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Emplifi logoEmplifi

Emplifi

4.0/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueDays to a few weeks; vendor claims no setup time (~30d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$29,988/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$14,988/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersUnlimited user licenses on every tier; no seat minimumsNot seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction2/53/5
Friction meter
Best forEnterprise and mid-market brands running social marketing, social commerce and social care on one platform; Teams that want unlimited users instead of per-seat licensing; Brands unifying social publishing, social listening, UGC/ratings and customer care; Retail, hospitality, restaurant and education brands with high social volume; Agencies managing many client accounts and client-ready reportingMidsize 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 or solo marketers; the entry Social Marketing tier starts near $1,249 per month; Buyers who need transparent self-serve signup and published list pricing for every tier; Companies whose needs are limited to a single channel or basic post scheduling; Teams wanting a general ITSM or enterprise service-management suite rather than social-first careVery 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
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365Not supportedNot supported
SAPIntegrationNot 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.

Founded2020 (6 yrs)2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersColumbus, USPortland, US
PhoneNot listedNot listed
EmailPaid plansAll plans
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsPaid plansNot listed
Community forumNot listedNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerNot listedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursBusiness hoursNot recorded
Response timeMaximum 3-hour first-response time for standard support requests in standard business hoursNot 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 featuresCopilot / assistant; Agentic workflows; Predictive analytics; 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

Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

$24k/yr$26k/yr$27k/yr$28k/yr$30k/yr27d29d30d31d33dAnnual TCO ← betterDays to value better →Quick & CheapQuick & PriceySlow & CheapSlow & Pricey

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