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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)

    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP, presented on the current product site as Sparkrock Impact, is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for nonprofit finance and workforce administration. Built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, it combines Sparkrock Finance with Sparkrock Impact HR Management and Payroll.N/A
    Pricing
    ActiveCampaignSparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    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)
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ActiveCampaignSparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$50,000 per installation
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    Community Pulse
    ActiveCampaignSparkrock Nonprofit ERP
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    ActiveCampaign
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    Sparkrock
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    493 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    471 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    494 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    455 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    459 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ActiveCampaignSparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.7
    691 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    -
    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 Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.2
    544 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    -
    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 Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.9
    391 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring8.7312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.1293 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    6.8
    295 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns7.2262 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration6.4257 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.3
    653 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Dashboards8.0624 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Standard reports8.5612 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Custom reports8.3398 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.7
    512 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    -
    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 integrations7.641 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of ActiveCampaign and Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ActiveCampaignSparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (704 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (27 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (67 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.3
    (42 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 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
    ActiveCampaignSparkrock Nonprofit ERP
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Sparkrock
    For all companies that want to improve the performance of their employees and increase productivity, this software helps all daily business tasks to be executed on time efficiently and smoothly. A very useful program that's why we don't stop using it.
    Incentivized
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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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    Sparkrock
    • Data collection - the system is robust and we can tailor it to collect the information we need.
    • Easily configurable - the system is easy to configure to meet our specific business needs.
    • Reporting and data extraction - the system allows for easy access to information that helps inform business decisions.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Sparkrock
    • Many of the improvements are being met with each upgrade. Altus Dynamics has an idea portal that customers can add ideas to and vote on other customer ideas. This means that most issues that come up are resolved with each new upgrade.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Sparkrock
    We are already scheduled for our upgrade to NAV 2016 beginning in May 2016.
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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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    Sparkrock
    Complete workflow management to keep up to date and orderly the daily activities of employees. Allows for seamless cash flow, invoicing, general ledger, payroll, and inventory.
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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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    Sparkrock
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Sparkrock
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Sparkrock
    Complete tracking of employee performance, hours worked, attendance and absences, vacations, and overtime.
    Incentivized
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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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    Sparkrock
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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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    Sparkrock
    • Real-time data that is available at our fingertips
    • Flexibility of the system to address changing needs over time
    • Elimination of the huge administrative burdens that we were experiencing as a result of the previous system due to lack of integration
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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!
    Incentivized
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    Sparkrock
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
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    Sparkrock
    • As a technician it's hard for me to say what effect the ROI has had on our organization, however our finance team seems satisfied on it. We look forward to deploying the staff dashboards for better financial tracking throughout our whole organization.
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