Constant Contact + WooCommerce vs MailChimp for WordPress
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| Feature | Constant Contact + WooCommerce v2.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 1.8/5 Visit Details | MailChimp for WordPress v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | April 27, 2026 | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Constant Contact + WooCommerce | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) |
| Pros | Syncs WooCommerce customers into Constant Contact; Newsletter opt-in at checkout; Tracks abandoned checkouts for follow-up emails | Native HTML sign-up forms with full field control; Sign-up hooks for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and WooCommerce; Form widget and block for placing forms; Lists refreshed daily from the Mailchimp account |
| Cons | Requires a Constant Contact account and connection; Connection flow hands off to Constant Contact's site; Only useful for WooCommerce stores that use Constant Contact | Form designer, logging and user sync are Premium only; Needs a Mailchimp API key connected to the site; Procaptcha bot protection loads a third-party script when enabled |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Customer and order sync to Constant Contact through WooCommerce webhooks, Newsletter opt-in checkbox at checkout, Newsletter opt-in in the block checkout, Abandoned checkout capture for follow-up emails, Daily cleanup of expired checkouts | Sign-up forms built from native HTML, Sign-up form widget, AMP-compatible sign-up forms, Campaigns archive block, Daily Mailchimp list refresh, Background subscribe through Action Scheduler or WP-Cron |
| Integrations | ||
| Constant Contact | Mailchimp | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | — | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms |
| Other | — | Procaptcha (Prosopo) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2.2 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.wordpress.org, fonts.googleapis.com | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |