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Yesware (Vendasta) logoYesware

Yesware (Vendasta)

4.5/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueSame day (60-second install) (~1d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$420/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$180/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersFree plan caps at 5 users; Pro, Premium and Enterprise are billed per user with unlimited seats.Not seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction1/53/5
Friction meter
Best forSales teams of any size whose pipeline depends on 1:1 email outreach and follow-up; SMBs and start-ups that want sales engagement with no IT involvement or long implementation; Sales managers who need shared templates, campaign reporting and team-level visibility; Teams on Salesforce that need bi-directional activity sync and an inbox sidebar (Enterprise plan); Individual sellers and founders who want a free or low-cost tool that works where they already sellMidsize 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 forEnterprise revenue operations teams needing deeply configurable, admin-heavy sequencing and governance; Buyers who want a full CRM or marketing automation suite rather than an inbox layer; Teams whose core requirement is AI-native capability such as autonomous agents or predictive scoring; Organizations that require FedRAMP, HIPAA or ISO 27001 attestations before purchase; Non-email-centric motions such as high-volume dialer-led or field-sales-only teamsVery 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 WorkspaceNativeNot supported
Microsoft 365NativeNot 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.

Founded2010 (16 yrs)2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersSaskatoon, CanadaPortland, US
PhonePaid plansNot listed
EmailAll plansAll plans
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedNot listed
Community forumNot listedNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerPlan not statedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursNot recordedNot 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 featuresNot yet recordedAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

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Quadrant view

Implementation friction × Value-Position score (estimate)

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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