ActiveCampaign vs. TeamWave

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ActiveCampaign
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
ActiveCampaign integrates email marketing, marketing automation, sales automation, and CRM software into one platform designed for small businesses.
$9
per month
TeamWave
Score 6.3 out of 10
N/A
TeamWave offers a way to manage sales, projects, team, clients & marketing on a single platform. Work management software for small businesses, with features including: Sales pipeline management Contact & relationship management Project Management & Time Tracking Integration with Google Workspace, Mailchimp, Xero, Quickbooks & more ReportsN/A
Pricing
ActiveCampaignTeamWave
Editions & Modules
Lite
$9.00
Per Month [3 Users]
Plus
$49
Per Month [25 Users]
Professional
$129
Per Month [50 Users]
Enterprise
$229
Per Month [Unlimited Users]
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActiveCampaignTeamWave
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
ActiveCampaignTeamWave
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
8.9
660 Ratings
15% above category average
TeamWave
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor8.5578 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content8.8517 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.6469 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages8.3336 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing8.9378 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization9.1524 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting9.5671 Ratings00 Ratings
List management9.1647 Ratings00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences9.3572 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
8.9
522 Ratings
14% above category average
TeamWave
-
Ratings
Lead nurturing9.0489 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading8.7357 Ratings00 Ratings
Data quality management8.9400 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks9.0354 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
9.0
372 Ratings
18% above category average
TeamWave
-
Ratings
Calendaring8.9293 Ratings00 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing9.1286 Ratings00 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
9.2
286 Ratings
20% above category average
TeamWave
-
Ratings
Social sharing and campaigns9.3254 Ratings00 Ratings
Social profile integration9.0249 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
8.6
624 Ratings
14% above category average
TeamWave
-
Ratings
Dashboards8.4594 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.5581 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports8.8377 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
9.0
488 Ratings
18% above category average
TeamWave
-
Ratings
API9.3389 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals8.9266 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizability9.4418 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com8.992 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM9.560 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM9.556 Ratings00 Ratings
Third-party software integrations7.717 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
-
Ratings
TeamWave
8.0
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
-
Ratings
TeamWave
8.0
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Task management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
-
Ratings
TeamWave
6.0
1 Ratings
24% below category average
Forecasting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
-
Ratings
TeamWave
6.0
1 Ratings
25% below category average
Custom fields00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCampaign
-
Ratings
TeamWave
3.0
1 Ratings
85% below category average
Mobile access00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
ActiveCampaignTeamWave
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(667 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(24 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.5
(37 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.2
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.5
(41 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.6
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
3.6
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActiveCampaignTeamWave
Likelihood to Recommend
ActiveCampaign
ActiveCampaign is brilliant for small businesses wanting a secure, reliable and user friendly email capture software that filters users emails into the appropriate category/tags and have endless options when it comes to having different lead magnets and ways users may sign up. It's been super handy for my small business to send regular emails and be able to analyse the success rates and open rates of emails and the ability to resend them with a different subject line. It's made email marketing really easy peasy.
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TeamWave
Only if you are constrained on cost and you need a good user experience.
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Pros
ActiveCampaign
  • The graphic design is very good, especially fonts, colours and templates
  • Flexibility of design and functionality
  • Takes a little while to learn it, but generally user-friendly
  • Looks very professional but doesn't cost much to get started
  • There are masses of integrations for ActiveCampaign, and the ones I tried all worked well and didn't take long to figure out.
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TeamWave
  • Unlimited users
  • CRM & Project management in one tool
  • Visual Cards
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Cons
ActiveCampaign
  • The email designing part could be easier to use. There are certain simple shortcuts that don't work, for example, adding links is more complicated than it should be, moving blocks around is hard, etc.
  • There's no good way to filter by 'active' and 'inactive' subscribers when editing en-mass.
  • I'd like more reporting data on one page.
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TeamWave
  • [I feel] Product management is tedious
  • Flexibility of Integration with TPA
  • Mobile App is not robust.
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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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TeamWave
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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TeamWave
As the organization scale and capability increases and the cost is not a constraint.
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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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TeamWave
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.
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TeamWave
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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TeamWave
Responsive and solution oriented.
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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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TeamWave
No answers on this topic
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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TeamWave
TeamWave provides real value for its cost - but after using it for a while the need of real feature which other similar tools offer at higher price starts to become important. Unless you really need those advanced features, TeamWave fits the bill.
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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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TeamWave
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
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TeamWave
  • Easy to scale of operations, since unlimited users are allowed.
  • Database cost is not recurring
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ScreenShots

ActiveCampaign Screenshots

Screenshot of Combine tagging with conditional content to put the right message in front of each customer.Screenshot of Powerful, easy-to-use marketing automationScreenshot of Finely segment your audience based on engagement, purchase activity, lead score, or any other dimension you can think of.Screenshot of Use live chat, site messaging, email, and a unified inbox to build relationships with customers.Screenshot of A simple, intuitive CRM helps your sales reps to get more done in less time

TeamWave Screenshots

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