| Specs | Constant Contact | Contactually |
|---|---|---|
| Designed For | Bloggers, business owners and email marketers in need of a user-friendly email marketing and marketing automation system. | Bloggers, business owners and email marketers in need of a reliable email marketing and marketing automation platform. |
| Email Marketing Automation | ||
| Contacts | Plans start from 500 contacts, with pricing available on request for users with lists of 100,000+ contacts. | Up to 500 contacts on basic $19/month plan. Plans available for up to 25,000 subscribers per month, with custom quotes available for higher volume senders. |
| Email Volume | Unlimited emails on all plans. | Unlimited emails on all plans. |
| Users | Up to three users on Lite plan, 25 users on Small Business and unlimited users on Enterprise plan. | Not provided on AWeber website |
| Email Courses | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. |
| Automation Rules | Unlimited automation funnels on all plans. | Unlimited automation features on all plans. |
| Responsive Email Templates | A huge selection of responsive email templates are included, with a free design customization service for Plus and Enterprise level customers. | More than 700 responsive, customizable email templates are included. |
| Email Split Testing | A/B email split testing is possible. | A/B email split testing is possible. |
| Lead Scoring | Dynamic, customized lead scoring. | None |
| SMS Marketing Automation | Automated SMS and subscription via SMS are available. | Automated SMS and voice messaging is available via the Call Loop integration. |
| Direct Mail Automation | ActiveCampaign does not support direct mail automation, although integration with direct mail tools is possible using Zapier. | AWeber does not support direct mail automation. |
| UI and Usability | Designed for non-technical users, with a clean UI and simple email/automation interface. | Simple but powerful UI designed for users with little or no technical expertise. |
| Automation Workflow Builder | Automation workflow builder uses simple yes/no conditions and rules that users with no programmming experience can understand. | Simple automation workflow builder with drag-and-drop user interface. |
| Email Course Builder | Drag-and-drop email builder with data-driven segmentation and useful campaign insights. | Creating autoresponders and email newsletters is quick and simple. |
| Forms & Landing Pages | ||
| Form Builder | Form builder with inline, floating box, modal pop-up and floating bar display modes. | Web form builder with 700+ responsive templates, custom color and A/B testing. |
| Landing Page Builder | No landing page builder, although integrations are available for software like Instapage and LeadPages. | No landing page editor, however AWeber does integrate with landing page software such as Instapage and Leadpages. |
| Landing Page Templates | No landing page templates, although templates are available for third-party software. | No landing page templates. |
| WordPress Plugin | ActiveCampaign WordPress plugin lets you add contact forms to pages, posts and sidebars and add tracking to your WordPress website. | Several in-house and third party WordPress plugins for opt-in form creation. |
| Integrations | More than 150 apps and integrations, ranging from scheduling tools to landing page software. | 100+ integrations with contest, data and analytics, landing page, membership, SMS, support and e-commerce software. |
| Zapier Integration | Supported. | Supported. |
| Pricing | Monthly fee, starting from $9 per month for up to 500 contacts. Pricing available on request for high-volume email marketers. Free 14 day trial available. | Monthly fee, starting from $19 per month for up to 500 subscribers. Free 30 day trial available. |
| Minimum Contract Term | No minimum contract. Plans start from one month. | No minimum contract. All plans are month to month with cancellation at any time. |
| Joining/Training Fee | No joining fee. | No joining fee. |
| Refund/Guarantee | No full or partial refunds. | 30 day money-back guarantee. |
| Support | Personalized support via phone, email and chat, as well as video walkthroughs, user community and one-on-one training. | Personalized support via email, phone and live chat, plus online knowledge base, free webinars and video tutorials. Live support available from 8AM-8PM ET Monday to Friday and 9AM-5PM ET Saturday and Sunday. |
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