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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ActiveCampaign

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AActiveCampaign is presented as an AI-first marketing platform for marketers, agencies, and entrepreneurs. It uses Active Intelligence for goal-aware automation and personalized experiences across email, SMS, and WhatsApp. ActiveCampaign integrates with 950+ apps and generates insights to optimize every workflow.

    $180

    per year (single user)

    monday CRM

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/Amonday CRM provides control over the entire sales funnel and helps users close deals faster by automating manual work and streamlining sales activities from A-Z.

    $45

    per month 3 seats (minimum)

    Pricing
    ActiveCampaignmonday CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $15
    per month (billed annually)
    Pro
    $49
    per month (billed annually)
    Plus
    $79
    per month (billed annually)
    Enterprise
    $149
    per month (billed annually)
    Basic
    $15
    per month per seat
    Standard
    $20
    per month per seat
    Pro
    $33
    per month per seat
    Ultimate
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ActiveCampaignmonday CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details—Plans start with 3 seats. Yearly save 33%
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    Community Pulse
    ActiveCampaignmonday CRM
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    ActiveCampaign
    Chose ActiveCampaign
    Others were either way overpriced, or way less user-friendly. The best value is ActiveCampaign. I felt like all other options I explored, (many more than listed), I felt like I couldn't get them up and running quickly enough, and I also felt ripped off by all of the other …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ActiveCampaignmonday CRM
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.7
    691 Ratings
    12% above category average
    monday CRM
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    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor8.5610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.8542 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.5491 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages7.7358 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing8.3400 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.3550 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.6659 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management8.8678 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences10.0597 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.2
    544 Ratings
    3% above category average
    monday CRM
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    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation8.5510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading8.5372 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management8.5418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks8.8366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead segmentation and distribution6.820 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.8
    391 Ratings
    15% above category average
    monday CRM
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    Calendaring8.6312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.1293 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    6.8
    295 Ratings
    10% below category average
    monday CRM
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    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns7.2262 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration6.4257 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.3
    653 Ratings
    10% above category average
    monday CRM
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    Ratings
    Dashboards8.0624 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.5612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.3398 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.7
    512 Ratings
    13% above category average
    monday CRM
    -
    Ratings
    API8.6410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals8.7278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability7.6438 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com9.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM9.964 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM9.359 Ratings00 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations7.541 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
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    ActiveCampaign
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    Ratings
    monday CRM
    8.0
    89 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings7.979 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.986 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings6.648 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.176 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.670 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.458 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.265 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
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    Ratings
    monday CRM
    8.2
    66 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.266 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    8.6
    83 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.281 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.454 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.370 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    7.8
    80 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.365 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.775 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings7.470 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    7.2
    80 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.080 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.671 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings7.249 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.051 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    8.6
    74 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.674 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    8.6
    49 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.649 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of ActiveCampaign and monday CRM
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    6.8
    74 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings6.874 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ActiveCampaignmonday CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (704 ratings)
    8.2
    (99 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (27 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (67 ratings)
    8.6
    (96 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.3
    (42 ratings)
    3.1
    (58 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ActiveCampaignmonday CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ActiveCampaign
    I've been using ActiveCampaign since around 2018-2019 and I've always been satisfied with the software. It's simple to use, connects with the other tools I use and makes it easy for me to duplicate automations, email templates and workflows as I need to. On top of that, any time I've had an issue (which I think is around twice in the past 5/6 years), the customer service has always been super helpful and my issue has been resolved quickly.
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    monday.com
    Our Integrated/brand marketing and Lifecycle marketing teams find monday CRM to be particularly useful for project management. Integrated marketing uses monday to build out our yearly promotional calendar, which keeps the entire company informed on all the launch and sale details for the year, across both retail and digital channels. The Lifecycle marketing team uses monday CRM to track individual campaign projects, mainly consisting of email asset creation. There are times when monday is not the preferred CRM platform, such as data and analytics tracking, project performance tracking, or scenarios when immediate feedback is required.
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    Pros
    ActiveCampaign
    • Collects and filters emails from various lead magnets exceptionally well (especially if a user wants to re-sign up to the same lead magnet and go through it again, they can)
    • Super easy to use email creation that is aesthetically pleasing and user friendly
    • Easy email sequences and user classification from a large range of opt in trigger options
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    • It is very easy to use and logical. Teams and departments can collaborate together to work as one team.
    • It is very useful in automating the processes of relevant departments.
    • The field names, types, and data you enter can be customized as per your organization's requirements.
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    Cons
    ActiveCampaign
    • It took me a while to get to understand where to find things, and I used a free online course from a consultant who specialises in AC to help me get the foundations set up more easily. That said, there were lots of onboarding workshops, which were good. It just felt like it required a lot of different angles of learning to just get started.
    • The customer support took longer than other software to get back to me via email, though once I found the chat option for my most recent query, that was fast.
    • I've ended up switching to another programme where more software is more naturally integrated, and the AC equivalent is included in the price, along with many other types of software. However, design-wise, ActiveCampaign is much better.
    • I also had a problem with a form used on my WordPress website, which has a BuddyBoss platform - the colours on the form would be overridden by colour choices for the website, so they were hard to read (pink text on purple background instead of the gold text it was meant to be)
    • I couldn't always find the templates I was looking for or how to access them for automation-based emails. I think when I used it, there was a new type of template for newsletters that weren't available for automations, so I had to recreate it, which added time.
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    monday.com
    • It takes a while to get used to the UX if you are used to Hubspot or another CRM
    • We are still testing mass email functionality, it's a little less intuitive vs Hubspot
    • The quote/invoice forms are not pre-built into the CRM the way they are in Hubspot, so you have to manually set those up. Some might see that as a positive thing because it's more flexible with your respective tech stack, but it required more research on our end to make sure we set it up to flow efficiently.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ActiveCampaign
    I am committed at the moment. Rebuilding the automations I have would be a huge time drain. Plus the cost of learning a new system and the risk to deliverability of porting a 6,000 person list to a new platform. Also, AC offers everything I need ast a reasonable (but a little high) price. So, why not a 10? Because, early 2023, AC dropped a massive 2x price hike on long-term customers. They knew few would shift, so this feels like a cynical cash grab and left a bad taste, If they do something like this again, this camel will have a broken back.
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    monday.com
    It is the best tool we have found as a small business to be able to track our bookings, tasks and income.
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    Usability
    ActiveCampaign
    ActiveCampaign has been the easiest marketing automation software we have ever used. They provide tips throughout the entire process of anything you are building. Their support team through LIVE CHAT has been extremely fast and helpful. The monthly meetings provided with the enablement team has helped us through several large and urgent needs.
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    monday.com
    It's a really easy to use and improve tool, that helps you to quickly master its functions and then helps you to improve the features usage as quickly as you learned the basis. Any doubts you have are easily solved by the contents and tutorials it provides, and if it doesn't solve it, the team is always quick to reply and help you.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ActiveCampaign
    I haven't experienced application errors or unplanned outages at all. Active Campaign is ultra reliable and I would not be using them if that were the case. Also, the helpful emails they send are welcomed and informative, and present very practical tips and guidance for using the platform. They're always demonstrating new features and I'm thankful for that.
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    Performance
    ActiveCampaign
    Oh my gosh, Active Campaign's performance gets an A+++ in my book. The pages load quickly and so do the reports. I haven't noticed any slowdowns when it's integrating with other programs and it performs excellently on all levels.
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    Support Rating
    ActiveCampaign
    This might be the best part. The chat support lady offered to make a video to help me solve my problem. I worked in customer service for years and I've never done that, lol. So, if they're offering things like that, I can only imagine that they'd be able to handle most any issue you throw at them.
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    monday.com
    When I have requested customer service from monday.com account the person who I spoke with was really helpful but the set up to get a hold of someone in customer service was a little complicated and time-consuming. I had to get a ticket in an email and then wait for a specific person to call me back at a certain time, that's why I gave a six.
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    Implementation Rating
    ActiveCampaign
    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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    monday.com
    It was very easy to start using. It is also safe to use lots of trial and error whilst setting up.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ActiveCampaign
    I moved to ActiveCampaign from Mailchimp. Admittedly, I was using the free version of Mailchimp, but I had numerous episodes of subscriber data NOT being added to Mailchimp, despite using API to integrate with my mailing list. Obviously, I couldn't pay for clicks and not capture subscriber data, so I had to find something else. ActiveCampaign has been 100% reliable in testing.
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    monday.com
    Monday is significantly better. Not only is it more aesthetically pleasing it is just better overall. I feel as if Monday has a better system in regard to keeping track of all the files we have. Moreover, I also feel like the fact that it allows me to tag my other coworkers enables me to have better communication in the office.
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    Scalability
    ActiveCampaign
    My web designer told me about Active Campaign and although I don't recall which platform I had before, I LOVE Active Campaign and its user friendliness. The transition was seamless and I've never had a problem with functionality or server failure.
    Active Campaign provides so many features, and makes it easy for non-techies to maneuver around the site with ease. They capture information and put it in an easy-to-read format.
    At this point, I don't think I'd ever use any other platform!
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    monday.com
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    Return on Investment
    ActiveCampaign
    • I haven't monetized my list yet so no clear ROI but great from a list-building perspective
    • The software is not cheap so at times I feel like I may not be getting the most out of the product because I'm not using all of the features
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    monday.com
    • The visibility of connected boards means that fewer people can manage them
    • AI is helping to automate operations through AI agents, and this allows me to reallocate personnel to other functions
    • Automation, whether through workflow or AI, helps in up to 72% of operations and the relocation of personnel to other areas
    • A visibilidade dos quadros conectados fazendo com que menos pessoas posam efetuar a gestão
    • A IA ajudando a automomatizar as operaçoes atraves dos IA Agentes e com isso posso descolocar pessoal para outra função
    • As automatizaçoes tanto por workFlow como por IA ajudam em ate 72% na operação e deslocamento de pessoal para outra area
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    ScreenShots

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    monday CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sales Pipeline - Ensuring leads do not slip through the cracks.Screenshot of Sales Analytics - Used to build dashboards in real time with no development help, to gain insights into where deals stand, expected revenue, team performance, etc.Screenshot of Automations - Automates sales processes including automatic assignment of leads to reps, reminders for upcoming activities,  and notifications when a lead opens an email.Screenshot of Email Capabilities - Automatically logs sent emails, keeps track of interactions, and enables mass emails with personalized email templates.Screenshot of Activities Logging & Tracking - Displays all past and upcoming sales activities in one organized timeline.Screenshot of Post-sales Management - To help users build lasting customer relationships once the deal is done or stay on top of client projects, with collection tracking.