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Shopify Inc. logoShopify

Shopify Inc.

4.5/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueAbout a week to first sale (~7d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$3,588/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$348/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersStaff account limits: 5 on Grow, 15 on Advanced, unlimited on Plus.Not seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction1/53/5
Friction meter
Best forMerchants who want one platform for online, in-person, social and AI-channel selling; SMB to enterprise brands that need a fast-launching, low-maintenance storefront; Retailers running physical stores and ecommerce on shared inventory; Global sellers needing multi-currency, multi-market and duties handling via Shopify Markets; Teams with limited engineering that still need custom checkout, apps and APIsMidsize 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 forBusinesses whose core need is a heavy back-office ERP or supply-chain suite rather than a commerce front end; Companies that must keep payment processing entirely on an in-house stack; Highly bespoke non-commerce web applications; Organizations unwilling to accept subscription pricing plus transaction feesVery 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
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)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.

FoundedNot recorded2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersOttawa, CanadaPortland, US
PhoneEnterprise onlyNot listed
EmailNot listedAll plans
Live chatAll plansNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedNot listed
Community forumAll plansNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerNot listedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hours24/7Not 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 clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistantAgentic 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 × Verified buyer score

1.0/51.4/52.0/52.6/53.2/54.5/54.3/54.2/54.0/53.8/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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