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Email Marketing Comparison

beehiiv vs. Constant Contact

At a glance

At a glance

beehiiv

Best for

Best for newsletter creators and media teams that want audience growth and monetization built into the platform.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Constant Contact

Best for

Best for small businesses that want an email marketing platform with templates, automation and an AI content generator, and phone support to get started.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion beehiiv Constant Contact
Starting price Free plan; Scale from $43 / month Scale covers up to 100,000 subscribers, around $517 billed annually. Max $96 / month, Enterprise custom. Priced by subscriber count. lower value From $12 / month Lite plan; the price scales with the number of contacts. Prepaying for 12 months saves up to 15 percent.
Free trial Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers Free trial available, no credit card required
API Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max Yes, a v3 REST API for contacts and email campaigns with webhooks and OAuth 2.0
Hosting Cloud (SaaS) Cloud (SaaS)
Made in Not stated United States
Campaign types Yes, newsletters and email campaigns, plus a no-code website builder and podcast hosting Yes, email campaigns, with 500 SMS messages a month and social posts on the Premium plan
Automation and journeys Yes, email automations on the paid plans, with click-triggered automations on Max Yes, automation templates, one on Lite, three on Standard and unlimited custom automations on Premium
Segmentation and personalisation Yes, audience segmentation, dynamic content, and surveys and polls Yes, ten custom segments on Standard and unlimited custom segments with dynamic content on Premium
Templates and editor Yes, a drag-and-drop newsletter editor and templates, plus an AI website builder Yes, an email editor with templates and an AI content generator
Deliverability and testing Optimized deliverability across all plans Yes, subject line A/B testing and automatic resend to non-openers on Standard and Premium
Ecommerce and CRM data Yes, Stripe-powered paid subscriptions with a 0% take rate on paid plans, digital products and a built-in ad network Yes, contact management with integrations, plus revenue reporting on the Premium plan
Integrations and API Yes, API access and webhooks, a Send API on Max, plus a beehiiv MCP server Yes, a v3 REST API for contacts and email campaigns with webhooks and OAuth 2.0
AI features Yes Yes
MCP-ready stated Yes No
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Not stated Phone, Chat
Company size more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Integrations Stripe, Zapier, Google Analytics Not stated

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price beehiiv Free plan; Scale from $43 / month Constant Contact From $12 / month
  • Free trial beehiiv Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers Constant Contact Free trial available, no credit card required
  • Company size beehiiv Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Constant Contact Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
  • MCP-ready beehiiv Yes Constant Contact No
  • API beehiiv Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max Constant Contact Yes, a v3 REST API for contacts and email campaigns with webhooks and OAuth 2.0

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

beehiiv

Strengths

  • Growth and monetization built in, with an ad network, paid subscriptions and a recommendation network
  • Generous free plan for up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends
  • No-code website builder and podcast hosting alongside the newsletter
  • Offers a beehiiv MCP server for external AI agents

Limitations

  • Automations and the ad network require a paid plan
  • Priced by subscriber count, so cost grows with the list

Constant Contact

Strengths

  • AI content generator for on-brand emails, texts and social posts
  • Automatic resend to non-openers and subject line A/B testing on the paid plans
  • v3 REST API with webhooks and OAuth 2.0
  • Prepaying for 12 months saves up to 15 percent

Limitations

  • Prices scale with the number of contacts
  • The Lite plan is limited to one user and one automation template

Plans

Pricing

beehiiv

  • Launch $0 / month Up to 2,500 subscribers, with unlimited email sends, a website and podcast hosting. No automations or ad network.
  • Scale From $43 / month Up to 100,000 subscribers. Adds automations, the ad network, a 0% take rate on paid subscriptions, digital products and 3 team seats. Around $517 billed annually.
  • Max From $96 / month Adds removed branding, the Send API, audio newsletters, up to 10 publications and unlimited team seats. Around $1,151 billed annually.
  • Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing for 100K+ subscribers, with dedicated IPs, SSO and a dedicated account manager.
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Constant Contact

  • Lite From $12 / month One user, one automation template and basic reporting, with monthly sends up to 10x the number of contacts. Scales with contacts.
  • Standard From $35 / month Three users, email scheduling, subject line A/B testing, resend to non-openers, three automation templates, AI campaign building and ten custom segments.
  • Premium From $80 / month Unlimited users, unlimited custom automations and segments, dynamic content, revenue reporting, dedicated support and 500 SMS messages a month.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

beehiiv

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Constant Contact

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
Not rated yet
Value for money
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

beehiiv https://www.beehiiv.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-21

Constant Contact https://www.constantcontact.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-19

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.