We compare email marketing services on this functional tier rather than on the headline entry price. Email Marketing pricing compared.
When was Constant Contact pricing last checked?
On 21 August 2026, from Constant Contact's official pricing page (https://www.constantcontact.com/pricing). Every price on this page carries its capture date.