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For a two-person landscaping company sending occasional promos, I’d shortlist:

• brevo.com — Best fit if you have a growing customer list but only email occasionally; pricing is largely based on emails sent rather than contacts stored. Omnisend
• mailerlite.com — Simple, clean, and well suited to newsletters/promotions without a lot of complexity. Constant Contact
• constantcontact.com — Particularly attractive if you want easy setup and phone/chat support; plans start around $12/month. Constant Contact

My pick: Brevo if you're mainly keeping a customer list and sending seasonal offers like spring cleanup, fall cleanup, or snow removal.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to maintain a customer list and send occasional promos/seasonal reminders, I’d keep this simple. You probably don’t need a full-blown marketing platform.

My shortlist

What I'd choose for your situation

Brevo is probably the first one I'd test.

The reason is your particular use case: you might have, say, 800–2,000 past and current customers but only email them a few times per year. A send-based pricing model can make more sense than paying primarily for the size of the database. Rework Resources

You could keep customer segments such as:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Lawn/landscape installation customers
• Spring cleanup customers
• Fall cleanup customers
• Irrigation customers
• Commercial customers
• Prospects who requested an estimate

Then your marketing could be extremely simple:

March: "Spring cleanup season is here"
May: "Mulch & bed maintenance openings"
August: "Fall landscaping scheduling is open"
October: "Leaf cleanup / winterization"
Occasional: referral offer, new service, or limited-time promotion

That is enough to get meaningful value from email without turning one of you into a part-time marketing manager.

One important consideration

If you're already using landscaping/field-service software such as Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, or similar, I'd actually choose the email system based partly on how easily it can receive your customer data from that system. You don't want to maintain the same customer list manually in two places.

If you tell me what software you currently use for estimates, scheduling, invoicing, and customer records, plus roughly how many customers are on your list, I can narrow this down to 1–2 options and tell you exactly how I'd set it up for a two-person landscaping company.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d keep this simple. You probably don’t need a full CRM or complicated marketing platform just to maintain a customer list and send occasional seasonal promotions.

My shortlist

1. constantcontact.com — best overall

• Very easy to maintain a customer list and create professional-looking emails.
• Good segmentation, signup forms, scheduling, reporting, and basic automation.
• Current plans start around $12/month, with Standard around $35/month for 0–500 contacts. Constant Contact Constant Contact
• Particularly good for a landscaping business because you could create lists like Current Customers / Past Customers / Prospects / Commercial / Residential and send different seasonal offers.
• It also has 300+ integrations and live support. Constant Contact
• brevo.com — best value if you send infrequently

• This is the one I'd look at if you're saying "occasional promos" literally.
• Free plan allows up to 300 emails/day; paid Starter begins at $9/month, and pricing is based largely on email volume rather than simply how many contacts you store. Brevo Help
• Useful if you eventually want email + SMS in the same system.
• Less immediately intuitive than Constant Contact, in my view.
• mailchimp.com — good, but probably more than you need

• Excellent if you expect your marketing to become more sophisticated.
• Strong automation, segmentation and integrations.
• For a two-person landscaping operation sending a few seasonal promotions, though, I wouldn't choose it just for that purpose.

What I'd choose for you

Constant Contact if simplicity is the priority. Brevo if keeping the monthly cost down is the priority.

For example, your marketing could be extremely simple:

• Spring: "Get your yard ready for spring — 10% off cleanup services"
• Early summer: "Time for a fresh mulch/planting refresh"
• Fall: "Book your fall cleanup before the calendar fills up"
• Winter: "Now booking spring landscaping projects"
• Past customers: occasional "We'd love to take care of your property again" email

The important thing isn't having sophisticated software. It's getting your existing customer list into a system where you can segment it, send attractive emails, track who engages, and make it easy to unsubscribe.

If you tell me roughly how many customers/emails are currently in your list (e.g. 200, 1,000, 5,000) and whether you want just email or email + text, I can narrow this down to the one I'd actually buy for a two-person landscaping company.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions, I’d keep this very simple. You don’t need a full-blown CRM/marketing system.

My top picks

1. Constant Contact — my recommendation

I'd probably choose Constant Contact for a landscaping business.

It's particularly well suited to a small business where the owner wants to import customers, make attractive emails, schedule occasional promotions, and not spend much time learning software. It also has list-building tools, templates, social posting, reporting, and 300+ integrations. Constant Contact Constant Contact

For example, you could have lists/tags such as:

• Lawn maintenance customers
• Landscape design customers
• Spring cleanup customers
• Past customers
• Commercial customers
• Customers who haven't booked in 12+ months

Then send things like:

Spring Cleanup — 15% Off Through April 15

or

Now Booking Fall Leaf Cleanup

The current Lite plan starts around $12/month for up to 500 contacts, although pricing varies by contact count and billing arrangement. Standard adds segmentation, scheduled/automated sends and other useful features. Constant Contact Constant Contact

Why I like it for you: it's designed around the exact "small business owner who occasionally needs to email customers" use case.

2. Brevo — best if keeping costs down matters

brevo.com is worth serious consideration if you're price-sensitive.

Its free plan allows up to 100,000 stored contacts and 300 email sends per day, while the Starter plan begins at $9/month. That's especially attractive if you have a large customer database but only email it occasionally. Brevo Help

The catch is that I find Constant Contact a little more approachable for a non-marketing person.

3. Mailchimp — best if you want to grow into marketing

mailchimp.com is excellent if you eventually want more sophisticated segmentation, automated campaigns and customer tracking. It supports tags/segments and automated messages based on customer characteristics and behavior. Mailchimp

But for "we're two landscapers and want to email our customers a few times a year," I'd consider it somewhat more machinery than you need.

What I'd actually do

I'd start with Constant Contact Lite and build one clean master customer list.

Capture:

• First name
• Last name
• Email
• Phone
• ZIP/postal code
• Customer type
• Services they've used
• Last service date
• Marketing permission

Then create 5–6 simple customer groups rather than trying to build a complicated CRM.

The big opportunity for a landscaping company isn't sending newsletters every week. It's sending high-value seasonal reminders:

• 🌱 March/April — spring cleanup / mulch / planting
• 🌿 May — lawn and landscape maintenance
• ☀️ June/July — irrigation / mowing / summer services
• 🍂 September/October — fall cleanup
• ❄️ November — winter prep
• 📅 January/February — "book early for spring" campaign

That could generate substantially more repeat business than a generic monthly newsletter.

Bottom line: Constant Contact if you want the easiest all-around solution; Brevo if minimizing monthly cost is the priority; Mailchimp if you expect your marketing operation to become considerably more sophisticated. Constant Contact Brevo Help Mailchimp

If you tell me roughly how many customers/emails you have (e.g. 300, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you're currently keeping them in QuickBooks, a spreadsheet, your phone, or landscaping software, I can narrow it down to the best—and cheapest—setup for your company.

Its free plan allows up to 100,000 stored contacts and 300 email sends per day, while the Starter plan begins at $9/month. That's especially attractive if you have a large customer database but only email it occasionally. help.brevo.com

The catch is that I find Constant Contact a little more approachable for a non-marketing person.

3. Mailchimp — best if you want to grow into marketing

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer list organized and send occasional promotions, I’d avoid the big, complicated CRM/marketing platforms. You want something that is easy to maintain, inexpensive, and good at attractive seasonal emails.

My shortlist

1. constantcontact.com — my recommendation

This is probably the one I'd choose for your situation.

You can keep a customer database, import contacts, create attractive newsletters/promotions, schedule them, and segment customers. It also has 300+ integrations and live phone/chat support. The Lite plan starts at $12/month for 0–500 contacts, with Standard starting at $35/month. Constant Contact Constant Contact

For landscaping, I'd particularly like the ability to create groups such as:

• Lawn maintenance customers
• Landscape design/install customers
• Spring cleanup customers
• Irrigation customers
• Past customers
• Prospects
• High-value/property-management clients

Then you can send something like "Spring Cleanup — Book by March 15" only to appropriate customers rather than blasting everyone.

Why I'd pick it: You probably don't want someone spending a Saturday learning marketing software. Constant Contact is relatively approachable for a small business owner.

2. mailerlite.com — best budget choice

I'd seriously consider this if you're comfortable doing a little more yourself.

It's particularly appealing when you're sending only a handful of campaigns per year and don't need a bunch of advanced CRM functionality. You get a clean email editor, forms, automations, landing pages, and subscriber management without paying for a giant marketing suite.

Best for: "We have 500–2,000 customers and just want to send a great-looking email every month or two."

3. brevo.com — best if your list gets large

Brevo has an interesting pricing model because it emphasizes number of emails sent rather than simply charging more as your contact database grows. Its free plan allows up to 100,000 stored contacts and 300 email sends per day; paid Starter plans begin at $9/month, with Standard starting at $18/month. Brevo Help

That can be attractive for a landscaper with, say, 5,000 customers in the database but only occasional campaigns.

The tradeoff is that I think Constant Contact is a little more straightforward for a tiny company that doesn't want to think much about the software.

4. mailchimp.com — good, but not my first choice

Mailchimp is certainly capable. Its current free plan supports up to 250 contacts, while paid tiers add scheduling, testing, automation, and other features. Mailchimp

But for a two-person landscaping operation, I don't think "most features" necessarily means "best." You may end up paying for functionality you rarely use.

What I'd actually do

I'd set up Constant Contact Lite and keep the system extremely simple:

Customer list → customer type → occasional targeted email.

For example:

• March: Spring cleanup / mulching
• April: Lawn-care openings
• May: Planting/design projects
• June: Irrigation / summer maintenance
• September: Fall cleanup
• November: Leaf cleanup / snow services
• Occasionally: "We have two openings next week"

That's enough. You don't need a 12-email "marketing funnel."

One important thing: don't just dump every email address you've ever collected into a marketing list. Make sure you have appropriate permission/consent for promotional emails and include an easy unsubscribe mechanism.

If you tell me roughly how many customers/emails you have now (e.g. 300, 1,000, 5,000) and whether you're currently keeping them in QuickBooks, Excel/Google Sheets, your invoicing software, or somewhere else, I can narrow this down to the one I'd buy and the exact setup I'd use for a landscaping company.

3. brevo.com — best if your list gets large

Brevo has an interesting pricing model because it emphasizes number of emails sent rather than simply charging more as your contact database grows. Its free plan allows up to 100,000 stored contacts and 300 email sends per day; paid Starter plans begin at $9/month, with Standard starting at $18/month. help.brevo.com

That can be attractive for a landscaper with, say, 5,000 customers in the database but only occasional campaigns.

The tradeoff is that I think Constant Contact is a little more straightforward for a tiny company that doesn't want to think much about the software.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d keep this very simple. You probably don’t need a full CRM/marketing suite—you need a clean customer list, easy newsletters/promos, basic segmentation, and maybe automated follow-ups.

My picks

1. constantcontact.com — best overall for you

• Very easy for a small business to manage.
• Good-looking templates without needing design skills.
• Customer/contact management, signup forms, segmentation, scheduling, and automation.
• The Lite plan starts around $12/month for up to 500 contacts; Standard is about $35/month and adds better segmentation, scheduling, A/B testing, and automation. Constant Contact Constant Contact
• It also has 300+ integrations, which is useful if your customer information eventually lives in another system. Constant Contact

Why I'd choose it: For a landscaping company sending something like “Spring cleanup slots are open”, “10% off mulch installation”, or “Time to schedule fall leaf cleanup”, it's straightforward and doesn't require a marketing person.

2. brevo.com — best value

• Particularly attractive if you have a large customer list but don't email very frequently.
• Free plan allows up to 100,000 stored contacts, although you're limited to 300 emails/day.
• Paid Starter starts at $9/month, while Standard starts at $18/month and adds stronger automation and reporting. Brevo Help
• Also supports SMS, which could eventually be useful for seasonal promotions or appointment-related communication.

Why I'd choose it: If you're sitting on several thousand customer/prospect emails and only send one or two campaigns a month, Brevo's pricing structure can make more sense.

3. mailchimp.com — best if you want to grow into marketing

• Very established and has a huge ecosystem of integrations.
• Good email builder, forms, automation, analytics, and segmentation.
• There is a free tier for very small lists, and paid pricing scales with your contact count and sending volume. Mailchimp Mailchimp
• The downside for your situation is that it can be more complicated than you actually need.

Why I'd choose it: If you expect your email marketing to become a significant customer-acquisition channel rather than just occasional promotions.

What I'd do in your shoes

I'd start with Constant Contact Lite unless your list is unusually large.

Set up four groups:

• Current customers
• Past customers
• Prospects/leads
• Commercial/property-management customers

Then send 6–10 useful emails per year, rather than trying to become a newsletter publisher:

• 🌱 Spring cleanup / mulch season
• ☀️ Summer maintenance
• 💧 Irrigation/planting services
• 🍂 Fall cleanup
• ❄️ Winter services
• 🎄 Holiday/early-booking promotion
• Occasional “we have 3 openings next week” promotions

The really valuable piece for a landscaper is past-customer reactivation. Someone who paid you $1,500 last year for a cleanup or landscaping project is a much warmer lead than a stranger seeing a Facebook ad.

One other recommendation: don't buy a giant email list. Build your list from customers and prospects who have actually given you permission to receive marketing. Keep operational messages (quotes, invoices, appointment confirmations, etc.) separate from promotional campaigns.

My ranking for your specific situation: Constant Contact → Brevo → Mailchimp.

If you tell me roughly how many customer emails you have (e.g. 300, 1,500, 5,000+) and whether those contacts currently live in QuickBooks, a spreadsheet, your phone, or landscaping software, I can narrow it down to the cheapest/best setup for the two of you.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send the occasional seasonal promotion, I’d avoid anything overly complicated. You want something that is easy to maintain, looks professional, and won’t eat up your time.

My top picks

1. Constant Contact — Best overall for you

This would be my first choice.

• Very easy to build attractive emails without design skills.
• Good contact/list management and signup forms.
• Simple segmentation—for example, lawn maintenance, landscape installs, irrigation, past customers, etc.
• Automation is available if you eventually want things like a welcome email or seasonal follow-up.
• 300+ integrations.
• Current pricing starts around $12/month for Lite or $35/month for Standard, depending on contacts and billing. Constant Contact Constant Contact
• There's currently a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. Constant Contact

Why I'd pick it: For a small local service business, simplicity and reliability matter more than having 200 marketing features you'll never use.

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2. Brevo — Best budget option

Brevo is worth considering if you want to keep costs down.

• Free plan available.
• Free tier allows up to 300 emails/day and up to 100,000 stored contacts.
• Paid Starter begins around $9/month.
• Includes email campaigns, contact management, automation, and SMS capabilities. Brevo Help
• Particularly attractive if you eventually want to combine email and text marketing.

Downside: It's somewhat more of a marketing/CRM platform than you probably need right now, so Constant Contact may feel more straightforward.

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3. Mailchimp — Good, but not my first choice

Mailchimp is a very capable and popular option.

• Good email templates and automation.
• Free plan for very small lists—currently under 250 contacts.
• Paid pricing scales with contacts and email volume. Mailchimp Mailchimp

I'd choose Mailchimp if you expect to build a more sophisticated marketing operation later. For a two-person landscaping company sending 4–8 promotions a year, I think it's more complexity than necessary.

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What I'd actually do

I'd start with Constant Contact Lite and create a single master customer list with a few useful tags:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Landscape/install customers
• Irrigation
• Prospects
• Residential
• Commercial

Then send genuinely useful seasonal emails rather than generic newsletters:

• 🌱 March: "Spring cleanup & mulch season is here"
• ☀️ May: "Get your lawn ready for summer"
• 🌿 August: "Fall landscape planning — reserve your spot"
• 🍂 October: "Fall cleanup & leaf removal"
• 🎄 December: "Thanks for a great year"

You could also occasionally send a customer-only offer, such as "Existing customers: $50 off your next landscape enhancement when booked by ___."

That approach is likely to produce more business than trying to run a sophisticated "newsletter."

My ranking for your specific situation:
Constant Contact > Brevo > Mailchimp

If you tell me roughly how many customer emails you have now (e.g. 200, 1,000, 5,000) and whether you want email only or email + text, I can narrow it down to the best plan and likely monthly cost.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer email list organized and send occasional promos, I’d avoid an expensive all-in-one CRM. You probably want something that is:

• Very easy to maintain
• Good at importing your existing customer list
• Simple for both of you to use
• Professional-looking for seasonal promotions
• Capable of basic segmentation (e.g. mowing, landscaping, irrigation, past customers)
• Inexpensive when you only send a few campaigns per month

My shortlist

1. brevo.com — Best value for you

This would be my first choice.

Brevo's free plan supports up to 100,000 stored contacts and 300 email sends per day. Its paid Starter plan begins at $9/month, while Standard starts at $18/month and adds more advanced automation. Brevo Help

For a landscaping company, you could have lists/segments such as:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Landscaping/design customers
• Irrigation customers
• Commercial properties
• Residential customers
• Customers who haven't booked this season

Then send things like "Spring Cleanup — 10% Off", "Fall Leaf Cleanup — Book Now", or "It's time for your annual mulch refresh."

Why I like it: you're not paying a lot simply because your customer database grows.

2. constantcontact.com — Best for simplicity

If neither of you wants to learn much about marketing software, I'd strongly consider this one.

Constant Contact is specifically aimed at small businesses and has a drag-and-drop email builder, templates, list-building tools, automation and integrations. Its Lite plan starts around $12/month for 0–500 contacts, with Standard around $35/month; annual billing is cheaper. Constant Contact Constant Contact

It's particularly good if your goal is simply:

Keep our customer list → make a nice email → send it → see who opened it.

For a two-person service business, that's a very reasonable workflow.

3. mailchimp.com — Best-known option

Mailchimp is still a solid choice, especially if you anticipate doing more sophisticated marketing later.

The free tier currently covers up to 250 contacts, while paid plans add features such as scheduling, testing and more advanced automation. Mailchimp Mailchimp

The downside for your particular situation is that Mailchimp can become more complicated and expensive as your contact list grows. For "we send a landscaping promo every month or two," I don't think you need all that complexity.

What I'd choose

My recommendation: start with Brevo

I'd set it up so you have one master customer database, rather than maintaining separate spreadsheets/lists.

Then use simple tags like:

Residential · Commercial · Mowing · Landscaping · Irrigation · Past Customer · VIP

That gives you the ability to send genuinely useful promos instead of blasting every customer with every offer.

One important point: only email customers who have given you permission to receive marketing emails, and include an unsubscribe option. Don't simply upload every address you've ever collected and start sending promotions.

If you tell me roughly how many customers/emails you have now (e.g. 300, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you want just email or email + texting, I can narrow this down to the best specific plan and estimated monthly cost.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and occasionally send promotions, I’d avoid anything overly complicated like HubSpot or ActiveCampaign.

My shortlist:

• constantcontact.com — best overall for you. It’s particularly straightforward for a small business: contact management, templates, signup forms, scheduling, basic segmentation, and automation. The current Lite plan starts around $12/month for up to 500 contacts, with Standard adding more useful automation and reporting. Constant Contact Constant Contact
• brevo.com — best value. The free plan allows up to 300 email sends per day and up to 100,000 stored contacts; paid plans start at $9/month. This is attractive if you're going to send only occasional campaigns. Brevo Help
• mailchimp.com — best if you want to grow into sophisticated marketing. It's polished and powerful, but its pricing is based on your contact tier and monthly sends, so I think it's more software than a two-person landscaping business really needs. Mailchimp Mailchimp

What I'd choose

Constant Contact Lite would be my pick if you want something you and your partner can just learn once and use for years.

For landscaping, I'd set up the list with simple tags such as:

• Lawn maintenance
• Landscaping/design
• Spring cleanup
• Fall cleanup
• Irrigation
• Past customer
• Commercial
• Residential

Then you can send things like “Spring cleanup slots are filling up”, “Fall leaf cleanup — book by October 1”, or “10% off a new landscape project for past customers.”

You don't need to email constantly. For your type of business, 4–8 genuinely useful emails per year could be plenty.

One important consideration: if your actual goal is both customer management and email marketing—for example, keeping track of estimates, jobs, follow-ups, and which customers haven't booked this year—I’d look at a landscaping/field-service CRM that has email marketing built in rather than buying an email platform separately.

If that's what you're after, I can recommend 3–5 options specifically for a two-person landscaping company, including approximate monthly cost and which one I'd pick.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer list, send seasonal promos, and stay in touch without spending hours learning software, I’d avoid heavy CRM systems. You’ll get the most value from a simple email marketing platform + clean customer list. Constant Contact

My top recommendations:

1. mailerlite.com — Best overall fit for a small landscaper

Best for: monthly newsletters, spring cleanup offers, fall leaf removal promos, referral campaigns.

Why I like it for your situation:

• Very easy to learn
• Good-looking templates without design skills
• Simple customer groups (e.g., “weekly mowing,” “landscape installs,” “past customers”)
• Affordable as your list grows
• Signup forms you can put on your website

Example campaigns:

• “Book your spring mulch installation before April”
• “Fall cleanup slots are filling up”
• “Refer a neighbor, get $50 off”

2. constantcontact.com — Best if you want more hand-holding

Best for: owners who want a very straightforward tool and customer support.

Pros:

• Built specifically around small businesses
• Easy contact importing
• Lots of templates
• Helpful if you don’t want to spend much time figuring things out

Cons:

• Usually costs more than simpler tools as your list grows. Constant Contact Software Advice

3. mailchimp.com — Best if you may grow into more marketing

Best for: businesses that might eventually want more automation, website integrations, or detailed customer segments.

Pros:

• Strong reporting
• Lots of integrations
• Good automation options

Cons:

• Can feel like more software than a two-person landscaping crew needs. G2 Learning Hub TechRadar

4. hubspot.com — Only if you also need a sales CRM

Best for: tracking leads, estimates, follow-ups, and customer history.

Probably overkill if your main need is:

“Keep my customers’ emails and send a few promos a year.”

My pick for your company

I’d start with:

MailerLite + a spreadsheet of customers

Set up fields like:

• Name
• Email
• Phone
• Address
• Services used
• Last service date
• Customer type

Then create 4 groups:

• Current recurring customers
• Past customers
• High-value landscape clients
• Leads/estimates

That gives you enough organization to bring back old customers without paying for complicated software.

A simple marketing schedule could be:

• February: “Book spring cleanups”
• April: “Mulch/planting availability”
• June: “Summer maintenance”
• September: “Fall cleanup”
• November: “Holiday lighting / winter services”

If you also need quotes, scheduling, route planning, and invoices, I’d look at landscaping-specific software separately rather than forcing email software to do everything.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d avoid heavy marketing platforms and focus on something that helps you:

• keep a clean customer list
• send seasonal promos (spring cleanups, mulch, irrigation checks, fall leaves, snow removal)
• remind past customers to book again
• look professional without spending hours managing it

My top recommendations:

1. mailchimp.com — Best overall starting point

Best if you have a few hundred to a few thousand customers.

Why it fits:

• Easy customer import from a spreadsheet
• Good-looking templates for before/after photos
• Simple audience groups (e.g., “lawn care,” “landscape installs,” “past customers”)
• Automations for things like “thank you after a job” or “spring cleanup reminder”

Good campaigns for a landscaper:

• “Book your spring cleanup before spots fill”
• “20% off mulch installs this month”
• “Fall pruning schedule is open”
• “We’re servicing your neighborhood next week”

BeltStack Zapier## 2. constantcontact.com — Easiest for non-marketers

Best if you want something simple and don’t want to learn marketing software.

Pros:

• Very beginner-friendly
• Lots of small-business templates
• Helpful support
• Good for occasional newsletters and promotions

Cons:

• Can cost more as your list grows
• Less flexible for advanced automation

Constant Contact Fit Small Business## 3. mailerlite.com — Best budget/simple option

Best if you want clean emails without extra complexity.

Pros:

• Easy drag-and-drop builder
• Landing pages and signup forms
• Basic automation
• Good value for a small operation

Cons:

• Less powerful if you eventually want complex customer journeys

BeltStack Constant Contact## 4. hubspot.com — Best if you want to grow into a CRM

Best if you’re also trying to track leads, estimates, and sales.

Useful if you want to manage:

• “Estimate requested”
• “Waiting for approval”
• “Recurring maintenance customer”
• “Needs follow-up next spring”

But for just sending occasional promos, it may be more than you need. Zapier HubSpot Blog

My pick for your situation

I’d choose:

1. Under ~1,000 customers: Mailchimp or MailerLite
2. Want the easiest, least technical option: Constant Contact
3. Trying to build a repeat-service machine: HubSpot later

A simple setup I’d recommend:

• Export your customer list into the software
• Add tags: - Maintenance customers
• One-time projects
• Irrigation customers
• Commercial
• Past customers
• Send 6–10 emails/year: - February: “Book spring cleanup”
• April: “Planting season openings”
• June: “Summer maintenance”
• September: “Fall cleanup”
• November: “Winter services”

One question would change my recommendation: about how many customers are currently in your email/contact list (under 500, 500–2,000, or more)?

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions—spring cleanup offers, fall leaf cleanup, irrigation reminders, holiday messages, etc.—I’d keep it simple. You probably don’t need a full CRM/marketing platform.

My top picks

1. brevo.com — Best overall for your situation

• Free plan supports up to 100,000 contacts and 300 email sends/day.
• Paid Starter starts at $9/month, with 5,000 monthly sends.
• Good contact segmentation, signup forms, templates, and automation.
• Particularly attractive if you only send campaigns occasionally because Brevo also offers prepaid email credits that don't expire. Brevo Help Brevo Help
• My pick if you're starting from scratch.
• mailchimp.com — Best/easiest-known option

• Very polished and easy for a small business to use.
• Good templates, customer segmentation, signup forms, and basic automation.
• Free plan is currently limited to 250 contacts, while paid Essentials starts at $13/month. Mailchimp
• I'd choose this if you value simplicity and don't mind potentially paying more as your list grows.
• constantcontact.com — Best if you want lots of hand-holding

• Strong small-business orientation and straightforward email creation.
• Current plans include Lite, Standard and Premium; Lite starts around $10.20/month when billed annually. Constant Contact
• More expensive than I'd want for a tiny landscaping operation, but worth considering if you want customer support and a very traditional small-business marketing experience.

What I'd actually do

For your company, I'd choose Brevo and set up four customer segments:

• Current customers
• Past customers
• Lawn maintenance customers
• Landscape/design/project customers

Then collect a few useful fields—name, email, ZIP/town, services used, and last service date.

You could then send maybe 6–10 emails per year, rather than bombarding people:

• March/April: “Spring cleanup & mulch season is here”
• May: “Get your lawn ready for summer”
• June/July: “A few openings for landscape projects”
• September: “Fall cleanup scheduling is open”
• October/November: “Leaf cleanup—book before the first big drop”
• December: simple thank-you/customer appreciation email

One important point: make sure people have actually opted in to promotional emails and give them an unsubscribe option. Keep ordinary one-to-one customer communication separate from your marketing list.

If you tell me roughly how many customers/emails you have now (e.g. 200, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you're already using QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, or another landscaping CRM, I can narrow this down to the best 1–2 choices and the cheapest setup for you.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d keep this simple. You probably don’t need a full CRM/marketing suite—you need to store customers, segment them, send attractive seasonal emails, and occasionally automate follow-ups.

My top picks

1. constantcontact.com — Best overall for you

This would be my first choice.

• Very easy for a small team to learn and maintain.
• Good contact-list management and segmentation.
• Drag-and-drop templates make seasonal promos easy.
• Signup forms/QR codes are useful for collecting emails from customers in the field.
• You can create simple automated campaigns and track opens/clicks. Constant Contact Constant Contact
• Its current Lite plan starts around $12/month for up to 500 contacts, while Standard starts around $35/month and adds stronger automation and segmentation. Constant Contact Constant Contact
• There's currently a 30-day free trial. Constant Contact

For landscaping, I'd use it for:
“Spring cleanup slots available” → “Mulching season” → “Fall cleanup” → “Winter pruning” → occasional referral/customer-appreciation offers.

2. mailchimp.com — Best if you want more marketing flexibility

Mailchimp is a very good alternative, particularly if you expect your marketing to become more sophisticated.

Its paid plans support audience/contact management, automations, forms, segmentation, and analytics. Its current Standard plan starts at $20/month under its advertised pricing structure, with pricing varying according to contacts and sends. Mailchimp Mailchimp

I'd choose Mailchimp over Constant Contact if: you enjoy tinkering with marketing and expect to build more elaborate campaigns over time.

3. A CRM + email marketing platform — only if you need sales management

If by “managing customer email lists” you really mean “keep track of prospects, estimates, customers, jobs, follow-ups, and marketing in one place,” then I'd look beyond traditional email software.

For a two-person landscaping business, though, I wouldn't buy a complicated CRM just to send six promotional emails a year.

What I'd actually do in your shoes

I'd start with Constant Contact Lite and create these customer segments:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Prospects / estimates
• Commercial customers
• Residential customers
• High-value customers
• Customers who haven't booked in 12+ months

Then send perhaps 6–10 genuinely useful emails per year, rather than bombarding people with promotions.

For example:

March: Spring cleanup / early-season scheduling
April: Mulching & planting
May: “Get your property ready for summer”
June: Referral/customer appreciation offer
September: Fall cleanup scheduling
October: Leaf cleanup / winter prep
November: Final cleanup availability

The important part is that your email list becomes a business asset. Every time someone requests an estimate or completes a job, you should have a simple process for getting their permission to receive marketing emails.

My ranking for your specific situation:

If you tell me roughly how many customers/emails you have now (e.g. 300, 1,000, 3,000) and what you currently use to track customers/jobs (QuickBooks, Jobber, spreadsheets, etc.), I can narrow this down to the cheapest/best setup for your company, including what I'd use for customer lists + seasonal promos + automatic follow-ups.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions, I’d avoid complicated CRM/marketing suites. You want something inexpensive, easy to maintain, and good at making attractive emails.

My shortlist

1. Brevo — my value pick

Brevo is particularly interesting for you because occasional promotions don't require you to pay for a huge volume of emails. Its free plan allows up to 300 emails per day, while paid Starter plans begin at $9/month and remove the daily sending limit. Brevo Help

For example, you could maintain a list of 500–1,500 past/current customers and send:

• Spring cleanup promotion
• Mulch/planting special
• Hurricane-season cleanup reminder
• Fall landscaping offer
• Holiday/year-end thank-you
• "It's been a year since we landscaped your property" reminder

Why I'd consider it: inexpensive, good contact management, email templates, automation, and even basic CRM/sales tools are included. Brevo Help

2. Constant Contact — easiest choice

If neither of you wants to become an "email marketing person," I'd seriously consider Constant Contact.

Its current entry-level Lite plan starts at $12/month for up to 500 contacts, and it provides drag-and-drop email creation, templates, contact management, signup forms and reporting. Constant Contact Constant Contact

The Standard plan adds things that could actually be useful to a landscaping company: scheduling, segmentation, automated emails, resend-to-non-openers and better reporting. Constant Contact

Big advantage: it's very straightforward to build something like:

🌿 Spring Is Here — Time to Freshen Up Your Yard!
Existing customers get 10% off mulch installation through April 15.

You can import your existing customer list, put together the email, schedule it, and you're done.

3. Mailchimp — good, but I'd probably skip it initially

Mailchimp is excellent if you eventually want more sophisticated customer journeys, lead generation and marketing automation. Its current Standard plan starts at $20/month, although pricing varies with contacts and sends. Mailchimp

For a two-person landscaping operation sending occasional promotions, though, I don't think you need that complexity yet.

What I'd do in your shoes

Start with Brevo if keeping costs down is the priority.

Start with Constant Contact if ease of use is the priority.

And importantly, I wouldn't just create one giant "Customers" list. I'd have a few simple categories:

• Current customers
• Past customers
• Lawn maintenance
• Landscaping/design
• Commercial
• Prospects

That lets you send much more relevant promotions without making your marketing complicated.

For example, a lawn-maintenance customer shouldn't necessarily receive an email promoting a $5,000 landscape installation—but they would be a great candidate for a spring cleanup or mulch offer.

If you tell me roughly how many customers are on your list (e.g. 200, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you currently keep them in QuickBooks, Google Contacts, Excel, or landscaping/CRM software, I can narrow this down to the best one and tell you what it would likely cost.

🌿 Spring Is Here — Time to Freshen Up Your Yard!
Existing customers get 10% off mulch installation through April 15.

You can import your existing customer list, put together the email, schedule it, and you're done.

3. Mailchimp — good, but I'd probably skip it initially

Mailchimp is excellent if you eventually want more sophisticated customer journeys, lead generation and marketing automation. Its current Standard plan starts at $20/month, although pricing varies with contacts and sends. mailchimp.com

For a two-person landscaping operation sending occasional promotions, though, I don't think you need that complexity yet.

What I'd do in your shoes

Start with Brevo if keeping costs down is the priority.

Start with Constant Contact if ease of use is the priority.

And importantly, I wouldn't just create one giant "Customers" list. I'd have a few simple categories:

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer list organized and send occasional seasonal promotions, I’d keep this simple. You probably don’t need a full-blown CRM/marketing platform.

My top picks

Current 2026 comparisons put Brevo, MailerLite and Constant Contact among the strongest small-business options, with Brevo particularly attractive because it prices around emails sent rather than simply the number of contacts stored. Capterra AiMarketer

1. 🥇 Brevo — probably the best fit

brevo.com

For your particular situation, I'd start here.

You could have, say, 1,000–3,000 past customers in your database but only email them occasionally:

• Spring cleanup promotion
• Mulch/planting special
• Fall cleanup
• Snow-removal signup
• "We have a few openings next week"
• Annual reminder to existing customers
• Referral promotion

Brevo's model is attractive for that because you aren't paying simply for having a large customer database. Its free tier allows unlimited contacts, with sending limits; paid plans start around $9/month. SMB Compare AiMarketer

Big advantage for landscaping: you can keep every past customer in the database and segment them — e.g. "lawn care customers," "landscape design," "spring cleanup," "snow removal" — without necessarily paying more just because the database gets larger.

2. 🥈 MailerLite — best if you want dead-simple

mailerlite.com

I'd choose this if your priority is:

"We don't want to become email marketers. We just want to make a nice-looking email and send it."

It's particularly good for simple newsletters, promotions, signup forms and basic automation. Current comparisons put its entry paid tier around $12/month. Capterra AiMarketer

3. 🥉 Constant Contact — best for support

constantcontact.com

This is a strong choice if neither of you is particularly tech-oriented and you'd rather have a company that makes the process easy.

Its Lite plan currently starts at $12/month and includes email campaigns, templates, contact management and signup forms; higher tiers add more automation, segmentation and reporting. It also offers live phone/chat support. Constant Contact

For a traditional local service business, Constant Contact is arguably the safest "we just want this to work" choice.

What I would not do

I wouldn't jump into HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Salesforce, etc. for this.

They're excellent when you have complicated sales pipelines, lead nurturing, multiple employees, elaborate automations, etc. For two landscapers sending a handful of promotions per year, that's likely unnecessary complexity.

I'd also put Mailchimp behind the three above. It's still a perfectly good product, but its contact-based pricing makes it less compelling when you have lots of past customers but send relatively infrequently. Current 2026 comparisons show its free/paid limits and contact-based pricing are less favorable than some alternatives. SMB Compare AiMarketer

The setup I'd recommend for you

Don't just dump everyone's email into one giant list. Set it up something like:

• All Customers
• Lawn Maintenance
• Landscape Design/Installation
• Spring Cleanup
• Fall Cleanup
• Snow Removal
• Commercial
• Residential
• Past Customers / Haven't Used Us Recently

Then your marketing becomes extremely easy.

For example, in September:

Fall Cleanup — Book Now

Send it only to customers who previously bought fall cleanup or landscaping services.

In March:

Spring Cleanup & Mulch — Now Booking

Send that to the relevant residential customers.

And perhaps 2–4 times a year send a general "What's happening this season" email to everyone.

If I were setting this up for a two-person landscaping company today, I'd pick Brevo unless you strongly prefer a more traditional, hand-holding experience — in which case I'd pick Constant Contact. Constant Contact Capterra

If you tell me roughly how many customer contacts you have (e.g. 300, 1,000, 5,000) and whether you're already using something like QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, or Gmail, I can narrow it down to the best choice and explain exactly how I'd set up your customer list.

I wouldn't jump into HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Salesforce, etc. for this.

They're excellent when you have complicated sales pipelines, lead nurturing, multiple employees, elaborate automations, etc. For two landscapers sending a handful of promotions per year, that's likely unnecessary complexity.

I'd also put Mailchimp behind the three above. It's still a perfectly good product, but its contact-based pricing makes it less compelling when you have lots of past customers but send relatively infrequently. Current 2026 comparisons show its free/paid limits and contact-based pricing are less favorable than some alternatives.

The setup I'd recommend for you

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer list organized and send occasional promotions, I’d avoid anything that feels like a full-blown CRM. You want simple contact management, attractive emails, basic segmentation, and low monthly cost.

My shortlist

1. Brevo — my first choice

brevo.com

For a small landscaping operation, Brevo is probably the sweet spot. Its free plan allows up to 100,000 stored contacts and 300 email sends per day; the paid Starter plan starts at $9/month and removes the daily sending limit. Brevo Help

You could have lists such as:

• Current customers
• Past customers
• Lawn maintenance customers
• Landscaping/design customers
• Spring cleanup prospects
• Customers due for fall cleanup

Then send something like:

"Spring is coming — we're opening 10 spots for spring cleanups."

That's basically the level of marketing automation I'd expect you actually need.

2. Constant Contact — easiest option

constantcontact.com

I'd choose this if neither of you wants to learn software. It's particularly geared toward small businesses and includes drag-and-drop email creation, templates, contact management, signup forms, and support. Its Lite plan currently starts at $12/month for up to 500 contacts, while Standard starts at $35/month and adds scheduling, segmentation, A/B testing and more automation. Constant Contact Constant Contact

The big advantage for a two-person company is that you can get help from a real person if you get stuck; phone and chat support are included. Constant Contact

3. Mailchimp — good, but I'd put it third

mailchimp.com

Mailchimp is very capable and has good analytics, templates, segmentation and automation. Mailchimp

But for "we have a few hundred landscaping customers and want to send a promo every month or two," I don't think you need all that complexity.

What I'd actually do

Start with Brevo unless you strongly prefer having more hands-on customer support.

Your setup could be extremely simple:

Customer database → Brevo

• Name
• Email
• Phone
• ZIP/neighborhood
• Services they've used
• Last service date
• Marketing permission

Then send 4–8 emails per year, for example:

• 🌱 Spring cleanup availability
• 🌿 Mulching/planting season
• ☀️ Summer maintenance
• 🍂 Fall cleanup
• ❄️ Snow/seasonal services
• 🎄 End-of-year thank-you/referral offer

One important point: don't automatically add every customer to promotional email. Keep your marketing list based on customers who have consented to receive promotional messages, and include an unsubscribe option.

If you tell me roughly how many customers/emails you have (e.g. 300, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you currently keep them in Excel/Google Sheets, your phone, or landscaping software, I can narrow this down to the best one and tell you exactly how I'd set it up.

3. Mailchimp — good, but I'd put it third

mailchimp.com

Mailchimp is very capable and has good analytics, templates, segmentation and automation. mailchimp.com

But for "we have a few hundred landscaping customers and want to send a promo every month or two," I don't think you need all that complexity.

What I'd actually do

Start with Brevo unless you strongly prefer having more hands-on customer support.

Your setup could be extremely simple:

Customer database → Brevo

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promos, I’d keep this simple. You probably don’t need a full-blown CRM/marketing platform.

My top picks

1. Brevo — best fit for you

help.brevo.com

I'd start here if you're price-conscious.

• Free plan supports up to 100,000 stored contacts, although you're limited to 300 emails/day.
• Paid Starter starts at $9/month.
• You can keep customer lists and send newsletters/promotions.
• You can eventually add SMS, automation, and other marketing if the company grows.
• Particularly attractive for a landscaping company because you may have a few hundred customers but only send 1–4 campaigns a month—you're not paying primarily for having a big historical customer database.

For example, you could have lists/tags for Current Customers, Past Customers, Commercial, Spring Cleanup, and Lawn Maintenance.

2. Constant Contact — easiest

constantcontact.com

If you don't want either of you spending much time figuring out software, I'd seriously consider this.

The Lite plan starts at $12/month for up to 500 contacts, with email templates, contact management, signup forms, basic reporting and automation. Standard starts at $35/month and adds more segmentation, scheduling, A/B testing and automation. Constant Contact Constant Contact

It's probably the least intimidating option for a small local service business.

3. Mailchimp — good, but I'd rank it third

mailchimp.com

Mailchimp is very capable and has a free option for under 250 contacts. But for your particular use case—customer list + occasional promotions—I don't think you need to pay for all the additional marketing machinery unless you expect your email marketing to become a significant part of customer acquisition. Mailchimp

What I'd actually do

For your business, I'd choose Brevo if keeping costs down matters, or Constant Contact if ease of use matters more.

Then set up something like:

• All Customers
• Current Maintenance Customers
• Past Customers
• Commercial Customers
• Prospects/Estimates
• Do-not-email

And send maybe one useful seasonal email per month, rather than constant promotions:

• 🌱 February/March — Spring cleanup & landscaping
• 🌿 April — Mulch/planting
• ☀️ May/June — Summer lawn maintenance
• 💧 July/August — Irrigation/drought services
• 🍂 September/October — Fall cleanup
• 🎄 November/December — Holiday/landscape lighting or next-season booking

The key is to collect permission to email customers and make the emails useful, rather than simply blasting your entire customer database with discounts.

If you tell me roughly how many contacts you have now (e.g. 200, 1,000, 5,000) and whether your customer list currently lives in QuickBooks, Excel, Gmail, or another system, I can narrow this down to the single best choice and tell you exactly how I'd set it up.

mailchimp.com

Mailchimp is very capable and has a free option for under 250 contacts. But for your particular use case—customer list + occasional promotions—I don't think you need to pay for all the additional marketing machinery unless you expect your email marketing to become a significant part of customer acquisition.

What I'd actually do

For your business, I'd choose Brevo if keeping costs down matters, or Constant Contact if ease of use matters more.

Then set up something like:

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d avoid heavy marketing systems. You likely need something that does three things well:

1. Keeps your customer list organized
2. Lets you send seasonal promos quickly
3. Helps you bring past customers back (spring cleanups, mulch, fall leaf removal, irrigation, etc.)

Here are the best fits:

Constant Contact Constant Contact## My recommendation for your situation

Best simple choice: MailerLite

I’d start here if you have, say, 50–2,000 customer emails and just want to send:

• “Spring cleanup slots are open”
• “10% off mulch installs this month”
• “Book your fall cleanup before October fills up”
• “Refer a neighbor and get a credit”

It’s simple enough that either owner can actually keep using it.

Best if you want the safest “small business standard”: Mailchimp

Choose this if you expect to connect it later to:

• a website form
• online estimates
• scheduling software
• accounting/customer tools

It has a bigger ecosystem and is widely supported. Shopify

Best if you don’t want to learn software: Constant Contact

If one of you says, “I just want to send an email and not fiddle with settings,” this is probably the easiest. It’s built around straightforward campaigns and small-business use cases. Software Advice

The setup I’d use for a landscaping company

Create these customer groups:

• Current maintenance clients
• Past one-time jobs
• High-value customers
• Spring/fall cleanup customers
• Lawn care prospects
• Neighborhood/location groups (helpful for route density)

Then create 4–6 automated emails:

1. Welcome email after an estimate request
2. Post-job thank you + review request
3. Seasonal reminder (spring/fall)
4. Annual “ready for another project?” email
5. Referral offer
6. Dormant customer reactivation

One thing I would not do: buy a giant contact list. For a local landscaper, a smaller list of past customers who already trust you will usually outperform a much larger cold list.

If you tell me:

• roughly how many customers/emails you have now,
• whether you use a system like Jobber, Housecall Pro, QuickBooks, etc.,
• and whether you want email only or email + text,

I can narrow it to the best one and a setup plan.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promos, I’d avoid complicated CRM/marketing suites. You want something inexpensive, easy to maintain, and good at sending attractive seasonal emails.

My top picks

🥇 I'd probably choose Brevo

For your particular use case, Brevo is the one I'd start with.

Its free plan allows up to 100,000 stored contacts and 300 email sends per day. If you're only sending a few campaigns a year, Brevo also offers pay-as-you-go email credits that don't expire, which is particularly appealing for a landscaping business with seasonal marketing rather than weekly newsletters. Brevo Help Brevo

For example, you could have lists/segments such as:

• Current lawn-maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Landscaping/design customers
• Irrigation customers
• Leads who requested an estimate
• Customers who haven't booked this season

Then send things like "Spring Cleanup — Book by March 15", "Fall Aeration & Overseeding", or "We have 3 openings next week" without paying for a big CRM.

🥈 Constant Contact if simplicity matters most

I'd choose Constant Contact if neither of you wants to learn much software. It's particularly geared toward small businesses and provides templates, signup tools, reporting, social tools, and automation. Its current U.S. plans start around $9/month on promotional pricing, with pricing dependent on contacts and sends. Constant Contact Constant Contact Knowledge Base

It's probably the least intimidating choice for someone who just wants to import customers, make an email, and hit Send.

🥉 Mailchimp

Mailchimp is still a good product, especially if you anticipate connecting email marketing to other software later. But I'd put it third for you because its current pricing is more tied to contact and sending limits; its Standard plan currently starts at $20/month under its listed offer, with additional pricing depending on contacts. Mailchimp Mailchimp

What I'd actually do

For a two-person landscaper, I'd keep the setup dead simple:

Customer list → tags/segments → occasional seasonal campaign → track who clicks → follow up with interested customers.

You probably don't need a full-blown CRM unless you also want to manage estimates, jobs, scheduling, invoices, and sales opportunities in the same system.

My recommendation: start with Brevo, and don't pay for anything until you actually hit a limitation. If you tell me roughly how many customers/emails you have now (e.g. 300, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you want text-message promos too, I can narrow it down to the best plan and give you a simple setup for a landscaping business.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d keep this very simple. You probably don’t need a heavyweight marketing platform—you need:

• one clean customer list
• easy seasonal/promotional emails
• automatic segmentation (current customers, past customers, leads)
• minimal setup/maintenance
• ideally, integration with whatever you use for estimates, scheduling, and invoicing

My top picks

1. Jobber + Mailchimp — best overall for a landscaper

If you're not already using a field-service system, I'd seriously consider Jobber. It handles customers, estimates, scheduling, invoicing, payments, etc., and its landscaping offering includes marketing features. www.getjobber.com

The particularly useful part is its Mailchimp integration: your Jobber client list can automatically sync to Mailchimp, including tags that you can use for segmentation. help.getjobber.comhelp.getjobber.com

That gives you campaigns such as:

• 🌱 "Spring cleanup — book now"
• 🌿 "Mulch & planting special"
• 🍂 "Fall cleanup — limited openings"
• 💧 "Irrigation startup reminder"
• 🏡 "Haven't seen you in a while"
• ⭐ "Thanks for being a customer — referral offer"

You can also target past customers who haven't used you recently, rather than blasting every customer with every promotion. Jobber even provides a prebuilt "It's Been a While" campaign for this purpose. help.getjobber.comhelp.getjobber.com

If you're already using Jobber, I'd choose this without much hesitation.

2. Mailchimp — best if you just want email marketing

If you already have your customers organized somewhere else and don't need a new CRM, Mailchimp is probably the easiest answer.

It's particularly good for a company like yours because you could have one list and segments such as:

Customers

• Current recurring clients
• One-time customers
• Past customers
• Commercial customers
• Residential customers
• High-value customers
• Leads

Then send 4–8 good campaigns a year rather than constantly emailing people.

And if you later adopt Jobber, the two integrate. www.getjobber.com

3. Constant Contact — easiest "just send the newsletter" option

I'd pick Constant Contact if you want something very straightforward and don't care as much about sophisticated CRM integration.

Its current plans start at $12/month, with Standard starting at $35/month; it includes templates, scheduling, segmentation and automation depending on plan. www.constantcontact.com

For two people who don't want to spend much time learning software, that's a legitimate advantage.

4. Brevo — best if your list gets big

Brevo is worth considering if you eventually have several thousand customers but only email them occasionally. Its pricing is primarily based on email volume rather than number of contacts, which can be advantageous for an infrequent sender. smbcompare.com

For a landscaping company that might have, say, 3,000 contacts but only send one promotional email a month, that's an attractive model.

What I'd do in your shoes

If you don't currently have a CRM:
Jobber + Mailchimp

If you already have your customer/job system:
Mailchimp

If you want the absolute simplest email tool:
Constant Contact

If you have a big list and send very infrequently:
Brevo

One important point: don't choose software based primarily on newsletter features. For a landscaping company, the valuable thing is eventually being able to say:

"Show me customers who haven't booked us in 9 months."

and send those people a targeted offer.

That's much more useful than simply having a pretty email template.

If you tell me (1) roughly how many customers/emails you have, (2) what you currently use for scheduling/invoicing, and (3) how often you want to send promos, I can narrow this down to the one best choice and approximate monthly cost for your company.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer list organized and send occasional promotions, I’d avoid complicated marketing platforms. You probably need:

• A clean customer/contact database
• Easy email blasts for seasonal promos
• Basic segmentation (residential vs. commercial, past customers, etc.)
• Simple signup forms
• Automatic unsubscribe/compliance handling
• Maybe a few automations, but not a giant marketing system

My top picks

1. Brevo — Best overall for your situation

brevo.com

This would be my first choice if you're sending emails only occasionally.

The big advantage is that Brevo's pricing is primarily based on emails sent rather than the number of contacts stored. That's attractive for a landscaper who might have 1,000–2,000 customers in the database but only send a promo once or twice a month. Mailercloud Software Rundown

Good for:

• "Spring cleanup — book now"
• Fall aeration/overseeding promotions
• Irrigation startup/shutdown reminders
• Seasonal newsletters
• Past-customer reactivation
• Keeping a larger customer list without paying heavily for dormant contacts

My rating for you: 9/10

2. MailerLite — Best for simplicity

mailerlite.com

If you want something that feels extremely straightforward, I'd seriously consider MailerLite.

It's particularly good for a small business where one of the two owners will occasionally log in, make an attractive email, select a customer group, and hit send. Recent small-business comparisons consistently put it near the top for ease of use and value. Constant Contact AccelRio

My rating: 9/10

I'd choose this over Brevo if ease of use matters more than having a broader CRM/SMS system.

3. Constant Contact — Best if you want hand-holding

constantcontact.com

Constant Contact is a very good fit for traditional local businesses. It has templates, contact management, segmentation, scheduling, reporting, and integrations, and it emphasizes support for small businesses. Its current Lite plan starts at $12/month, while Standard starts at $35/month. Constant Contact

The downside: you may pay more than necessary for a landscaping company that only sends occasional promotions.

My rating: 8/10

I'd pick it if you value simplicity and customer support more than minimizing the monthly bill.

4. Mailchimp — Good, but not my first choice

mailchimp.com

Mailchimp remains polished and easy to use, with lots of integrations and good campaign tools. But its current free tier is only 250 contacts, and paid pricing is based substantially on your contact count. Mailchimp

For a landscaping company with hundreds or thousands of customer records, I'd rather have Brevo or MailerLite.

My rating: 7.5/10

What I'd actually do

For your specific business, I'd narrow it to:

One important consideration

If you're also looking for software to manage the landscaping business itself—customers, estimates, jobs, scheduling, invoices, crews, and then email those customers—I'd approach this differently.

In that case, you may be better off choosing a landscaping/field-service CRM that includes customer management, and connecting it to an email marketing platform, rather than maintaining a separate spreadsheet/customer list.

If you tell me roughly how many customers are in your list (e.g. 300, 1,000, 5,000) and what you're currently using for estimates/invoicing/scheduling, I can narrow this down to the best 2–3 options for your exact setup and approximate monthly cost.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer list, send occasional promos, and bring past clients back for seasonal work, I’d avoid overly complex marketing systems. You’ll get the most value from something simple that you’ll actually use. Booked Out

My top recommendations:

1. mailerlite.com — Best overall for a small landscaping company

Best if you want: simple newsletters + seasonal reminders without a lot of setup.

Pros:

• Easy drag-and-drop email builder
• Good for a few hundred to a few thousand customers
• Basic automations (welcome emails, reminders, follow-ups)
• Less overwhelming than many larger platforms

Great uses:

• “Spring cleanup spots are opening”
• “Fall trimming schedule”
• “Book your irrigation check”
• “10% off for returning customers”

This is probably where I’d start for a two-person operation. BeltStack

2. mailchimp.com — Best if you want the most familiar option

Best if you want: a widely used platform with lots of templates and integrations.

Pros:

• Very beginner-friendly
• Good-looking email templates
• Easy customer list imports
• Lots of tutorials and integrations

Cons:

• Pricing can become less attractive as your contact list grows
• Automation features are more limited on lower tiers US Tech Automations

Good fit if you already have a spreadsheet of customers and just want to send 4–8 campaigns per year.

3. brevo.com — Best if you may add texting

Best if you want: email plus SMS reminders.

Pros:

• Combines email campaigns and texting
• Useful for weather delays, appointment reminders, seasonal openings
• Often cost-effective for small businesses

A landscaping business can benefit from SMS for short-notice updates, but make sure you collect proper consent before marketing texts. BeltStack

4. hubspot.com — Best if you also need customer tracking

Best if you want: a lightweight CRM (who requested an estimate, who needs a follow-up, etc.).

Pros:

• Tracks leads and customer history
• Can grow with you
• Useful if you’re losing track of estimates or repeat customers

Cons:

• More setup than you probably need just for promos HubSpot Blog

My pick for your situation

I’d rank them:

1. MailerLite → simplest, best fit for occasional promotions
2. Mailchimp → safest mainstream choice
3. Brevo → choose this if texting customers matters
4. HubSpot → choose this if you need sales/customer tracking too

A simple system that works well for landscapers:

• Import all past customers
• Tag them: - Lawn maintenance
• Landscaping projects
• Irrigation
• One-time customers
• High-value customers
• Send: - Early spring booking email
• Summer maintenance offer
• Fall cleanup reminder
• End-of-year “schedule next season” message

If you tell me roughly how many customers are on your list (100, 500, 2,000+) and whether you use something like Jobber, Yardbook, QuickBooks, or just a spreadsheet, I can narrow it down further.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d keep this simple. You probably don’t need a full CRM/marketing platform—you need something that can:

• Keep all customer/prospect emails organized
• Let you tag customers (e.g. current client / past client / prospect / lawn care / landscaping)
• Send a nice-looking promo to everyone or a specific group
• Handle unsubscribe/compliance automatically
• Let you schedule seasonal campaigns
• Show basic opens/clicks so you know what works

My top picks

1. constantcontact.com — best overall for you

This would be my first choice if you want something easy that you and your partner can actually use without becoming marketing experts.

It has contact management, segmentation, signup forms, templates, scheduling, automation, reporting, and integrations. Its current plans start at $12/month, with Standard starting at $35/month; pricing depends on contact count. Constant Contact Constant Contact

Why I like it for landscaping:

• Very easy to create a professional seasonal email
• Good contact/list management
• Easy to send things like “Spring cleanup spots available”
• Can segment past customers from prospects
• Good support if you get stuck
• You can eventually add simple automation

Example campaigns you'd actually use:

• “Spring cleanup — book by March 15”
• “Mulch installation — 10% off this month”
• “Fall leaf cleanup schedule”
• “We have 3 openings next week”
• “It's time to schedule your annual pruning”

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2. brevo.com — best value

I'd look at Brevo if keeping monthly costs down is important.

It is particularly attractive if you have a large customer list but don't email very often, because its pricing approach is more send-oriented than some competitors. A recent 2026 comparison also rated Brevo highly for small businesses because of its contact capacity, automation, and built-in CRM. Picktool

The downside: it's a little less immediately intuitive than Constant Contact.

I'd choose Brevo if: you have 1,000–5,000+ contacts but only plan to send a promotion every month or two.

3. mailerlite.com — best simple/modern alternative

MailerLite is worth considering if you want something clean and inexpensive without a lot of extra marketing machinery. Constant Contact itself currently identifies MailerLite alongside it as a strong starting point for businesses with fewer than 5,000 contacts. Constant Contact

It's particularly good if one of you will be responsible for making the emails and you want the process to be quick.

4. mailchimp.com — good, but not my first choice

Mailchimp is extremely established and capable, but for a two-person landscaping operation I think it's easy to end up paying for or navigating features you don't really need.

I'd pick it if you already use it or expect your marketing operation to become considerably more sophisticated.

What I'd do in your shoes

Start with Constant Contact.

Set up these four groups:

1. Current customers
2. Past customers
3. Prospects/leads
4. Do-not-promote / other

Then add a few useful tags:

• Lawn maintenance
• Landscaping
• Mulch
• Spring cleanup
• Fall cleanup
• Snow
• Commercial
• Residential

That gives you the ability to send much more relevant promotions instead of blasting everyone with everything.

For example, you could send a mulch promotion specifically to residential landscaping customers, while sending a separate commercial-maintenance message to commercial clients.

One important point

Don't choose software based primarily on how pretty the email templates are. For a landscaping business, the quality and organization of your customer list is more valuable.

If you tell me roughly how many customers are currently in your email list (e.g. 200, 1,000, 5,000) and what you currently use to keep customer information (QuickBooks, Excel, Jobber, Housecall Pro, etc.), I can narrow this down to the best 1–2 choices and what they'll cost you.

Mailchimp is extremely established and capable, but for a two-person landscaping operation I think it's easy to end up paying for or navigating features you don't really need.

I'd pick it if you already use it or expect your marketing operation to become considerably more sophisticated.

What I'd do in your shoes

Start with Constant Contact.

Set up these four groups:

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions, I’d avoid complicated CRM/marketing platforms. You need something you’ll actually keep updated.

My top picks

1. brevo.com — best overall for your situation

This would be my first choice.

• You can keep a relatively large customer list without paying simply because you have lots of contacts.
• Pricing is based largely on emails sent, which is attractive if you're only sending a promo every month or two. SMB Compare Capterra
• Includes contact management, segmentation, automation and SMS capabilities.
• Good fit for campaigns such as: - "Spring cleanup — book by March 15"
• "Hurricane-season tree trimming"
• "Fall cleanup openings"
• "We have 3 openings next week in your neighborhood"
• Annual maintenance reminders

Why I like it for you: landscaping customers tend to stay on your list for years, but you may only email them occasionally. Brevo's pricing model makes more sense for that than paying based on everyone stored in your database.

2. mailerlite.com — easiest/simple alternative

I'd choose this if you want very little fuss.

It has a clean interface, email campaigns, signup forms and basic automation. Recent small-business comparisons specifically put MailerLite among the best choices for businesses with relatively small lists. Constant Contact South Arc Digital

Best for: "We just want to upload our customers, make a nice-looking email, and hit Send."

3. constantcontact.com — best if you want more hand-holding

This is probably the safest choice if neither of you wants to become an email-marketing expert.

Their current entry plan starts at $12/month, with drag-and-drop email creation, contact management, signup forms and support. Standard starts at $35/month and adds more segmentation, scheduling, automation and reporting. Constant Contact

The big advantage for a tiny business is support: phone and chat support are included. Constant Contact

I'd pick this over Brevo if: you value simplicity and being able to call someone when you get stuck more than minimizing the monthly cost.

4. mailchimp.com — good, but not my first choice

Mailchimp is perfectly capable and very established, with lots of templates and integrations. It's still a reasonable choice for seasonal campaigns. US Tech Automations BeltStack

But for your specific use case, I don't see a compelling reason to choose it over Brevo or MailerLite. If you're only emailing occasionally, paying for contacts rather than primarily for sends can become less attractive as your customer database grows. SMB Compare

What I'd actually do

For a two-person landscaping company, I'd set it up like this:

Customer database → email platform → a few simple customer segments → seasonal campaigns

Your list could have fields like:

• First name
• Email
• Phone
• ZIP/neighborhood
• Residential/commercial
• Lawn maintenance
• Landscaping/design
• Tree service
• Cleanup
• Last service date
• Interested in future work
• Marketing permission

Then create perhaps 4–6 segments, rather than trying to build a sophisticated CRM.

For example, when spring rolls around, you could send a campaign specifically to past cleanup customers who haven't booked this year rather than blasting every person you've ever worked for.

My ranking for you

One important distinction: if by "managing customer email lists" you mean you also need estimates, jobs, scheduling, invoices, customer history, etc., then I'd look at a landscaping/field-service CRM that has marketing integrations rather than buying standalone email software. A recent landscaping-specific comparison makes the same point: the most useful setup can be email marketing connected to the system you already use for field service. US Tech Automations

If you tell me roughly how many customers/emails you have (e.g. 300, 1,000, 3,000) and what you currently use for scheduling/invoicing (Jobber, QuickBooks, Housecall Pro, spreadsheets, etc.), I can narrow this down to the one I'd buy and what it should cost you.

I'd pick this over Brevo if: you value simplicity and being able to call someone when you get stuck more than minimizing the monthly cost.

4. mailchimp.com — good, but not my first choice

Mailchimp is perfectly capable and very established, with lots of templates and integrations. It's still a reasonable choice for seasonal campaigns. ustechautomations.com beltstack.com

But for your specific use case, I don't see a compelling reason to choose it over Brevo or MailerLite. If you're only emailing occasionally, paying for contacts rather than primarily for sends can become less attractive as your customer database grows.

What I'd actually do

For a two-person landscaping company, I'd set it up like this:

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer list organized and send occasional seasonal promotions, I would not buy a complicated CRM/marketing platform. You want something that is easy to maintain and doesn't become another job.

My top picks

1. Brevo — my pick if your list is big

This is particularly interesting for a landscaper because you might have, say, 1,500–3,000 past and current customers but only send 1–2 emails a month.

Brevo's pricing is based primarily on how many emails you send, rather than simply how many contacts you store. That makes it attractive for a large, relatively inactive customer database. SMB Compare CompareTiers

You could maintain segments such as:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Spring cleanup customers
• Fall cleanup customers
• Lawn treatment customers
• Customers who haven't booked in 12+ months

Then send something like "Fall Cleanup — Book by September 15" to only the appropriate group.

2. MailerLite — probably the easiest

If your list is relatively small—say under 1,000–2,000 customers—I'd seriously consider MailerLite. Current small-business comparisons consistently highlight it for its clean interface and straightforward email/automation tools. Constant Contact Capterra

For a two-person operation, that's a big advantage: you don't need to learn marketing software to use it.

3. Constant Contact — best if you want support

Constant Contact is probably the safest "I just want this to work" choice. Its current plans include contact management, signup forms, templates, scheduling and reporting, and it offers live phone/chat support. Plans currently start at $12/month, with Standard starting at $35/month. Constant Contact

I'd choose this if neither of you particularly enjoys technology and you'd rather pay a little more for a polished, supported product.

What I'd actually do in your shoes

If you have <1,000 customers: MailerLite.

If you have 1,000–5,000+ customers and only send occasional promos: Brevo.

If you want the easiest setup and don't mind paying a bit more: Constant Contact.

I would skip HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, and similar heavyweight CRMs for now. They're excellent products, but a two-person landscaping company sending occasional promotions probably won't get enough benefit from the additional complexity.

One important point: don't use your regular Gmail/Outlook account to blast the customer list. Use an email-marketing service so unsubscribes, deliverability, list management, and campaign tracking are handled properly.

If you tell me roughly how many customers are on your list (e.g. 300, 1,500, 5,000) and whether you want email only or email + text messages, I can narrow this down to one choice and tell you what I'd pay per month.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d avoid the big, complicated marketing platforms. You probably need:

• a clean customer list (past clients, leads, neighborhoods)
• seasonal promos (spring cleanups, mulch, fall leaves, snow services)
• automatic reminders (annual maintenance, “time to schedule” emails)
• simple templates you can reuse
• maybe a way to collect new leads from your website

My shortlist:

What I’d choose for a landscaping business

Pick MailerLite if you have, say, 200–5,000 customer emails and want something simple:

• Tag customers: “weekly mowing,” “spring cleanup,” “commercial,” “past estimate”
• Send 4–8 campaigns per year
• Create an automatic “annual reminder” email

Pick Brevo if you have a large database (for example, thousands of old customers) but only send occasional promotions. www.mailercloud.com

A good setup would be:

1. Export all customers from your invoicing/CRM software.
2. Add columns:
   • Name
   • Email
   • Service type
   • Last service date
   • Neighborhood/town
3. Create 4 lists:
   • Current recurring customers
   • Past customers
   • Leads/estimates
   • Commercial properties
4. Schedule seasonal emails:
   • February: “Book spring cleanup”
   • April: “Mulch & planting specials”
   • August: “Fall cleanup spots filling”
   • November: “Leaf removal / winter services”

For a two-person crew, I’d probably start with MailerLite + a simple customer spreadsheet rather than buying a full CRM. It will cover most of what you need without becoming another job to manage. www.constantcontact.comwww.accelrio.com

If you tell me what you currently use for invoicing/estimates (QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, Square, paper, etc.) and roughly how many customers are in your list, I can narrow it down further.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions, I’d avoid a heavyweight CRM/marketing platform. You want something inexpensive, easy to maintain, and good at segmentation and attractive emails.

My top picks

1. mailchimp.com — best overall

This would be my first choice if you want simple and professional.

• Easy drag-and-drop promotional emails.
• Good customer tagging/segmentation—for example, lawn maintenance, landscape installs, irrigation, past customers, etc.
• Good-looking templates without needing design skills.
• Easy unsubscribe/compliance handling.
• Particularly attractive if you later use Jobber or Housecall Pro: both have Mailchimp integrations that can sync customer lists. Jobber can use client tags to create marketing segments. Jobber Help Center Housecall Pro Help Center
• One caveat: Mailchimp's free-plan limits changed in 2026; Housecall Pro currently documents the free limit as 250 contacts. Housecall Pro Help Center

Best for: "We want to send a nice email every month or two and not think about the software."

2. brevo.com — best value for occasional promotions

This is the one I'd investigate if you have a large customer list but don't email very often.

Brevo's pricing model is based primarily on emails sent rather than the number of contacts stored, which can make more sense for a landscaping company that has, say, 1,500 past customers but only sends four campaigns a year. Mailercloud Capterra

Best for: Lots of customers + relatively infrequent marketing.

3. constantcontact.com — easiest for a non-marketing person

Constant Contact is worth considering if you put a premium on simplicity and human support.

Its current plans include live phone/chat support, contact management, segmentation, templates, scheduling, and 300+ integrations. Constant Contact

The downside is that it can become more expensive than necessary for a tiny company.

Best for: "Neither of us wants to become an email-marketing expert."

One important question: do you need a customer-management system too?

If you're currently keeping customers in QuickBooks + your phone + spreadsheets, I'd actually consider solving the customer management problem first.

For landscaping, something like getjobber.com can manage customers, scheduling, estimates, invoicing, etc., and its Mailchimp integration can automatically sync your client list into Mailchimp. Jobber specifically supports using client tags to target different customer groups. Jobber Help Center Jobber

Similarly, housecallpro.com integrates with Mailchimp and can sync customer names, emails, tags, and lead sources. Housecall Pro Help Center

What I'd choose for you

For a landscaping business, I'd probably start with Mailchimp, unless you already have a field-service CRM. Then I'd connect the two rather than maintaining a separate customer spreadsheet.

A very useful setup would be one master customer list with tags like "current maintenance," "past customer," "landscape install," "irrigation," and "prospect." Then your occasional promotions can be highly targeted instead of blasting every customer with every offer.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional seasonal promos, I’d avoid anything overly complicated. You probably need simple contact management + attractive emails + basic automation, not a full marketing department.

My top picks

\*Pricing varies by list size and billing plan; current 2026 comparisons put Constant Contact around $12/month, Brevo around $9, and Mailchimp around $8–$13 for entry plans. www.capterra.comwww.mailercloud.com

🥇 I'd choose Constant Contact

For your situation, ease of use matters more than having the most sophisticated automation.

Constant Contact is particularly geared toward small businesses and gives you email templates, contact management, basic automation, scheduling, SMS/social options, and human support. Its current plans start around $12/month. www.constantcontact.comwww.constantcontact.com

For a landscaping company, I'd set up a few customer groups:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Lawn/landscape installation customers
• Commercial customers
• Prospects/estimates
• Spring cleanup
• Fall cleanup
• Irrigation / mulch / landscaping / other specialty services

Then you can send highly relevant promos instead of blasting everybody.

For example:

Spring: "Book your spring cleanup by March 15"

Early summer: "Mulch & bed maintenance — a few openings available"

Fall: "Get on the fall cleanup schedule"

Winter: "Reserve your spring landscaping project early"

That's exactly the kind of seasonal/rebooking marketing that tends to make sense for landscaping businesses. ustechautomations.com

🥈 MailerLite — if keeping costs down is important

I'd look seriously at MailerLite if you're comfortable doing a little more setup yourself.

It's clean, relatively easy to learn, and combines email campaigns, forms, landing pages and automation. Current small-business comparisons put it among the strongest beginner options. www.constantcontact.comwww.constantcontact.com

🥉 Brevo — interesting if you have a big customer database

Brevo has an unusual advantage for your business: it prices primarily around emails sent rather than contacts stored.

So if you eventually have, say, 3,000 former/current customers but only send four or five campaigns a year, Brevo can be attractive. It also includes CRM and SMS capabilities. www.capterra.comwww.mailercloud.com

The downside is that I think it's a little more complicated than you need for a two-person landscaping operation.

What about Mailchimp?

Mailchimp is perfectly good and has a huge integration ecosystem, but I wouldn't automatically pick it just because it's the most famous name. Current comparisons show it can become less attractive as your contact list grows because of its contact-based pricing. www.mailercloud.com

What I'd do in your shoes

Start with Constant Contact unless your customer list is already several thousand people.

I'd keep the system extremely simple:

Customer list → tags/groups → seasonal email → track who clicks → follow up with interested customers.

And don't over-automate. For a landscaping company, 6–12 good emails per year can be plenty.

One other thing I'd consider: if you're already using a landscaping/job-management system such as Jobber, Yardbook, Housecall Pro, etc., the best answer may be to use its customer database as the master list and connect it to an email platform, rather than maintaining two separate customer databases.

If you tell me (1) roughly how many customers are on your list, (2) what software you currently use for estimates/invoicing/jobs, and (3) whether you want SMS/text promos too, I can narrow this down to the one I'd buy and the exact setup I'd use for your company.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer email list and send occasional seasonal promotions, I’d keep it simple. You probably don’t need a full CRM/marketing automation system.

My top picks

Current 2026 comparisons generally put MailerLite among the simplest SMB options, while Brevo is particularly attractive when you have a relatively large list but send campaigns only occasionally. www.constantcontact.com

What I'd choose for a landscaper

1. MailerLite — my default recommendation

If you've got, say, 300–2,000 customers and want to send:

• Spring cleanup specials
• Mulching/fertilization promotions
• Fall cleanup reminders
• "We have openings next week" emails
• Referral offers
• Holiday/customer-appreciation messages

…it gives you pretty much everything you need without turning marketing into another job.

2. Brevo — potentially the best value

This one is particularly interesting for your situation. If you have 1,000 customers but only email them 6–10 times a year, paying according to send volume rather than simply the size of your database can make a lot of sense. Brevo also has CRM and SMS capabilities if you eventually want to expand. www.mailercloud.com

3. Constant Contact — best if you want hand-holding

I'd choose this if neither of you wants to learn much software. It emphasizes ease of use, templates, list management, and human support. Its current entry plans start around $12/month, although pricing scales with your list. www.constantcontact.com

4. Mailchimp — good, but probably more than you need

It's still a very capable choice, especially if you're going to connect your email marketing with other software. But its pricing is increasingly tied to contact count, so I wouldn't automatically pick it for a landscaping company that mostly sends occasional promotions. mailchimp.com

One thing I'd do differently than most small businesses

Don't just create an email list called "Customers."

I'd have a few simple tags/groups:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Lawn care
• Landscaping/hardscape
• Seasonal cleanup
• Prospects/leads

Then you can send something like:

"We have 6 openings for fall cleanup in Coral Gables next week"

to the right customers rather than blasting everyone.

That kind of geographic/route and seasonal segmentation is particularly useful for landscaping businesses. www.beltstack.com

My short answer: start with MailerLite. If your list is fairly large but you're only going to send a handful of campaigns per year, I'd seriously consider Brevo instead.

If you tell me roughly how many customer contacts you have now (e.g. 300, 1,000, 5,000) and whether your customer list currently lives in QuickBooks, your landscaping software, Gmail/Outlook, or a spreadsheet, I can narrow it down to the cheapest/best option for your exact setup.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d avoid the big “marketing automation” platforms unless you plan to build complex sales funnels. You probably need:

• a clean customer list (past clients, leads, HOA contacts)
• seasonal promo emails (spring cleanup, mulch, irrigation checks, fall pruning)
• reminders and follow-ups
• easy templates you can reuse
• something you won’t spend hours managing

My top picks:

1. MailerLite — Best overall for a small landscaping company

Best if: you want simple + affordable.

Why it fits:

• Easy customer list management
• Good-looking newsletters without design skills
• Signup forms you can put on your website
• Basic automations (welcome emails, follow-ups)
• Less overwhelming than many competitors

Great use case:

“Email everyone who got a spring cleanup last year: book before March 15 and get priority scheduling.”

2. Constant Contact — Best if you want maximum simplicity/support

Best if: you want something very straightforward and don’t mind paying a bit more.

Why it fits:

• Built with local businesses in mind
• Easy seasonal promotions
• Good templates
• Helpful support options

It’s commonly recommended for small businesses that want email marketing without a steep learning curve. www.constantcontact.com

3. Mailchimp — Best if you want room to grow

Best if: you may eventually connect marketing with your website, ads, or other tools.

Pros:

• Strong integrations
• Good reporting
• Lots of features

Downside:

• More complicated than you likely need for occasional promos. www.shopify.com

4. HubSpot CRM + email tools — Best if you need customer tracking

Best if: you’re losing track of quotes, follow-ups, and leads.

A landscaping company can use it to track:

• “Quoted — waiting”
• “Scheduled”
• “Completed”
• “Needs annual follow-up”

It’s more CRM than email newsletter software, though.

My recommendation for your situation

I’d choose:

#1: MailerLite if you just want to send occasional promotions
#2: Constant Contact if you want the easiest experience and support
#3: HubSpot + MailerLite/another email tool if your customer tracking is becoming messy

A simple setup that works well for landscapers:

• Import every customer you’ve served in the last 2–3 years
• Tag them:
  • Lawn maintenance
  • Hardscape
  • Irrigation
  • Seasonal cleanup
  • Commercial/HOA
• Send 6–10 emails/year:
  • Spring opening
  • Summer maintenance
  • Hurricane/storm cleanup
  • Fall cleanup
  • Holiday gift cards/referrals

If you tell me roughly how many customers are in your list (100? 1,000? 5,000?) and whether you already use software like QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, or ServiceTitan, I can narrow it down further.

For a two-person landscaping company, I’d avoid a big, complicated CRM just for email marketing. You mainly need:

• One clean customer/contact list
• Easy segmentation (past customers, current customers, residential/commercial, ZIP code, etc.)
• Occasional promotional emails
• Seasonal reminders
• Simple automation, if useful
• Low cost and very little administration

My top picks

🥇 If you already have Housecall Pro: use it

This would be my first choice if you're already running your landscaping operation through Housecall Pro. Its current Marketing Center can send one-time email campaigns and automated campaigns, and you can target customers based on things particularly useful for a landscaper: last service date, location, customer type, tags, lead source, lifetime value, and creation date. help.housecallpro.comhelp.housecallpro.com

That means you could do things like:

"Spring cleanup — $50 off for customers we haven't serviced since last year."

and target exactly those customers instead of maintaining a separate spreadsheet/list.

It also supports SMS campaigns, although you'll need the appropriate customer consent for marketing texts. help.housecallpro.comhelp.housecallpro.com

🥈 Best if you just want email: MailerLite

For a two-person company that doesn't need another business-management system, I'd lean toward MailerLite.

Its free tier currently supports up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails/month, with two user seats. Paid plans start around $12/month and add more automation, templates, segmentation, and other features. www.mailerlite.com

It's particularly attractive if your list is, say, 300–2,000 homeowners and you're only sending a promotional email once every month or two.

You could have lists/tags such as:

• Past customers
• Current maintenance customers
• One-time cleanup customers
• Commercial
• Residential
• Lawn care
• Landscaping/design
• Customers who haven't booked in 12 months

Then send a seasonal promotion to only the relevant group.

🥉 Constant Contact: easiest traditional choice

Constant Contact is a good option if you want something that feels very straightforward and "business owner friendly." It has drag-and-drop email creation, contact management, segmentation, signup forms, reporting, and automation. www.constantcontact.com

Current advertised starting prices are $12/month for Lite and $35/month for Standard, although the actual price depends on contacts and sends. www.constantcontact.com

I'd choose it over MailerLite if having accessible support and a very polished, conventional email-marketing interface is more important than minimizing cost.

What about Mailchimp?

Mailchimp is still perfectly capable. Its audience tools include contact profiles, segmentation, tags, signup forms and behavioral targeting. mailchimp.com

But for your particular use case, I wouldn't choose it simply because it's famous. You're not running a sophisticated ecommerce marketing department. You want to occasionally remind homeowners that you're available for mulch, cleanups, pruning, fall leaves, irrigation, landscape installations, etc.

MailerLite or an integrated landscaping CRM will probably give you less administrative overhead.

One more important possibility: Jobber

If you're considering changing/adding your actual landscaping business software, rather than just finding an email program, I'd look at Jobber.

Jobber specifically markets its landscaping software with built-in email marketing, seasonal reminders, promotions, review requests, referrals, websites/request forms, scheduling, quoting, and other business-management functions. www.getjobber.com

So the decision I'd make is:

Already use Housecall Pro → use Housecall Pro's marketing.

Already use Jobber → use Jobber's marketing.

Don't need a business-management system, just want a customer email list → MailerLite.

Want the simplest conventional email-marketing experience + support → Constant Contact.

Want advanced marketing capabilities and don't mind more complexity → Mailchimp.

For a two-person landscaping company doing occasional promos, my personal ranking would be Housecall Pro (if you already use it) → MailerLite → Jobber → Constant Contact → Mailchimp.

One particularly useful setup for you would be a "90-day / 6-month / 12-month since last service" customer segmentation, because that lets you send genuinely useful seasonal offers instead of blasting the entire customer base every time. Housecall Pro's current campaign targeting is especially well suited to that. help.housecallpro.com

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions, I’d keep this simple. You probably don’t need a full CRM or complicated marketing platform.

My top picks

🥇 I'd choose Brevo for you

For a landscaping company that might send something like:

• Spring cleanup special
• Mulch/planting promotion
• Hurricane/storm cleanup availability
• Fall landscaping special
• "We have a few openings next week"
• Customer referral promotion

Brevo is particularly attractive because you don't have to send constantly. Its free plan allows up to 300 emails per day, and it also offers pay-as-you-go credits specifically suited to businesses that don't send frequently. It has contact lists, segmentation, signup forms, templates, reporting, and automation. www.brevo.com

Brevo

🥈 Constant Contact if you want "dead simple"

I'd choose Constant Contact if neither of you wants to learn much software.

It has drag-and-drop templates, contact management, list segmentation, signup forms, scheduling, reporting, and automated campaigns. Current plans start at $12/month for Lite and $35/month for Standard, with the latter adding more useful segmentation and automation. www.constantcontact.com

Constant Contact

The other nice thing for a landscaping company: you can put a QR code on your truck, invoices, business cards, or yard signs that takes customers to an email signup form. Constant Contact specifically supports signup forms and QR-code-based list building. www.constantcontact.com

🥉 Mailchimp

Mailchimp is excellent, particularly if you eventually want more sophisticated customer segmentation. You can, for example, create groups based on customer information and engagement and send different campaigns to different segments. mailchimp.com

Mailchimp

But for two people + landscaping + occasional promotions, I'd personally put it behind Brevo and Constant Contact. You don't need a Ferrari to send a spring mulch promotion.

What I'd actually set up

I'd create a single customer database with a few simple tags:

• Current customer
• Past customer
• Prospect
• Lawn maintenance
• Landscaping
• Cleanups
• Irrigation
• Commercial
• Residential

Then send one useful email every 1–2 months, rather than trying to become a "newsletter company."

For example, instead of "Our April Newsletter," send:

Spring is here — we've opened 8 spots for mulch & landscape refreshes

That's much more likely to generate actual landscaping jobs.

Bottom line:
Brevo = my pick if keeping costs low and sending occasionally.
Constant Contact = my pick if ease of use/support matters more than price.
Mailchimp = pick it if you expect your marketing to become considerably more sophisticated.

If you tell me roughly how many customers are on your list now (e.g. 200, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you currently keep them in QuickBooks, Google Contacts, Excel, Jobber, Housecall Pro, etc., I can narrow this down to the best one for your exact setup.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer list, send seasonal promos, and stay in touch with past clients, I’d avoid heavy CRM systems at first. You’ll probably get the most value from a simple email marketing tool. www.beltstack.com

My top recommendations:

For your specific business, I’d lean:

1. MailerLite — my first choice

• Upload your existing customer spreadsheet
• Create groups like:
  • Lawn maintenance customers
  • One-time cleanup customers
  • Irrigation customers
  • Leads who never booked
• Send simple campaigns:
  • “Spring cleanup spots are open”
  • “Fall leaf removal schedule”
  • “Book before summer heat arrives”
  • “Refer a neighbor, get $X off”

2. Mailchimp — if you want more marketing power
Good if you plan to build a bigger customer database, connect forms from your website, or create automated follow-ups. www.shopify.com

3. Constant Contact — if you dislike learning software
A good choice if you want something straightforward and may value more hands-on support. www.constantcontact.com

A simple setup I’d recommend:

1. Put every customer into one spreadsheet (name, email, service type, last service date, neighborhood).
2. Import it into MailerLite or Mailchimp.
3. Send no more than 1–2 useful emails per month.
4. Add an automatic “thanks for working with us” email after jobs are completed.
5. Collect emails from every new estimate and customer (with permission).

One thing I’d consider alongside email: a lightweight customer management tool. Landscaping is very repeat-business driven, so remembering who had mulch last spring, who needs pruning, and who asked about irrigation can be as valuable as promotions.

If you tell me roughly:

• how many customers are on your list now (50, 500, 5,000?),
• whether you do mostly recurring mowing or one-off projects,
• and whether you need texting too,

I can narrow it down to the best fit.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer email list and send occasional promos, I’d avoid complicated marketing/CRM software. You want something inexpensive, easy to maintain, and good at making a professional-looking seasonal email.

My top picks

Brevo is particularly attractive if "occasional" really means occasional. Its free plan allows up to 100,000 stored contacts and 300 email sends per day; its Starter plan begins at $9/month. It also supports contact management, email campaigns, automation, and SMS. help.brevo.com

Constant Contact would be my choice if you want the least learning curve. Its Lite plan starts at $12/month and includes drag-and-drop templates, contact management, signup forms, reporting, social posting, and phone/chat support. www.constantcontact.com

Mailchimp is still good, but its free tier is limited to 250 contacts and 500 sends/month. One interesting option for you is its Pay As You Go email credits, which Mailchimp specifically describes as being suited to infrequent senders. mailchimp.com

What I'd do for a landscaping company

I'd set up Brevo and keep the customer database very simple:

• Customer name
• Email
• Phone
• Residential/commercial
• Current customer / past customer / prospect
• Services they've used or are interested in
• ZIP code/service area
• Date of last service

Then send perhaps 4–8 good emails per year, rather than constantly emailing people:

• 🌱 Spring: "Get on the schedule before spring dates fill up"
• ☀️ Early summer: lawn/landscape maintenance reminder
• 🌳 Fall: leaf cleanup, pruning, winter prep
• 🎄 Holiday: gift certificates or a small seasonal promotion
• ⭐ Occasional before/after photos and customer referral offers

One important point: don't just dump every customer email you've ever collected into a marketing list without considering consent. Email marketing platforms generally require permission-based lists and provide unsubscribe mechanisms; Constant Contact, for example, explicitly requires permission-based lists and tools for consent/unsubscribe compliance. www.constantcontact.com

Bottom line:
Brevo = best value for your situation.
Constant Contact = easiest/most approachable.
Mailchimp = best if you expect your marketing to become more sophisticated.

If you tell me roughly how many customer contacts you have (e.g. 200, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you want text-message promos too, I can narrow this down to the best one and tell you exactly what I'd choose.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly wants to keep a customer list, send seasonal promos, and stay top-of-mind, I’d avoid overly complex marketing systems. You likely need:

• easy customer import (past clients + leads)
• simple newsletters/promos
• before/after photos
• seasonal reminders (spring cleanup, mulch, fall leaves, snow services)
• basic tracking (who opened/clicked)
• maybe a signup form for new customers

My top recommendations:

My pick for your situation

I’d choose:

1. MailerLite → if you just want something simple that you’ll actually use.
Example workflow:

• Add every completed customer
• Tag them: “weekly mowing,” “landscape install,” “spring cleanup,” “commercial”
• Send 4–8 emails/year:
  • “Book spring cleanup before spots fill”
  • “Fall leaf cleanup schedule”
  • “New patio/planting projects”
  • “Refer a neighbor and get a discount”

2. Constant Contact → if you want more hand-holding and phone support. It’s a common fit for local service businesses that don’t want to spend time learning marketing software. www.constantcontact.com

One thing I’d add

Since you’re a service business, pair the email tool with a simple customer database/CRM rather than keeping contacts only in your phone. Options worth looking at:

• Jobber — field-service management (quotes, scheduling, client info)
• Housecall Pro — another contractor-focused platform

If your main goal is “send occasional promos to past customers”, I’d keep it simple and start with MailerLite or Constant Contact rather than buying a full CRM.

A couple questions would change the recommendation:

1. About how many customers are in your list now (100, 500, 5,000+)?
2. Do you also need scheduling/estimates/invoicing software, or only email marketing?

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer email list and occasionally send promotions, I’d keep it simple. You don’t need a big CRM/marketing system.

My top picks

🥇 I'd probably choose Constant Contact

For landscaping, I'd set it up with a few simple groups:

• Current customers
• Past customers
• Prospects / estimates
• Commercial customers (if applicable)
• High-value / recurring customers

Then you can send things like:

🌴 Spring cleanup availability
🌱 Mulch & planting special
☀️ Summer lawn/landscape maintenance openings
🍂 Fall cleanup scheduling
🎄 Holiday landscaping / lighting

Constant Contact has contact management, signup forms, segmentation, templates, scheduling and reporting, and its current plans start at $12/month for Lite and $35/month for Standard, with pricing varying by contact count. www.constantcontact.com

The Standard plan at $35/month is probably more than you need initially; I'd start with Lite unless you specifically want more automation and segmentation.

💰 Brevo is worth a serious look

If keeping costs down is important, Brevo may actually be my first choice. Its free plan currently allows up to 300 emails per day, and it supports contact segmentation, signup forms, templates, automation and campaign analytics. www.brevo.com

That's particularly attractive for a landscaping company that might only send one or two promotional emails per month.

What I would not do

I wouldn't buy an elaborate landscaping CRM solely for this purpose. Your customer/job-management software and your email-marketing software can be separate.

The key is having a clean list where you can record things like:

Name | Email | Customer/Past customer/Prospect | Services used | Last service | ZIP code

That lets you eventually send much more relevant promotions—for example, a mulch offer to customers who have previously used your landscaping services rather than blasting everyone.

My ranking for your situation:

1. 🥇 Constant Contact — easiest, most business-owner-friendly
2. 🥈 Brevo — best if low cost is the priority
3. 🥉 Mailchimp — excellent, but potentially more platform than you need

If you tell me roughly how many contacts you have now (e.g. 200, 1,000, 5,000) and whether you already use something like QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, or Google Contacts, I can narrow this down to the cheapest/best setup for your specific company.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer email list and send occasional promotions, I would not buy a complicated marketing system. You want something inexpensive, easy to maintain, and good at simple segmentation.

My top 3

What I'd pick for your business

I'd start with Brevo.

Landscaping is a particularly good fit for its pricing model because you might have, say, 1,500 past and current customers but only send 4–8 promotional emails a year. Paying primarily for how many emails you send makes more sense than paying a substantial monthly fee simply to keep those 1,500 people in your database. Brevo's free tier currently includes 300 sends/day, plus contact management and basic reporting. help.brevo.comwww.hubspot.commailchimp.com

You could organize customers into groups such as:

• Current maintenance customers
• Past customers
• Lawn-care customers
• Landscaping/hardscape customers
• Irrigation customers
• Spring cleanup prospects
• Customers who haven't booked in 12+ months

Then your occasional campaigns could be things like:

March: Spring cleanup openings
April: Mulch/bed installation
May: Lawn treatment or mowing openings
September: Fall cleanup
November: Leaf removal / winterization
January: "Book early for spring" promotion

That is about as sophisticated as I'd make it for a two-person operation.

One other option worth considering

If you also want the software to become your actual customer database/CRM, I'd look at HubSpot. Its free tools include contact management, forms, email marketing and reporting, so you can keep customer information and marketing activity together. www.hubspot.com

I'd choose HubSpot if you find yourselves wanting to track things like:

Customer → estimate → accepted → job completed → follow-up → next service

rather than merely maintaining an email list.

What about Mailchimp?

Mailchimp is still perfectly good, but I wouldn't make it my first choice for you. Its interface and templates are polished, and it does have a pay-as-you-go option specifically intended for infrequent senders. But its current free plan is limited to 250 contacts/500 sends per month, so you can outgrow the free tier quickly. mailchimp.com

My ranking for you:

1. 🥇 Brevo — best fit for occasional promotions + lots of customer records
2. 🥈 MailerLite — best if ease of use is your #1 priority
3. 🥉 Constant Contact — best if you want hand-holding/support
4. HubSpot — best if you want a real CRM as well
5. Mailchimp — good, but less compelling for your particular use case

One important point: don't use your regular Gmail/Outlook account to blast your customer list. Use an email-marketing service so unsubscribes, spam compliance, list management and delivery are handled properly. For promotional emails, make sure the people on the list have appropriately consented to receive marketing messages. www.constantcontact.com

If you tell me roughly how many customers are on your list (e.g. 300, 1,000, 3,000) and whether you already use QuickBooks, Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, or another landscaping/CRM system, I can narrow this down to the one I'd actually use and what it would cost you per month.

For a two-person landscaping company that mainly needs to keep a customer list and send occasional promos (spring cleanups, mulch offers, fall leaf removal, irrigation reminders, referral offers), I would avoid overly complex marketing systems. You want something you’ll actually use 4–6 times a year. getbookedout.cowww.beltstack.com

My recommendations:

What I’d pick for your situation

Option 1 (most likely best): MailerLite

• Import your past customers from a spreadsheet
• Create tags like:
  • Weekly mowing
  • Landscape installs
  • Spring cleanup
  • Irrigation
  • Commercial
• Send a few polished emails each year
• Automate a “Thanks for working with us — book next season early” message

Option 2: Jobber + email tool
If you don’t already have scheduling/invoicing software, consider combining operations and marketing. A customer record that knows “John had a patio installed in 2025” is more useful than just an email address. tradesoftwareguide.com

A simple campaign schedule that works well for landscapers

• February/March: “Book your spring cleanup”
• April/May: “Mulch, planting, and landscape upgrades”
• August: “Fall planting and lawn repair”
• October/November: “Leaf cleanup / winter prep”
• After every completed job: review request + referral reminder

One thing I’d avoid: buying a big CRM/marketing platform before you have a clear need. For two people, a clean customer list + a reliable email sender usually beats a complicated system.

If you tell me:

1. roughly how many customers are on your list (100? 1,000? 5,000?),
2. whether you already use software for estimates/invoices (QuickBooks, Jobber, etc.), and
3. whether you want email only or email + text,

I can narrow it down to the best one or two choices.