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Up to 3 solutions, scored on the same value metrics.

Brevo logoBrevo

Brevo

4.5/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-Value1–3 days to first campaign (~1d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$0/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$0/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersFree and Starter are single-user; Professional includes 10 seats; Sales Advanced is priced per userNot seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction1/53/5
Friction meter
Best forSMB and mid-market teams that want email, SMS, WhatsApp, chat, CRM and loyalty in one platform; Marketing teams that need no-code automation, ready-made templates and fast campaign launches; Ecommerce and retail brands running abandoned-cart, loyalty and repeat-purchase journeys; Agencies and multi-brand groups managing campaigns for several clients or business unitsMidsize and enterprise marketing teams running lifecycle campaigns across email, web, SMS and social; Organizations that want an open ecosystem platform rather than a CRM-locked add-on; Brands running distributed marketing through branch offices, franchisees, agents and partners; Teams that want CRM choice (Salesforce, Dynamics, Sugar, NetSuite, Zendesk) with Act-On embedded in the CRM UI; Marketers who need advanced automation in an approachable, non-technical interface
Not forEnterprises needing warehouse-native marketing operations or self-hosted deployment; Teams that require 24/7 phone support or published response-time SLAs on entry plans; Organizations whose procurement requires SOC 2, HIPAA or FedRAMP attestations; Buyers with very large contact lists expecting flat, predictable annual pricingVery small teams needing a free tier or sub-$500/month entry point; Buyers who require published, self-serve list pricing before a sales call; Companies that want an all-in-one CRM plus marketing suite from a single vendor; Regulated buyers who need publicly documented SOC 2 or ISO 27001 attestations; Teams needing native Snowflake, AWS or Slack integrations out of the box

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceNot supportedIntegration
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365Not supportedNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

Founded2012 (14 yrs)2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersParis, FrancePortland, US
PhonePlan not statedNot listed
EmailPaid plansAll plans
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedNot listed
Community forumAll plansNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerEnterprise onlyNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursNot recordedNot recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; AI search; NLP automationAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.

Quadrant view

Implementation friction × Value-Position score (estimate)

1.0/51.4/52.0/52.6/53.2/54.5/54.3/54.2/54.0/53.8/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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