SelzyvsConstant Contact

Selzy vs Constant Contact

Budget AI email vs established marketing platform

TL;DR

Constant Contact has more features (event marketing, social posting, surveys) and decades of brand trust. Selzy is cheaper with better AI tools. Constant Contact wins on features and trust. Selzy wins on price and AI.

Key Differences

The main things that set these tools apart

Feature Breadth
Constant Contact wins

Constant Contact goes beyond email with event marketing, social media posting, surveys, and polls. Selzy focuses on email only. For businesses wanting more marketing tools in one place, Constant Contact covers more ground.

AI Features
Selzy wins

Selzy has more AI tools: email builder, multi-role assistant, template generator, image generator. Constant Contact has a basic AI content generator. For AI-assisted email creation, Selzy is ahead.

Price
Selzy wins

Selzy is about $25/month cheaper at 10k subscribers. Constant Contact's longer trial (60 days vs 14) helps for evaluation, but ongoing costs are higher.

Support
Constant Contact wins

Constant Contact offers phone support on all plans. Selzy has email and chat support. For businesses that want to pick up the phone, Constant Contact wins.

Pricing Comparison

At 10,000 subscribers

Selzy
~$55/month

Lite plan. Unlimited emails.

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Constant Contact
$80/month

Standard plan. Most features included.

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Sequenzy

The SaaS alternative

$49/month

10k subscribers, unlimited emails, transactional + marketing, Stripe integration.

Feature Comparison

Side-by-side feature breakdown

Feature
Selzy
Constant Contact
Sequenzy
Email Marketing
Email Builder
Drag-and-drop with AI
Drag-and-drop
Visual builder
AI Features
AI builder, assistant, images, templates
AI content generator
AI sequences
Automation
Basic visual automation
Multi-step automation (Standard+)
Trigger-based sequences
A/B Testing
Subject and content
Subject line
Subject line
Platform
Event Marketing
Built-in event management
Social Media
Social posting and ads
Surveys
Built-in surveys and polls
Landing Pages
Basic
Built-in
Value
Price at 10k
~$55/month
$80/month
$49/month
Free Tier
14-day trial
60-day trial
100 subscribers
E-commerce
Shopify, WooCommerce
Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy
Phone Support
Yes (all plans)

Best For

When to choose each tool

Choose Selzy if you...
  • Small businesses wanting affordable AI-powered email
  • Teams that don't need event marketing or social tools
  • Budget-conscious companies with simple email needs
Choose Constant Contact if you...
  • Businesses wanting event marketing + email
  • Teams wanting phone support
  • Companies wanting social media tools included
Choose Sequenzy if you...
  • SaaS founders needing Stripe-integrated email
  • Teams wanting transactional + marketing combined

When to Consider Sequenzy Instead

SaaS-Focused

Neither has Stripe integration. Sequenzy offers SaaS email with subscription automation at $49/month.

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Overview

Selzy and Constant Contact are email marketing platforms at different price points. For our take on each, see our Selzy comparison and Constant Contact comparison.

Constant Contact's Feature Breadth

Constant Contact goes beyond email with event marketing, social media posting, surveys, and polls. It's been around since 1995 and has brand trust that newer platforms can't match. If you need more than email and value phone support, Constant Contact delivers.

Selzy's AI and Price

Selzy is $25/month cheaper and has more AI tools for email creation. If you only need email marketing and want help creating content with AI, Selzy offers more value per dollar spent on email specifically.

The Sequenzy Alternative

For SaaS founders who don't need event marketing or social tools, Sequenzy combines transactional email and marketing campaigns with Stripe integration at $49/month.

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Sequenzy - Complete Pricing Guide

Pricing Model

Sequenzy uses subscriber-based pricing. You only pay for subscribers active in sequences (automations). Inactive subscribers are free to store.

All Pricing Tiers

  • 0-100 subscribers: Free (Free annually) - 3k emails/month
  • 101-1,000 subscribers: $19/month ($205/year annually) - 15k emails/month
  • 1,001-5,000 subscribers: $29/month ($313/year annually) - 60k emails/month
  • 5,001-10,000 subscribers: $49/month ($529/year annually) - 120k emails/month
  • 10,001-25,000 subscribers: $99/month ($1069/year annually) - 300k emails/month
  • 25,001-50,000 subscribers: $199/month ($2149/year annually) - 600k emails/month
  • 50,001-100,000 subscribers: $349/month ($3769/year annually) - 1.2M emails/month
  • 100,000+ subscribers: Custom pricing (Custom annually) - Unlimited emails/month

Yearly billing: All plans offer a 10% discount when billed annually.

Free Plan Features (2,500 emails/month)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Paid Plan Features (1,000 - 100,000 subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations (Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy)
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Enterprise Plan Features (100,000+ subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Important Pricing Notes

  • You only pay for subscribers who are active in automations/sequences
  • Storing inactive subscribers is free
  • No hidden fees - all features included in the price
  • No credit card required for free tier

Contact

  • Pricing Page: https://sequenzy.com/pricing
  • Sales: hello@sequenzy.com