Constant Contact vs Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Pardot)
Written by Marcus Taylor - CEO
Updated 02/03/2026
5 minute read
Who is this software for?
Constant Contact is ideal for small to medium businesses looking for an easy-to-use email marketing platform with social media marketing, event management, and strong customer support.
Pros
- 300+ integrations including Google, Shopify, and Canva
- Award-winning live phone and chat support
- Social media marketing and event management built-in
Cons
- More expensive than competitors for large lists
- Limited automation on Lite plan
- No free plan (only a trial)
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Pricing
Ratings
Features
Lead scoring Lead segmentation Web activity tracking SMS marketing Personalize web content Predictive analytics Bi-directional CRM syncing Event management Create invoices Create quotes Split testing Create membership sites Bulk social media posting Sales reports Real-time sales alerts Mobile app Social CRM Integrations
Outlook integration Gmail integration Salesforce integration SugarCRM integration Microsoft Dynamics integration Zapier integration General Info
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About Constant Contact
Constant Contact is an email marketing platform that makes it easy to create branded emails, manage contacts, and grow your audience. With drag-and-drop email editing, AI content recommendations, social media marketing, event management, and 300+ integrations, Constant Contact helps businesses of all sizes run effective email marketing campaigns.
Who is this software for?
Pardot is ideal for Salesforce users looking for a marketing automation solution
Pros
- Customizable marketing automation tool
- Great integration with Salesforce
- Lead Deck lets you send send perspectives on your service pages with one-click
Cons
- Accounts starts with only 1 user
- API access only available for PRO users starting at $2,000 / month
- One of the more expensive solutions
Screenshots
Pricing
Ratings
Features
Lead scoring Lead segmentation Web activity tracking SMS marketing Personalize web content Predictive analytics Bi-directional CRM syncing Event management Create invoices Create quotes Split testing Create membership sites Bulk social media posting Sales reports Real-time sales alerts Mobile app Social CRM Integrations
Outlook integration Gmail integration Salesforce integration SugarCRM integration Microsoft Dynamics integration Zapier integration General Info
Alternatives
About Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Pardot)
Pardot, B2B marketing automation by Salesforce, offers an easy-to-use marketing automation solution that allows marketing and sales departments to create, deploy, and manage online marketing campaigns from one central platform. Together, Pardot and Salesforce empower every rep to act in the moment of engagement, and every marketer to drive greater results from campaigns. As an integral part of the Salesforce family, Pardot is committed to staying on the front lines of innovation, helping companies to exceed their revenue goals, better align their sales and marketing teams, and do more with the resources they already have. Pardot is dedicated to supporting the needs of growing B2B organizations, and can help marketers and sales reps at any size organization work together and win together. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Pardot has a growing client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to divisions of large enterprise organizations. Additional Pardot offices can be found in cities across the globe.
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