Constant Contact is a long-running email marketing service for small businesses, priced by plan and contact count. Dealer Portal's Campaigns module covers email and SMS campaigns inside the dealer platform, with CSV import for lists you already have.
Small businesses that want a standalone email tool with social posting, events, ads tools and live support, at a price based on contacts.
Dealers who want email and texting campaigns built into the same system as their parts website, Lightspeed sync and marketplaces, with unlimited email sends.
| Constant Contact | Dealer Portal | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (this tool only) | Lite from $12/mo, Standard from $35/mo, Premium from $80/mo (monthly), based on contacts; up to 15% off prepaid[1] | $850/mo, all modules included Email, texting, shipping, Amazon/eBay sync, Lightspeed sync, parts website, unit inventory website (built for you), Facebook poster, AI helper |
| Send limits | 10x, 12x or 24x your contacts per month; extra sends billed at $0.002 each[1] | Unlimited email sends |
| SMS | 500 messages/mo on Premium; add-on from $10/mo on other plans[1] | 10,000 texts/mo included |
| Automation | 1 or 3 templates on Lite/Standard; custom on Premium[1] | Automations included |
| Social & events | Social posting, events and ads tools[1] | Not included |
| Lightspeed DMS sync | Not listed | Parts, major units and orders to EVO |
| Marketplace listing | Not listed | Amazon, eBay and your parts website |
Dealer Portal is $850/month with no hidden fees: unlimited orders, tech support and email sends, 10,000 texts and $50 of AI usage a month included. Texts over 10,000 or AI usage over $50 in a month are billed as overage.
Drag to your list size. See Constant Contact's published price, then add the other tools you'd need, then compare the total with Dealer Portal's $850/mo, all modules included.
For dealers, yes. Campaigns includes a drag-and-drop builder, lists, CSV import, suppression, automations, open and click tracking, and SMS.
Yes. Export your contacts and import them into Dealer Portal as a CSV.
No. Email sends are unlimited.
10,000 texts a month are included; texts over 10,000 in a month are billed as overage.
Email and SMS marketing built for your parts customers.
Learn more →Shared customer texting for sales, service and parts.
Learn more →An assistant inside Dealer Portal that works on your store with you.
Learn more →Comparisons reflect each vendor's public website as checked on November 9, 2026. Features and prices change, so confirm details with each vendor. "Not listed" means we didn't find it on the public pages we reviewed, not that the product lacks it. ChannelAdvisor, Rithum, Shopping Cart Elite, Dealer Spike, Kenect, Podium, ShipStation, ShipWorks, Klaviyo, Constant Contact, InventoryFlow, Powersports Support, Lightspeed, Amazon, eBay, Facebook and other names are trademarks of their respective owners. Dealer Portal is not affiliated with or endorsed by them; names are used only to identify the products compared.
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