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MailerLite logoMailerLite

MailerLite

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 (~3d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$144/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$0/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersFree: 2 seats; Comfort: 3 seats; Power and Enterprise: unlimited seatsNot seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction2/53/5
Friction meter
Best forSmall businesses, creators and solopreneurs who want email campaigns, automations, landing pages and forms without a steep learning curve; E-commerce stores on Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce or PrestaShop that need subscriber sync and e-commerce triggers; Teams that want a usable free tier (up to 250 subscribers) and low paid entry points from $12–$25 per month; Marketers who want to drive campaigns from Claude or ChatGPT through the vendor's own MCP serverMidsize 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 complex B2B lead scoring, multi-object CRM data and deep custom governance; Buyers who require a dedicated trust centre with SOC 2, HIPAA or FedRAMP evidence before purchase; Very large senders (200K+ subscribers) looking for flat, predictable pricing rather than usage tiers; Service businesses that need pipeline, quoting and billing inside the same platformVery 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
HubSpotIntegrationNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365Not supportedNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackIntegrationNot 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 listedNot listed
EmailPaid plansAll plans
Live chatPaid plansNot 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 hours24/7Not recorded
Response time~5 min average live chat response (vendor-stated)Not 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 featuresCopilot / assistantAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

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Quadrant view

Implementation friction × Verified buyer score

1.9/52.2/52.5/52.8/53.1/54.5/54.3/54.2/54.0/53.8/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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