Constant Contact Reviews 1,777

TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Review summary

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Considering 514 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Many customers have relied on this service for years, appreciating its dependability and the ability to effectively communicate with their audience. The platform is often described as easy to use, with features like email builders, list segmentation, and reporting tools being particularly valued for refining strategies and monitoring engagement. Reviewers frequently praise the staff for their helpfulness, professionalism, and pleasant personalities, highlighting numerous instances of exceptional customer service. However, some customers have expressed dissatisfaction with recent changes to the platform, finding it less intuitive and more difficult to use, which has impacted their workflow and efficiency. There are also concerns regarding billing practices, with some reviewers reporting unexpected charges or difficulties in downgrading services, and issues with the refund policy. A few other people also felt that the user interface can be cluttered and cumbersome, making it challenging to create good-looking emails and manage settings efficiently.

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Staff

Customers had positive experiences with staff, frequently praising their helpfulness, knowledge, and polite... See more

Customer service

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User experience

Consumers find the user experience to be ambiguous, with many praising its ease of use, intuitive design, and... See more

Customer communications

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with contact, with some expressing strong dissatisfaction... See more

Service

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Up until now the program has been awesome, but the new changes have caused us to have to slow down on sending. We are a partner and send to over 90 clients in 1 account....it takes double the time now... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I have depended on Constant Contact for at least 20 years. Together we have survived upgrades and continuous changes in our membership. We use your Contacts, Events, and Email features. I would really... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Constant Contact has been a must-have for my business since 2008. Prior to that was used for more than 5 years by my employers. The user friendly tools are perfect for our business and our clients. Co... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been with Constant Contact for over a decade now. I have watched the growth and innovations and have to admit it is so easy to use and has so many amazing tools that make life so much easier fo... See more

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Company details

  1. Internet Marketing Service
  2. Email Service Provider
  3. Marketing Consultant
  4. Online Marketing Agency
  5. Software Company

About Constant Contact

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Get the marketing platform made for small businesses.

Running a business is hard. Marketing it shouldn’t be. Take a load off with easy-to-use tools for email, social, events, and more.

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Take web visitors and social followers out of the friend zone — and into your email list.

Say goodbye to the algorithms and grow your audience with list-building tools that make it easy to turn your casual fans into contacts you can message directly.

Grow your audience

Look like an email pro — even if you’re a beginner.

Our email marketing tools help your messages stand out in the inbox and connect your audience to your business. Plus, enjoy our best-in-class 97% deliverability rate.

Ready to hit send?

Stop ‘em in their scroll.

Slice through the noise of the feed with our social media marketing tools. Use AI to help spin keywords into caption gold, schedule posts, and capture your audience’s attention with easy-to-make ads.

Get more followers

Get support from an actual human being.

Our award-winning customer service team is here for you. Consult one-on-one with a marketing professional, get help via phone or chat, or move through helpful tutorials to get the job done.

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We’ve got you — no matter your marketing experience.

Whether you’re new to marketing, have some experience under your belt, or are a total pro, we have tools for you.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The Scheduling Page is AWFUL

The page where you finalize the scheduling of the email now has an accordion drop-down setup - it's infuriating. I absolutely HATE that I can't see all the settings I've chosen in one glance. It now looks cluttered and cumbersome and my eyes have a hard time with what I'm looking at and it now takes me twice as long to finish scheduling. I can't believe anyone at your company thought this was a functional page.

31 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thank you for leaving a review, Roman. We apologize that the new accordion drop-down on the scheduling page is frustrating you and elongating your workflow. Please respond to our request for more information or email social_support[at]constantcontact[dot]com with a reference to this review so we can share your design feedback with our team.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stalkers and psycho salesmen,

I used this service many years ago. I wanted to explore it as a way to do a newsletter for my cat rescue a few weeks ago. I realized right away it was not going to be an option. A few days later one of their reps called me. I was very medicated after a medical procedure. I told him I was not capable of having a conversation and he kept talking. My friend was sitting next to me, astonished at this guy's refusal to accept that I was not coherent enough to talk. I finally told him to call me the next day. He did and I got a little mad because he had been so disrespectful the previous day. I told him because of that (and the fact that the system would not work for what I wanted) I was not interested in working with them. I was polite, but firm. I repeated several times that I was not going to work with them. He would not stop. Finally I said "I said no, I am hanging up, good bye". What happened? HE CALLED ME BACK! I hung up more rudely this time. Then he sent me a really long text about how since I was in sales I should understand how he needs to follow up. I thought it was over. Nope, yesterday, a couple weeks later, some guy named Cody called and wanted to chat about their services. I was like "are you serious? I told the last guy to NEVER contact me again". He then said he wanted to talk about that and what was going on. I raised my voice this time and hung up. What a bunch of freaking psychos.

30 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Hello Tara, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We deeply apologize for the stress and frustration we caused by contacting. We'll use this as an opportunity to train our team and ensure interactions like this do not occur moving forward, as this is not our standard operating procedure. Please respond to our request for information so that we can ensure your phone number and email address are not contacted by our team moving forward.

We appreciate your feedback and wish you success moving forward.
- The Constant Contact team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The absolute Worst customer service

The absolute Worst customer service. We used Constant contact for our seasonal business for almost the last ten years. We cancel every year after the season and restart before our seasonal business begins the following year. Somehow this season, it failed to cancel by a mere few days and charged us an even higher rate than usual of $180. Mind you the service had not been used at all during that time. Instead of making a one time courtesy refund of the $180 they refused and not only lost a loyal customer but also ended up having to refund the $180 because our credit card company agreed with us and after we opened a credit card dispute for the wrongly charged amount we were refunded. Absolutely terrible customer service that does not value long time loyal customers at all. I’m glad we ended up being refunded, but it was no thanks to any help from them and we would not recommend them to anyone ever in the future.

9 January 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thank you for leaving a review, Amy. We sincerely apologize for the billing frustration and poor service, especially for a long-time user like yourself. We truly value your decade of loyalty and regret letting you down. Please respond to our request for information or send an email social_support[at]constantcontact[dot]com with your account details so we can investigate the support interactions and ensure we improve our customer service experience moving forward.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service provided by Shannon Earls

Shannon Earls was extremely helpful. She found the original template for the society's newsletter. She also described different levels of service (marketing advisor marketing specialist as well as premium design). She also explained the advantages of signing up for sms.

25 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for shouting out Shannon, Barbara!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Competent

Competent, knowledgeable, friendly, courteous

24 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for your 5-star review, Tom!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Easy to use

Easy to use, sets you up for creative possibilities. Long time user, left solely for affordability purposes.

24 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Jody!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shannon was patient

Shannon was patient, courteous, and pleasant while we worked through non-standard issues.

24 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thank you for your kind Shannon shoutout, Patti!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shannon was determined to solve my…

Shannon was determined to solve my problem even though the solution was not obvious. It was a challenge even for Tier 2 but Rice kept looking until he discovered the problem--just a tiny remnant of an event box that prevented my campaign from being published. I'm so glad they solved the problem.

20 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for shouting out Shannon and Rice from our support team, Chris! Glad we were able to help out.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always Knowledgable

Great assistant. Lovely manner and quick in solving my issue.

20 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Ellen!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Rep

The Rep. I had on the phone was awesome.
He asnwered all my questions about the SMS program that I just enrolled in and I could not figure out how to start it. I was about to cancel, but he help me. Thank you!

20 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for your 5-star review, Diamond!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They increased the price even though I…

They increased the price even though I had paid for a year in advance. When I sent an email question about the increase, they ignored me.

16 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Hello Kate, thank you for your review. We apologize the confusion that our price increased caused, but we appreciate the opportunity to explain. Although we only offer customer support to answer your questions via chat or over the phone, we're happy to explain here.

When you pre-pay for 12-months of your Constant Contact account, your account is credited for 12 months of your subscription at the current price. Then, each month, your account is charged the price of the subscription at that time and credit is removed from your account to pay for each month. Think of it as a "digital wallet" that slowly drains throughout the year with each monthly charge until it's time to renew the credit amount in your "digital wallet".

However, your account credit may be drained faster than anticipated for two main reasons: a price increase, or an increase in your account contact tier. Last year, we did implement a slight price increase which could be the reason you see an increase in your monthly bill. However, Constant Contact also bills by the number of contacts in your account. Even if you pre-pay, if your contact number increases enough to push you into the next pricing tier, your monthly bill will be higher and your account credit will drain more quickly than you anticipated.

We apologize again for the confusion, but we appreciate the opportunity to further explain. If you ever need more details on how your account billing works, please refer to the Terms and Conditions you agreed to when opening your account, which you can find at the bottom of our website.

Appreciatively,
The Constant Contact team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed with Constant…

Very disappointed with Constant Contact. The agent was not honest about what they actually provide. I was told they would help contact customers, but that was false. A lot of important information was hidden just to get me to open an account. This felt like a sales trap, not a professional service. Be careful before signing up

19 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for your review, Husam. We'd love to investigate your account further to determine how we can help. Please respond to our request for more information so that we can further assist you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

She was very polite and helpful

She was very polite and helpful. I couldn't have gotten it done it the timeframe I had without her help.

Thank you so much!
SMRF

19 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for the shout-out! So glad we could help you cross the finish line in time. Keep up the great work!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Carolina did a great job

Carolina did a great job! Heard me. She was creative and imaginative on how we can enhance our CC experience to reach our stakeholders!

19 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for the review and for shouting out Carolina! We’re thrilled she helped you unlock some creative magic for your stakeholders.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very pleased with the service

Constant Contact is easy to use, it's impactful when used well and I'm glad to have this tool to enhance and add value to our audience and community.

22 January 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for sharing, James! We’re proud to help you make an impact on your community growth.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Katy helped me with the fine points to…

Katy helped me with the fine points to present a professional looking email to our membership org. using my graphics and text. Very Valuable info!

18 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for the review! Katy is a master at those fine points to ensure you’re looking sharp. A professional look builds trust, and it sounds like you're building a masterpiece. Nice work!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Carl Compton is correct and unsubbing…

Carl Compton is correct and unsubbing is useless with these corp jokers.

Literally broke up with this company more than 10 years back (so-called 'partner' program), and somehow I am still getting spam from them. Dumped them after some random commission change (theft of commissions thru structural change). Literally went through hoops to get off their spam over ten years back.

It's like they never ever go away. Right now I have 20 or so pos's in my email box from last 4 months.

They re-emerge in my inbox every 1-2 years.

JUST GO THE HEF AWAY - ISN"T SPAM A BIG NO IN THIS INDUSTRY?

GET ME OFF YOUR DATABASES IN FULL - OUT OF EVERY LAST ONE - NOW - TODAY

I have not been in your partner program since what? 2011? Now GO AWAY FOREVER THANK YOU

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Thanks for your reply. I do hope this will take care of this issue once and for all. I sent you my email. Thank you.

16 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thanks for the honest feedback, Tina. That sounds incredibly frustrating and isn't the experience we aim for. We want to scrub this for good. Please respond to our request for more information so we can manually ensure you're off every list as soon as possible.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What went wrong "this time"

What went wrong "this time"? Wow, that's a way to start.

New platform is an ambush, pushed out with no warning, not user-friendly, and doesn't stop the constant need to refresh a page to get it to load entirely.

I am now actively searching for another platform. Frustration is high.

I am adding today's date as 'date of experience', but the reload issue is daily and usually 5-10 times daily.

18 March 2026
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Reply from Constant Contact

Thank you for leaving a review and providing us more info about your experience, Kelly-Marie. We apologize for coming up short of delivering an exceptional experience, and we want to connect you with a support specialist who can further assist. I've passed along your info to our support team who will reach out to you directly to help improve your Constant Contact experience.

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