Constant Contact vs Mailtrain
Constant Contact
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| Figure | Constant Contact | Mailtrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Email marketing tools | 9.2 (#6) | 8.2 (#74) |
| Spec score · Email Marketing Software | 9.1 (#7) | 8.2 (#73) |
| API | The public V3 API covers email marketing, contact management and ecommerce integrations. | The Docker configuration has an optional setting for an API access token. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Reporting | Reporting shows email opens, clicks and engagement trends. | Mailtrain includes custom reports. |
| Security | Constant Contact states that it uses physical, network, host, software and account security controls. | The project says its separate trusted, sandbox, and public endpoints help avoid XSS attacks in multi-user settings. |
| Templates | The service offers hundreds of professionally designed email templates. | Mailtrain supports email templates, including MJML-based templates. |
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In their own words
Constant Contact
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Mailtrain
Mailtrain is a free, self-hosted newsletter application built on Node.js and MySQL or MariaDB. It manages subscriber lists, segmentation, and custom fields, and supports triggered and RSS campaign automation. Email templates include MJML-based templates, while custom reports provide reporting capabilities. Multiple users can work with granular permissions and flexible sharing, and hierarchical namespaces support organization across larger setups. Mailtrain includes Zone-MTA for mail delivery and separates trusted, sandbox, and public endpoints to help avoid XSS attacks in multi-user settings. Its Docker configuration supports LDAP authentication and CAS, with an optional API access-token setting. Mailtrain v2 is distributed under the GPL-V3.0 license and is listed at free. Deployment options include Docker Compose and direct installation on CentOS 7 or Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Version 2 requires Node.js 14 or later and MySQL 8 or later, or MariaDB 10 or later; the recommended minimum hardware is 2 vCPU and 4096 MB RAM. Docker users should set ADMIN_PASSWORD because the default is test.