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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)

    SubmittalLink

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ASubmittalLink is construction submittal software and a project management tool that streamlines submittal workflows and provides tools for managing construction documentation, communication, and project execution. The platform digitizes submittal processes by enabling users to create, submit, track, review, and approve construction submittals through a centralized cloud-based system, replacing manual processes and email chains that often cause delays and miscommunication on construction…

    $150

    per month

    Pricing
    ActiveCampaignSubmittalLink
    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)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ActiveCampaignSubmittalLink
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ActiveCampaignSubmittalLink
    Considered Both Products
    ActiveCampaign
    No answer on this topic
    SubmittalLink
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    493 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    455 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    459 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ActiveCampaignSubmittalLink
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of ActiveCampaign and SubmittalLink
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.7
    691 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SubmittalLink
    -
    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 SubmittalLink
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.2
    544 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SubmittalLink
    -
    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 SubmittalLink
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.8
    391 Ratings
    15% above category average
    SubmittalLink
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring8.6312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.1293 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of ActiveCampaign and SubmittalLink
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    6.8
    295 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SubmittalLink
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns7.2262 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration6.4257 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ActiveCampaign and SubmittalLink
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.3
    653 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SubmittalLink
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Dashboards8.0624 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Standard reports8.5612 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Custom reports8.3398 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of ActiveCampaign and SubmittalLink
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    8.7
    512 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SubmittalLink
    -
    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
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of ActiveCampaign and SubmittalLink
    Feature
    ActiveCampaign
    -
    Ratings
    SubmittalLink
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Photo documentation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    As-built drawings00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ActiveCampaignSubmittalLink
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (704 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (67 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.3
    (42 ratings)
    -
    (0 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
    ActiveCampaignSubmittalLink
    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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    SubmittalLink
    It is a perfect fit for general contractors who need a professional and organized submittal process without all the extra bloat and high costs of enterprise systems like Procore. It’s great for teams that just want to get a project up and running in minutes. It might be less appropriate for those massive, billion dollar infrastructure projects that need specialized financial modules or a hundred different features beyond just document control.
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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
    Incentivized
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    SubmittalLink
    No answers on this topic
    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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    SubmittalLink
    No answers on this topic
    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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    SubmittalLink
    No answers on this topic
    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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    SubmittalLink
    I give it a high score because it focuses on speed.
    You don't have to click through five different menus just to see the status of
    a submittal. If you can use a basic spreadsheet, you can use this.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SubmittalLink
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SubmittalLink
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SubmittalLink
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SubmittalLink
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SubmittalLink
    We have used Procore in the past. It's powerful, but they are often way too complicated for what we need and they are very expensive. We felt like we were paying for 50 features and only using about 5 of them. SubmittalLink is faster, more focused, and much more affordable. We chose it because it gives us a professional look with automated coversheets and audit trails without the big company price tag.
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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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    SubmittalLink
    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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    SubmittalLink
    No answers on this topic
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    SubmittalLink Screenshots

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