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Tools/Marketing Automation/ActiveCampaign (Automation)

ActiveCampaign (Automation)

Growing SMBs that need sophisticated multi-channel automation with CRM integration

Paidzap Marketing Automation
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Reviews

4.5 / 516,400 reviews

+ Industry-leading visual automation builder with conditional logic and branching

+ AI-powered automation builder generates workflows from simple prompts

- No free tier; trial is only 14 days

“ActiveCampaign is the automation engine that runs our entire customer journey — from first touch to post-purchase follow-up. Nothing else is as flexible.”

Pros

  • + Industry-leading visual automation builder with conditional logic and branching
  • + AI-powered automation builder generates workflows from simple prompts
  • + Built-in CRM unifies sales and marketing automation in one platform

Cons

  • - No free tier; trial is only 14 days
  • - Can be overwhelming for teams only needing basic email automation
  • - Contact-based pricing scales up quickly

Pricing

PlanMonthlyAnnualLimits
Starter$15$151,000 contacts; 1 user; 5 automations
Plus$49$491,000 contacts; 3 users; CRM; lead scoring
Professional$79$791,000 contacts; 5 users; predictive sending; attribution
Enterprise$145$1451,000 contacts; 10 users; custom objects; HIPAA
14-day free trial

Starter from ~$15/mo. Plus from ~$49/mo. Professional from ~$79/mo. 14-day free trial.

Setup & Onboarding

Setup time: days
Learning curve: moderate
Resources: excellentFree migrationMobile app

Company Health

Founded: 2003
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
Size: 900+ employees
Funding: late-stage
growingHiring: stableSentiment: positiveRecent layoffs
  • Launched Active Intelligence engine with 34+ AI capabilities in 2025
  • Named Leader in IDC MarketScape for AI-Enabled Marketing Platforms for Small Businesses 2025
  • Acquired Hilos for cross-channel capabilities (April 2025)
  • Reports AI saving SMB marketers 13 hours per week

Product Direction

AI: aggressiveRisk: lowAPI availableEcosystem: strongSMB friendly

AI Features

  • Active Intelligence engine with dozens of specialized AI agents
  • AI-powered content generation
  • Predictive sending optimization
  • AI-driven segmentation and personalization
  • Feedback Intelligence for AI conversation analysis

Recent Launches

  • Active Intelligence system-wide AI engine
  • 34+ AI agent capabilities
  • App Studio for developer self-serve integrations
  • Cross-channel messaging via Hilos acquisition

Integrations

shopifywordpresswoocommercesalesforce-starterstripeslackgoogle-analyticsmeta-ads

+ Zapier compatible (connects to 5,000+ apps)

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Klaviyo

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Drip

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Ortto (formerly Autopilot)

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Keap (formerly Infusionsoft)

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