MEASURED 3 NOVEMBER 2026 · 5 AI ANSWERS
Best Email Marketing Software for Small Business, according to 5 AIs
We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Claude and Perplexity: “What is the best email marketing tool for a small business?” All 5 AIs named ActiveCampaign and Constant Contact. This reports what those answers said on 3 November 2026, not our own review or test of these products.
Which brands each AI named
| Brand | Named in | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode | Claude | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiveCampaign | 5 of 5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Constant Contact | 5 of 5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mailchimp | 4 of 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| MailerLite | 4 of 5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Klaviyo | 4 of 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Brevo | 3 of 5 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| HubSpot | 1 of 5 | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Kit | 1 of 5 | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| GetResponse | 0 of 5 | No | No | No | No | No |
Perplexity alone named HubSpot. Gemini alone named Kit.
How this question differs from the others
Named more often here than across the rest of email marketing tools:
- Constant Contact: 5 of 5 here, against 7 of 25 on the other 5 questions.
- ActiveCampaign: 5 of 5 here, against 14 of 25 on the other 5 questions.
- Klaviyo: 4 of 5 here, against 13 of 25 on the other 5 questions.
Named less often here:
- HubSpot: 1 of 5 here, against 15 of 25 on the other 5 questions.
Which websites these answers cited
The sites linked most often in these 5 answers. If you sell in this category, these are the pages shaping what AI tells your buyers.
| Website | Cited in |
|---|---|
| constantcontact.com | 3 of 5 answers |
| forbes.com | 2 of 5 answers |
| klaviyo.com | 2 of 5 answers |
| activecampaign.com | 1 of 5 answers |
| adagemarketers.com | 1 of 5 answers |
| aweber.com | 1 of 5 answers |
| braze.com | 1 of 5 answers |
| brevo.com | 1 of 5 answers |
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See the full results for email marketing tools, across all 30 answers.
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