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Cyclr logoCyclr

Cyclr

4.0/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-Value2–6 weeks to first live integration (~30d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$31,140/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$19,140/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersUnlimited users on all plans; Growth includes 10 Connectors and 1,000,000 API calls, Scale 5,000,000 API calls.Not seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction3/53/5
Friction meter
Best forB2B SaaS vendors embedding native integrations inside their own product; Technology service providers delivering integrations as a managed service; SaaS teams that want to expose governed tools and data to AI agents via MCP servers; Product and platform teams needing 600+ prebuilt SaaS connectors instead of building their own; Enterprise SaaS requiring private cloud or self-hosted AWS/Azure deploymentMidsize 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 forCompanies looking for a cheap self-serve automation tool for internal tasks; Teams with no engineering or platform owner for the integration layer; Businesses that need only a handful of one-off, non-embedded integrations; Buyers expecting a ready-made vertical application rather than integration infrastructureVery 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

SalesforceNativeIntegration
AWSIntegrationNot supported
SnowflakeNativeNot supported
HubSpotNativeNot supported
Google WorkspaceNativeNot supported
Microsoft 365NativeNot supported
SAPNativeNot supported
SlackNativeNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)NativeNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2 Not listed Not listed
ISO 27001 Not listed Not listed
GDPR Not 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.

Founded2013 (13 yrs)2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersLondon, UKPortland, US
PhoneNot listedNot listed
EmailNot listedAll plans
Live chatPlan not statedNot 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 hoursBusiness hoursNot 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 clientsOfficial serverNot supported
AI featuresAgentic workflows; AI governance toolingAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Built around AI?AI added to an existing productNot recorded
Trains on your dataNot recorded — ask the vendorNot recorded — ask the vendor
Runs onNot recordedNot recorded
AI pricingPaid add-onNot 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)

2.4/52.7/53.0/53.3/53.6/54.2/54.0/53.9/53.8/53.6/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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