7Sheep vs ActiveCampaign | TrustRadius

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Score 8 out of 10

Based on 24 reviews and ratings

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 314 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

7Sheep

ActiveCampaign

WYSIWYG email editor

Dynamic content

Ability to test dynamic content

Landing pages

A/B testing

Mobile optimization

Email deliverability reporting

List management

Triggered drip sequences

7Sheep

ActiveCampaign

Lead nurturing

Lead scoring and grading

Data quality management

Automated sales alerts and tasks

7Sheep

ActiveCampaign

Calendaring

Event/webinar marketing

7Sheep

ActiveCampaign

Social sharing and campaigns

Social profile integration

7Sheep

ActiveCampaign

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

7Sheep

ActiveCampaign

API

Role-based workflow & approvals

Customizability

Integration with Salesforce.com

Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Integration with SugarCRM

Pros

When preparing an event, 7Sheep takes care of pretty much everything you need to select, inform, and register participants, as well as prepare materials for the events, such as name badges and signature lists.
We also use 7Sheep for reporting on communications activities.
7Sheep allows you to build simple or complex forms and questionnaires which we use both for events and independent surveys.
The drag and drop HTML editor makes things look good without a lot of extra effort.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Other

Government Administration Company, 11-50 employees

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Integration with Wordpress: I have a form integrated with my website to collect leads. Works great and has for years.
Integration with Clickfunnels: I have Active Campaign integrated with Clickfunnels. I use it for website pop-ups as well as other lead gen purposes.
Automated marketing: The visual automation creator is a game changer. It's helped me automate my marketing to new leads.

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President

Jim Harshaw Jr. Performance CoachingManagement Consulting, 1-10 employees

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Cons

I know that they are working on a simpler way to send a test e-mail to yourself. This will streamline my activities as well and I look forward to that system change (which was suggested by a client. I have also suggested improvements which have been implemented.)
I miss an easy unsubscribe feature (like you get in MailChimp). Overall, 7Sheep's system is more flexible (good) but that does make it more complex to split up (not so good).
Setting up the SPF record in our DNS system was flexible and easy but for DKIM integration we had to contact the 7Sheep support. They do not check or show the necessary records in the tool. Customer service was great, though, so not a very big problem, just a bit of a nuisance.

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Team Lead in Other

Research Company, 51-200 employees

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It is difficult to re-send a single email in a sequence or newsletter to an individual. You have to create a custom group, then add just that email to the group before sending it out a second time. This could be easier!
The workflow in creating an automation and the email sequence for that automation could be simpler or more intuitive. You can create the emails and then add them into the automation sequencing, or create the sequencing with placeholders for the emails, but you can't go from a sequence to creating an email easily.

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Co-Owner

Terroir Seeds | Underwood GardensHorticulture, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

7Sheep 8.2

Based on 3 answers

The tool serves our needs and we like the user interface. The few times we contacted support they were super helpful and responsive. When we asked for more integrations they confirmed the integrations we need (e.g. Hipchat) for the near future.

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Clemens Degendorfer

General Manager

Brainformance IT-Services GmbHInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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ActiveCampaign 9.1

Based on 8 answers

For our clients (Course creators, event hosts & managers, business leaders that have existing marketing in place and want to grow past 6 & 7 figures), we highly recommend ActiveCampaign, because:

Broad capabilities - ability to create individual emails to specific segments (the right people) at the right time (predictive sending for the greatest likelihood of conversion) and automated flows so that our clients are generating revenue
Integrations - We run ads for our clients, and ActiveCampaign automatically creates dynamic audiences for our social media platforms so that our ads are going to audiences that have just opened or clicked emails (or that follows up with people who haven't engaged). The number of programs that ActiveCampaign connects to makes the marketing a seamless experience for our clients.
Visualization of data - With the flow builder, you can see where people are in the process, what tags are being applied overall - makes it so much easier to create email marketing solutions for clients.
Reporting - The ability to see specific open, click, and conversion rates in one place.
Outstanding customer support - Having the ActiveCampaign team behind you makes it easy to recommend and use it for clients.

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CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

Simply Heaven DesignMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Usability

7Sheep 7.0

Based on 2 answers

It is easy to use and if I do have a problem or question I receive an answer almost immediately.

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Verified User

Administrative Assistant in Other

Architecture & Planning Company, 11-50 employees

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ActiveCampaign 8.1

Based on 17 answers

It's super easy and fast to set up automations and email lists. In under five minutes, you can be mailing your list. I'm not a fan of complexity, and I'm also not a fan of being hamstrung by weak tools, so I really like using ActiveCampaign. It's the perfect blend of simplicity and power.

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Ben Marcoux Roofing Lead Generation Expert

Manager @ BMX Marketing LLC

BMX Marketing, LLCMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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ActiveCampaign 9.3

Based on 2 answers

I've never had ActiveCampaign down for maintenance. I'm sure they update things, but they always seem to manage to stay live. Also, I've had very few errors, if any. None come to mind. This might be to due to the fact I focus on building things as simply as possible, but I also believe it's due to the quality of the software.

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Ben Marcoux Roofing Lead Generation Expert

Manager @ BMX Marketing LLC

BMX Marketing, LLCMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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ActiveCampaign 7.8

Based on 2 answers

ActiveCampaign works seamlessly with the other tools I use. It integrates directly with most. And if no direct integration is available, there is almost always one you can make using Zapier. I've yet to run into a technical error that prevented me from doing something I wanted to be able to do.

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Ben Marcoux Roofing Lead Generation Expert

Manager @ BMX Marketing LLC

BMX Marketing, LLCMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

7Sheep 8.2

Based on 3 answers

With both chat and email support I have always had enough ways to get through to them! Their support is good, honest and most importantly supportive. They helped us set up and start using the tool when we got stuck. Moving from Mailchimp where there were some semantic lessons to learn and they took the time to help us get used to 7Sheep

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CEO

KEYNTOInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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ActiveCampaign 8.4

Based on 19 answers

Any time I've reached out to support they've been extremely helpful. I've used the chat feature (when something was urgent) and email support (when the problem could wait). Every time they understood what issue I was having and how to fix it quickly. A++

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Founder TrueMoneySaver.com

TrueMoneySaver.comFinancial Services, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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ActiveCampaign 7.1

Based on 3 answers

Very satisfied with our implementation in our professional medical practice, allowing us to be on top of client service, and not miss out on crucial information and insights. Marketing is often neglected in professional practices and ActiveCampaign solved this problem with aplomb.

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William Ainslie

Practice Owner & Founder

William Ainslie BiokineticsAlternative Medicine, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I've mostly used survey monkey and google forms and doodle for small inexpensive jobs - anything more sophisticated always seemed to cost more than the actual fee I charge. 7sheep does everything they do, but it automates a lot of the processing, for a cost which is affordable and makes me more efficient - as I can use my subscription for different clients.

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Verified User

Consultant in Professional Services

Public Policy Company, 1001-5000 employees

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We had a brief and very disappointing relationship with Infusionsoft a few years ago. They struggled in vain trying to get an API properly configured so that we could move data through one of our flagship web sites. After about half a dozen fruitless iterations, they gave up, we canceled our contract, and we went our separate ways. With ActiveCampaign, however, integration has never been a significant problem. Just being able to USE the software obviously makes a big difference! We've also been consistently pleased with the capabilities and support provided by ActiveCampaign. And it's much, much less expensive than Infusionsoft as well.

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Editor & Publisher

FinancialCyclesWeekly.comPublishing, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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ActiveCampaign 9.3

Based on 2 answers

I've tried several of the email services available today. ActiveCampaign makes it easy and fast to get set up. And they have some of the best email deliverability available today as well. That's really important when it comes to email marketing, because winding up in spam or promotion folders makes your email marketing efforts and uphill battle.

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Ben Marcoux Roofing Lead Generation Expert

Manager @ BMX Marketing LLC

BMX Marketing, LLCMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

With the translation support we have translated forms into Spanish for our producers and this has been a really positive benefit for them as a partner.
I am able to monitor interest in different products very easily and so re-target particular varieties to specific regions.
Text message campaigns mean that we can directly engage: especially for physical meetings, tasting reminders and so forth.

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CMO (Chief Marketing Officer)

Southern Importers and Wholesalers, LLCWine and Spirits, 1-10 employees

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The fortune is in the follow through, and ActiveCampaign makes the follow through easier. Drip campaigns and triggers strengthen granular follow up opportunities.
The granular messaging options coupled with attractive pricing have made this our go to service for businesses who need more automation features, but are just getting started in the space.

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Nicholas De Salvo

Founder, Creative Director

Edge One MediaDesign, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

7Sheep Editions & Modules

Edition

Entrepreneur	$59¹
Small Team	$249²
Business	$389³
Enterprise	⁴

Single User
Per month, up to 5 Users
Per month, up to 10 users
Above 10 users

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

ActiveCampaign Editions & Modules

Edition

Lite	$9¹
Plus	$49²
Professional	$129³
Enterprise	$229⁴

Per Month [3 Users]
Per Month [25 Users]
Per Month [50 Users]
Per Month [Unlimited Users]

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Rating Summary

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