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commercetools GmbH logocommercetools

commercetools GmbH

4.0/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueDays for a storefront; months for full rollout (~30d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$0/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$0/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersNot published; plans, regions and add-ons are configured with sales.Not seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction4/53/5
Friction meter
Best forLarge B2C and B2B enterprises running high-volume, multi-country commerce on a composable, API-first stack.; Brands with in-house engineering teams that need custom storefronts and many channels, including AI-agent channels.; Retailers and manufacturers migrating off legacy monoliths such as SAP Hybris, Adobe Commerce or Salesforce B2C.Midsize 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 forSmall businesses that want a ready-made storefront they can run without developers.; Teams that need published, transparent per-seat or per-order list pricing before they commit.; Buyers with no appetite for partner-led implementation and ongoing API integration work.Very 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
AWSNativeNot 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 Listed Not listed
ISO 27001 Listed Not listed
GDPR Listed Not listed
HIPAA Not listed Not listed
FedRAMP Not listed Not listed
CMMC Not listed Not listed
ISO 42001 Not listed Not listed
IAPP AIGPnamed staff Not listed Not listed
AI app-builder checkwhat this checksNo cautionNot checked yet

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.

Founded2010 (16 yrs)2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersMunich, GermanyPortland, US
PhoneNot listedNot listed
EmailNot listedAll plans
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsPlan not statedNot listed
Community forumNot listedNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerNot listedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursNot recordedNot recorded
Response timeEnhanced SLA available through the Premium Support add-onNot 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 workflowsAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Built around AI?AI-nativeNot recorded
Trains on your dataNot recorded — ask the vendorNot recorded — ask the vendor
Runs onNot recordedNot recorded
AI pricingNot recordedNot recorded
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)

2.9/53.2/53.5/53.8/54.1/54.2/54.0/53.9/53.8/53.6/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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