Constant Contact vs Beehiiv
Constant Contact and Beehiiv are level on what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures and review sites, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose Constant Contact if…
- • You want Constant Contact's edge on what it costs to start and what the next plan up costs
Choose Beehiiv if…
- • You want Beehiiv's edge on how big the free plan is and how many emails you can send
Round by round
- Round 1What customers say on TrustpilotTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 2What it costs to startConstant Contact winsConstant Contact8/10
$25.50/mo billed annually (501-1,000)
Lite at 501-1,000 contacts (click 'See pricing tiers', Lite tab), billed annually (default Annual view; prepay saves up to 15%); next plan = Standard (Standard tab)
Source: constantcontact.com ↗
Beehiiv5/10Lite $49/mo, yearly billing (1,000)
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
- Lite $49/mo, yearly billing (1,000), against $25.50/mo billed annually (501-1,000)
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Constant Contact wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 3What the next plan up costsConstant Contact winsConstant Contact8/10
Standard $46.75/mo billed annually
Lite at 501-1,000 contacts (click 'See pricing tiers', Lite tab), billed annually (default Annual view; prepay saves up to 15%); next plan = Standard (Standard tab)
Source: constantcontact.com ↗
Beehiiv5/10Pro $95/mo, yearly billing
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
- Pro $95/mo, yearly billing, against Standard $46.75/mo billed annually
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Constant Contact wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 4How big the free plan isBeehiiv winsConstant Contact5/10
No free plan (free trial only)
Lite at 501-1,000 contacts (click 'See pricing tiers', Lite tab), billed annually (default Annual view; prepay saves up to 15%); next plan = Standard (Standard tab)
- No free plan (free trial only), against Free: up to 2,500 subscribers
Source: constantcontact.com ↗
Beehiiv8/10Free: up to 2,500 subscribers
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Beehiiv wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5Trying it before you payConstant Contact winsConstant Contact8/10
30-day free trial
Lite at 501-1,000 contacts (click 'See pricing tiers', Lite tab), billed annually (default Annual view; prepay saves up to 15%); next plan = Standard (Standard tab)
Source: constantcontact.com ↗
Beehiiv5/1014-day free trial (Pro features)
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
- 14-day free trial (Pro features), against 30-day free trial
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Constant Contact wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How many emails you can sendBeehiiv winsConstant Contact5/10
10x tier = 10,000/mo
Lite at 501-1,000 contacts (click 'See pricing tiers', Lite tab), billed annually (default Annual view; prepay saves up to 15%); next plan = Standard (Standard tab)
- 10x tier = 10,000/mo, against Unlimited email sends
Source: constantcontact.com ↗
Beehiiv8/10Unlimited email sends
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Beehiiv wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How many people can log inBeehiiv winsConstant Contact5/10
1 user
Lite at 501-1,000 contacts (click 'See pricing tiers', Lite tab), billed annually (default Annual view; prepay saves up to 15%); next plan = Standard (Standard tab)
- 1 user, against 2 team seats
Source: constantcontact.com ↗
Beehiiv8/102 team seats
Lite at 1,000 subscribers (default), Yearly billing (default; click Monthly for $59); next plan = Pro ($109 monthly)
Source: beehiiv.com ↗
Beehiiv wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Standard $46.75/mo billed annually, against Standard $45/mo monthly
- No free plan (free trial only), against Free: up to 250 contacts
- 10x tier = 10,000/mo, against 10x contacts (15,000 at 1,500 tier)
- 1 user, against 3 seats
- $49, against $8.73
- $109, against $13.06
- 2 team seats, against 3 seats
- $109, against $35