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Amazon WorkMail vs Constant Contact comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon WorkMail
Ranking in Cloud Email
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Email Applications (4th)
Constant Contact
Ranking in Cloud Email
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Platforms (CDP) (62nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Email category, the mindshare of Amazon WorkMail is 6.9%, down from 11.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Constant Contact is 2.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Ramkumar  Kolpurath - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamless email communication improves cost-effectiveness and security with valuable tracking features
The features of Amazon WorkMail that I have found the most valuable so far include sending emails and tracking whether the email is read or not. I find the feature that checks how many emails have been successfully sent and how many of them have been opened very useful, because in our application, we know the usage of the emails. The encryption of emails, both in transit and at rest, has benefited our security strategy as it is a layer of security that provides us better confidence for customers and also internally tracks the security aspects. The encryption meets my expectations.
DC
It enables me to create and manage an auto-responder series along with list growth management tools.
The goal is to continue to engage with my list. Keeping in touch with new and potential customers helps stay "on top of mind" when needing services.  Just like the name states, it has allowed me to stay in "constant contact" with my subscribers. The most valuable features are creating and…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Amazon SES is very easy to configure."
"It is very stable. I haven't faced any issues."
"Amazon SES can handle a high volume of emails, making it suitable for organizations with large email lists or that need to send a large number of emails on a regular basis."
"There is no need for me to set up security."
"We use the tool for transactional emails and marketing."
"The most valuable thing is that emails sent through SES have a delivery rate of greater than ninety percent."
"The product is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of the Amazon WorkMail for me is the SMC server. It makes my work much easier, especially since I often work with Spring Boot. There are many built-in APIs in Spring Boot that help with messaging. What I appreciate about it is that it simplifies the process. I don't need to write much code; I define the credentials in my properties or environment variables. The Java Message API, an internal API from Spring Boot, does most of the work. I set up the properties and connected them to the SMC server, and I can send emails."
"It is fun to design your newsletter based on the content you would like to deliver."
 

Cons

"Email service is definitely a requirement from an enterprise standpoint. Many organizations have their own on-premise email services, which take a lot of memory, backup, and other resources. If we can have a completely managed backup solution where we have a tiered backup or a tiered archival to be able to retrieve emails, it would be great. I would like to be able to retrieve emails in real-time (hot retrieval), over the 90-days period (warm retrieval), and over the one-year period (cold retrieval). It would be useful to have tiered backup and retrieval. It would help us in managing emails better and have a better backup solution. So, backup is something that we require."
"Amazon WorkMail's user interface could be more intuitive and user-friendly."
"When we first set up an email on Amazon SES, they had to verify it, which was not fast enough."
"WorkMail is not available in all the regions."
"There is room for improvement in the scalability."
"I would like to see detailed reports on email success and failure rates."
"There is room for improvement in the support. It's just that customer support, though good, takes time to resolve issues."
"The only issue is the price, which is far too expensive."
"Sometimes, you will be typing in a text box and hit the backspace, but the website will think you meant to go back a page. Basically, you end up losing work when this happens and it is hard to predict."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's very cheap. The cheapest among all the services available."
"The solution should improve its price."
"WorkMail does require a license, it is, per user."
"I rate the solution's pricing as one out of ten. It is close to being cheap. Sometimes, the tool offers a generous amount of free messages, up to 40,000, which is great for startups like ours. This means that we don't accumulate any costs for some months because we stay within the free usage tier. When we exceed the free allocation, the costs are reasonable, and no hidden charges exist."
"The cost is fair, and you end up making enough in sales to pay for it."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon WorkMail?
We use the tool for transactional emails and marketing.
What needs improvement with Amazon WorkMail?
We are satisfied with Amazon WorkMail, as it is able to send emails and provide receipts, including the read and other statuses. Since we are doing more API side integrations, there does not seem t...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon WorkMail?
From the communication aspects, working with Amazon WorkMail has been seamless and cost-effective. My customers do not make any use of Amazon WorkMail's compatibility with Microsoft Active Director...
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Also Known As

Amazon SES
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Sample Customers

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