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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Act-On

    Score8.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Act-On is an adaptive marketing platform designed to drive personal and purposeful multi-channel marketing. Its foci are inbound and outbound marketing, for enabling a tighter alignment with sales and turning data into actionable insights.

    $900

    per month

    SALESmanago

    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    SALESmanago is a Customer Engagement Platform for eCommerce marketing teams, including AI-driven solutions that boast users among 2000+ mid-size businesses in 50 countries, as well as global brands such as Vodafone, Lacoste, New Balance and Victoria’s Secret. SALESmanago aims to improve eCommerce KPIs by leveraging three principles: (1) Customer Intimacy to create authentic customer relationships based on Zero and First Party Data; (2) Precision Execution to provide superior…

    $499

    per month

    Pricing
    Act-OnSALESmanago
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $900
    per month
    Enterprise
    $2,000+
    per month
    Essential
    $499
    per month
    Professional
    $1,999
    per month
    Enterprise
    $4,000
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Act-OnSALESmanago
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsThe Professional package starts at 2,500 active contacts, 3 marketing users, 50 sales users and 30,000 API calls per day. The Enterprise allows for much more customization, the package starts at 2,500 active contacts, 6 marketing users, 100 sales users and 30,000 API calls per day. Annual contract required for all packages.
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    Features
    Act-OnSALESmanago
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Act-On Software and SALESmanago
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    8.3
    124 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SALESmanago
    8.2
    35 Ratings
    7% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor7.6123 Ratings9.835 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.2102 Ratings8.932 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.1102 Ratings7.931 Ratings
    Landing pages8.2118 Ratings5.027 Ratings
    A/B testing8.1106 Ratings7.131 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.3113 Ratings7.931 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.3123 Ratings8.034 Ratings
    List management8.7122 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.698 Ratings9.927 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Act-On Software and SALESmanago
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    8.2
    124 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SALESmanago
    8.2
    33 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation8.5113 Ratings8.931 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading8.4113 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Data quality management8.2112 Ratings8.830 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks7.8104 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Act-On Software and SALESmanago
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    7.5
    84 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SALESmanago
    4.3
    25 Ratings
    53% below category average
    Calendaring6.88 Ratings6.223 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing8.283 Ratings2.521 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Act-On Software and SALESmanago
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    7.3
    75 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SALESmanago
    2.5
    18 Ratings
    100% below category average
    Social sharing and campaigns7.373 Ratings2.517 Ratings
    Social profile integration7.367 Ratings2.617 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Act-On Software and SALESmanago
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    7.5
    124 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SALESmanago
    7.3
    35 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Dashboards7.6118 Ratings7.935 Ratings
    Standard reports7.6122 Ratings7.934 Ratings
    Custom reports7.493 Ratings6.128 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Act-On Software and SALESmanago
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    7.7
    117 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SALESmanago
    7.0
    31 Ratings
    7% below category average
    API8.277 Ratings9.830 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals8.578 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Customizability7.698 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com8.569 Ratings2.414 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM7.038 Ratings7.112 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM6.930 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Act-OnSALESmanago
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    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Act-OnSALESmanago
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (229 ratings)
    8.9
    (35 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (112 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (44 ratings)
    7.8
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (39 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.3
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Act-OnSALESmanago
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Act-On
    We often have quick turnaround time requests, and Act-On's new composer is great because it is easy to make an email look great in desktop or mobile views. This has been a huge time-saver for us! We have benefited from using Act-On for many years and are accustomed to where everything is and how to use it. For the new accounts we train, we will sometimes hear that the organization of where things are could be improved.
    Incentivized
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    SALESmanago
    I find SalesManago to be a good tool for email marketing and automation processes. They live chat service allows fast and direct communication with customers. Website personalisation (tools like pop-ups and browser notification) work fine but I'd like to have a bit more personalisation options to be avalaible to users.
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    Pros
    Act-On
    • The templates are easy to use and set up campaigns.
    • It's simple to use, and the email editor features a drag-and-drop interface.
    • It's easy to set up a drip campaign or a series of scheduled emails.
    • It has the flexibility of having a variety of scheduling options and the use of user experience automation.
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    SALESmanago
    • Segmentation - you can segment people in many ways (e.g using tags, rfm matrices, sales funnels, dynamic segments).
    • Automation flows - using workflows, automation rules, and website automations you can automatically do marketing actions after a trigger and in specific conditions. You have a lot of events, conditions and actions
    • Product Recommendations - this tool allow you to recommend products on your website. Maybe it's not quick to prepare it but the results at the end are awesome
    • RFM Segmentation - this is a great tool to segment and reach people according to their RFM profile
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    Cons
    Act-On
    • The designer tools, especially for emails, were often difficult to use. The formatting of the text would be all over the place and change / refuse to change at random. Moving boxes around was shifty and sometimes nearly impossible. It just wasn't customizeable enough. No "undo" functionality either.
    • The only way to collect information expansively over time (there's a term Act-On uses for it, I can't recall) where it adds questions to the form each time a user fills it out, is if the person were to fill out the same form multiple times. I know this does happen for some websites/resources, but as a company that wanted to collect new information each time someone filled out any form, regardless of the resource or the URL, that was simply not an option, and that doesn't really make a lot of sense. I know it's not really possible to track someone but if they filled out the first part of the form and then it added new questions to answer, and then they submitted and got through the gating, that would actually be helpful.
    • There was no "trash can" of sorts in case you deleted something by mistake. This could be so stress-inducing if it was a major project. My coworker did this once, contacted Act-On, they couldn't even recover it.
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    SALESmanago
    • Their expansion into the US has not been very successful, and if you are a West Coast customer want training, be prepared to get up at 4 a.m.
    • While their functionality is comparable to competing products there is nothing particularly unique to what they offer
    • Their instructional literature was obviously not produced by people for who English is a first language and they are not particularly English proficient.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Act-On
    It's my single biggest asset in my current role. With limited resources, its enabled Anachron to punch well above our weight marketing wise and although we're still at the beginning of our journey I know the system can scale with us
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    SALESmanago
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    Usability
    Act-On
    It's a great tool for our business, and we get a fantastic ROI on it every year based on wins for customer service and automation responses. It's save projects, repaired salesperson/customer relationships and generated new sales and interest yearly. We really wouldn't hesitate to recommend this platform at all.
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    SALESmanago
    SALESmanago is a pretty big tool (with lots of features), but if you know the principles - everything is easy to find, and easy to understand. Of course there are some settings or funcionalities which needs to be updated but still using SALESmanago is totaly different experience than 5-6 years ago (in a good way)
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    Reliability and Availability
    Act-On
    I have always found them quick to respond to my query by web inquiry. In those instances when I call, I have always reached help quickly. They are conscientious and skilled in discussing my concern and finding a solution to my problem. Other tech organizations should use Act-On as a model for top-notch customer service.
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    SALESmanago
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    Performance
    Act-On
    Great for the most part. Sometimes there are little lags, but that's likely because I'm requesting to see a lot of data at one time.
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    SALESmanago
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    Support Rating
    Act-On
    Since we start using Act-on for ourselves and our clients, we have been supported very well. Often we need to integrate with legacy systems and we find the support team on our side during the whole endeavor. Always asking if they can help us further, always willing to do a better job. The support of Act-On is one of the main differentiators
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    SALESmanago
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Act-On
    Dan D. was great. He took the time to understand how I needed the program to run, and was very flexible to our special CRM setup.
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    SALESmanago
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    Online Training
    Act-On
    Act-On had a lot of resources, and their staff was great at answering any questions I had to make sure we got started on the right foot. Looking back, I would have preferred some additional training sessions since we didn't have any previous experience with Marketing Automation and best practices.
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    SALESmanago
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    Implementation Rating
    Act-On
    What impressed me most is that Act-On showed full committment in making our implementation successful, even when it required additional support from their team. This gave me a lot of warm and fuzzy feelings. Most other software software vendors are not anywhere close to being this responsive and effective
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    SALESmanago
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    Alternatives Considered
    Act-On
    Act-On is easier to use than Marketo, but not as visually appealing and user-friendly as HubSpot. It's much better than Pardot, as Pardot feel clunky every step of the way. SharpSpring is comparable because of its price point but surpasses Act-On in its tools and intuitive interface. We selected Act-On because of the pricing model and thought all things would be close to parity with other options. It depends on the team you have. If you have developers and a marketing team that knows some html/css, you can get by with Act-On.
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    SALESmanago
    I use many marketing automation tools, and I choose the right tool for the right job. I like to use SALESmanago because of its great support and very good price for the product.
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    Scalability
    Act-On
    Before I feel like I need more features, the Act-On customer service reps are contacting me telling about new features as part of my account.
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    SALESmanago
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Act-On
    • With the Automated Series, we were able to put in place campaigns that generated revenue that took no time to continue running once set up. This was a positive feature allowing employees to work on another project while the campaign ran on their own.
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    SALESmanago
    • The automated system has improved advertising campaigns.
    • We noticed an increase in customer activity.
    • We received valuable data about your users.
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    ScreenShots

    Act-On Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Automated Journey Builder. Here, users can personalize customer interactions from awareness to loyalty.Screenshot of the Analytics Dashboard. This is used to compare performance over time, filter by segment, and export report components.Screenshot of the Email Composer. Here is where users design emails optimized for desktop and mobile with a drag and drop builder.

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