ActiveCampaign for smaller media companies looking for integrated MA/CRM
March 16, 2021

ActiveCampaign for smaller media companies looking for integrated MA/CRM

Aaron Steinberg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Small Business

Overall Satisfaction with ActiveCampaign

We use ActiveCampaign for email marketing, marketing automation, and as our CRM. It addresses our need to build our lists, promote our subscriptions and products and track / manage sales.
  • The automation capabilities are robust and capable.
  • The CRM is plenty robust for a company our size.
  • The integration between the CRM and the automation capability is quite good and very useful for us.
  • The interface is not always intuitive and it can be confusing troubleshooting automations that don't always work as they should.
  • Support is spotty. Our account rep is not as responsive as we would like.
  • Information/insight/education on how to use AC better exists but it is hard to find.
  • [ActiveCampaign] is affordable and helps us to maintain / grow our various revenue streams, so it has been a net positive on our ROI. To the extent that it has not been more of a factor is really related to staff capacity and not the limits or value of the tools in [ActiveCampaign].
ActiveCampaign is more affordable, more flexible and has a better CRM tool. We're happy we switched.

Do you think ActiveCampaign delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with ActiveCampaign's feature set?

Yes

Did ActiveCampaign live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of ActiveCampaign go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy ActiveCampaign again?

Yes

I cannot speak for larger companies, but for a smaller company like ours, the automation / CRM native to [ActiveCampaign] work well for us. If you're not already on another CRM and plan to build out your marketing, automation and lead/sale management in one tool, it's worth it.

ActiveCampaign Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG email editor
7
Dynamic content
7
Ability to test dynamic content
4
Landing pages
5
A/B testing
7
Mobile optimization
8
Email deliverability reporting
5
List management
8
Triggered drip sequences
8
Lead nurturing automation
7
Lead scoring and grading
8
Data quality management
5
Automated sales alerts and tasks
9
Calendaring
5
Event/webinar marketing
8
Social sharing and campaigns
5
Social profile integration
5
Dashboards
3
Standard reports
3
Custom reports
3
API
7
Role-based workflow & approvals
7
Customizability
8
Integration with Salesforce.com
Not Rated
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Not Rated
Integration with SugarCRM
Not Rated