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Demandbase logoDemandbase

Demandbase

4.0/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-Value2-3 months (~60d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$100,000/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$25,000/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersNo published minimum; flat per-user fee charged on top of the platform feeNot seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction4/53/5
Friction meter
Best forEnterprise B2B marketing and sales teams running account-based go-to-market motions; Revenue operations teams that need one shared view of accounts, buying groups and intent signals; Companies that want AI assistants to work from their own account and intent data via MCPMidsize 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 teams without a defined ICP or named target account list; Buyers who need transparent, published self-serve pricing; Organizations with no CRM or marketing automation to connectVery 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

SalesforceIntegrationIntegration
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)NativeNot 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.

FoundedNot recorded2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersNot recordedPortland, US
PhoneNot yet recordedNot listed
EmailNot yet recordedAll plans
Live chatNot yet recordedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot yet recordedNot listed
Community forumNot yet recordedNot listed
Help centre / docsNot yet recordedAll plans
Dedicated account managerNot yet recordedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot yet recordedNot listed
Support hoursNot yet recordedNot recorded
Response timeNot yet recordedNot 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 featuresPredictive analytics; NLP automation; Agentic workflowsAgentic 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)

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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