Brevo and Constant Contact are two of the better-known email marketing platforms for small businesses, and their entry prices have converged. Brevo's Starter plan is $9 per month and Constant Contact's Lite is $12 per month, or $10.20 if prepaid annually. Both offer a free trial route, and Brevo keeps a permanent free plan that allows up to 300 emails a day.
TL;DR
Brevo and Constant Contact both sell email marketing to small businesses, at near-identical entry prices. Brevo's Starter is $9 per month and Standard is $18, with Professional at $499 for high volume and a free plan capped at 300 emails a day. Constant Contact's Lite is $12 per month, or $10.20 billed annually, and Premium reaches $80. Brevo is the cheaper entry point and adds SMS and WhatsApp; Constant Contact bundles social media posting and a stronger support promise.
The tiers above entry diverge faster. Brevo's Standard is $18 per month and Professional is $499 per month for senders moving from 150,000 emails upward, with Enterprise quoted. On annual billing those are $96.96, $194.04 and $5,388.96 respectively. Constant Contact's Standard is $35 per month, or $29.75 annually, and Premium is $80, or $68 annually. Constant Contact's price also depends on contact count, since each tier caps sends at a multiple of your list size.
The feature emphasis is different enough to decide the choice. Brevo leans on multi-channel reach, with SMS, WhatsApp, push notifications and a mobile wallet alongside email, and sells SMS credits separately. Constant Contact leans on bundling, putting social media scheduling, a drag-and-drop editor with an AI copy generator and a 300-integration library into every plan, and backing it with live phone and chat support that is included from the Lite tier. Both vendors offer a no-card trial, and Constant Contact adds a 30-day money-back guarantee plus nonprofit discounts of 20 percent on a six-month prepay and 30 percent on twelve months.
| Feature | Brevo | Constant Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Free option | Free plan up to 300 emails a day | Free trial with no credit card |
| Entry paid price | Starter at $9/month | Lite at $12/month ($10.20 billed annually) |
| Second tier | Standard at $18/month | Standard at $35/month ($29.75 billed annually) |
| Top public tier | Professional at $499/month, from 150,000 emails | Premium at $80/month ($68 billed annually) |
| Annual equivalents | Starter $96.96, Standard $194.04, Professional $5,388.96 | Lite $10.20/month, Standard $29.75/month, Premium $68/month |
| Channels | Email, SMS, WhatsApp, push, mobile wallet | Email and social media posting |
| Automation | Marketing automation and AI send-time from Standard | 1 template on Lite, 3 on Standard, unlimited on Premium |
| Support | Email support in 6 languages | Live phone and chat from the Lite tier |
| Seats | Single user on Starter and Standard, 10 on Professional | 1 user on Lite, 3 on Standard, unlimited on Premium |
| Integrations | Vendor lists its own app ecosystem | 300+ integrations on every plan |
Pick Brevo if
Choose Brevo when email is one of several channels and cost per contact matters. Starter at $9 per month undercuts Constant Contact's Lite, the free plan allows 300 emails a day indefinitely, and SMS, WhatsApp and push sit on the same platform when you need them. The trade-off is a steep jump to Professional at $499 for high volume.
Pick Constant Contact if
Choose Constant Contact when you want email and social media scheduling in one place, and when reachable support matters more than the entry price. Lite at $12 per month, or $10.20 annually, includes live phone and chat with marketing experts and 300+ integrations, and the contact-based send caps give a predictable ceiling on volume.
On entry price, yes. Brevo Starter is $9 per month and Constant Contact Lite is $12 per month, or $10.20 billed annually. Brevo also keeps a permanent free plan allowing 300 emails a day.
Yes. Each tier caps monthly sends at a multiple of your contact count — 10x on Lite, 12x on Standard and 24x on Premium. Overage sends are charged at $0.002 each.
Both, differently. Brevo includes SMS as a channel with credits sold separately, and Constant Contact adds 500 SMS messages on the Premium plan.
Constant Contact includes live phone and chat with marketing experts from the Lite tier. Brevo's Starter plan includes email support in six languages.
$499 per month, or $5,388.96 on annual billing, covering from 150,000 emails a month with 10 seats included.
Both do. Brevo's free plan is permanent at 300 emails a day, while Constant Contact offers a free trial with no credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee on new plans.
Spot an outdated price or feature? Let us know and we'll verify it.