Brevo vs Constant Contact
Both are on our shortlist for course creators. They part company on a couple of things that matter more than the monthly price.
Brevo
Constant ContactWhich one, for whom
- Starting out with no budgetBrevoBrevo can run an automated welcome sequence on its free plan. Constant Contact cannot, so a new subscriber hears nothing from you until you pay.Start free on Brevo
- Worried about being locked inBrevoConstant Contact's terms cut off access to your contact data when you cancel. Brevo does not do that.
Side by side
| Brevo | Constant Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 100,000 subscribers | None |
| Free sends | 300 emails/day | 30-day trial only |
| Welcome sequence on free | Yes | No |
| Connects to Teachable | Not listed | Not listed |
| Connects to Kajabi | Not listed | Not listed |
| Connects to Podia | Not listed | Not listed |
| Connects to Thinkific | Through Zapier | Not listed |
| Paid from | $9/mo USD | A$12.75/mo AUD |
| The catch | Sending is the limit, not your list. The free plan stops at 300 emails a day, so a campaign to more than 300 people has to be resent by hand, 300 a day, and free emails always carry the Sent with Brevo logo. On its three smallest paid tiers, passing 500, 1,500 or 2,500 contacts moves you up a tier automatically and the price rises. | There is no self-service way to cancel. You have to call their Billing Support line, and the moment the account closes you lose access to your contacts, campaigns and reports immediately, with only a 30-day window before an inactive account's data can be deleted for good. |
| G2 score | Could not be read | 4.1 out of 5, from 7,450 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 4.0 out of 5, from 7,204 reviews | 4.0 out of 5, from 2,011 reviews |
Figures read off each vendor's own pricing page between 9 and 12 September 2026. Where a row says not published, that vendor does not state a price at that list size and we will not invent one.
The last two rows are other people's scores, not ours, read between 6 and 12 September 2026. Check them yourself:Brevo on Trustpilot, Constant Contact on G2, Constant Contact on Trustpilot.
- Brevo: G2 refused to load its Brevo reviews page for us on 12 September 2026, in two separate browser attempts, so there is no G2 score to show. Missing is not the same as low.
Getting your list back out
Brevo
Cancelling is self-serve from the My plan page and moves you to the Free plan at the end of the billing period. Their help page says cancelling does not delete any data, though automations drop back to the 2,000-contact limit. The catch comes later: their help page says you have to log in every four months, or the Free account is deleted automatically. Their terms of service give six months instead, so Brevo's own pages disagree. Plan around the shorter one. Source
Constant ContactHard to leave
There is no self-service cancel button. Their own help article says you have to call their Billing Support line, and once the account is cancelled you immediately lose access to your contacts, campaigns and reporting; images go offline and integrations disconnect. They only guarantee to store the account and its data for 30 days afterward, after which an inactive account's contacts and content may be permanently deleted. Source
Brevo vs Constant Contact, answered
- Is Brevo or Constant Contact better for an online course?
- Neither is better outright, and anyone who says so is guessing on your behalf. Brevo if you are starting out with no budget. Brevo if you are worried about being locked in.
- Which of Brevo and Constant Contact has the better free plan?
- Brevo allows more free subscribers (100,000 against none). A bigger allowance is not automatically the better plan: check the welcome sequence row above, because that is where the two usually part company. Brevo's free plan also sends at most 300 emails a day, so check the free sends row too.
- Can I move from Brevo to Constant Contact later?
- Yes, and you should assume you will. Export your list before you cancel anything, and keep whatever marks who bought from you. We wrote the whole running order up separately.
Try either one
BrevoStores a big free list, but sends only 300 emails a day
$9/mo USDpaid plans start here. Free up to 100,000. Read off their pricing page between 9 and 12 September 2026.
Start free on BrevoRead the full Brevo breakdownConstant ContactA well-known name in small-business marketing, built before online courses existed
A$12.75/mo AUDpaid plans start here. No free plan. Read off their pricing page between 9 and 12 September 2026.
See Constant Contact pricingRead the full Constant Contact breakdownMoving between them? Read the switching guide first, or answer 5 questions to check neither of these is the wrong shortlist.
Neither of these? See all 14, including which ones connect straight to Teachable, Kajabi, Podia or Thinkific, or compare what they cost as your list grows.