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Act-On Software vs. Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Act-On

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Act-On is an adaptive marketing platform designed to drive personal and purposeful multi-channel marketing. Its foci are inbound and outbound marketing, for enabling a tighter alignment with sales and turning data into actionable insights.

    $900

    per month

    Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AThe Bronto Marketing Platform was an email marketing solution from Oracle which was acquired from NetSuite in 2016. It was optimized for creating automated, yet personalized emails, and subscriber profile segments, analyzing click and visit behavior, and tracking geolocation. It has since been discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    Act-OnBronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $900
    per month
    Enterprise
    $2,000+
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Act-OnBronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe Professional package starts at 2,500 active contacts, 3 marketing users, 50 sales users and 30,000 API calls per day. The Enterprise allows for much more customization, the package starts at 2,500 active contacts, 6 marketing users, 100 sales users and 30,000 API calls per day. Annual contract required for all packages.Request pricing at info@bronto.com.
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    Act-OnBronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Act-On
    Chose Act-On
    Prior to my start at this company, the director and previous email marketing manager decided to test out two email platforms at the same time. We are coming to the end of both of our contracts and we are going to go with Act-On. The customer support is much better with Act-On …
    The Bronto Marketing Platform
    Chose Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Bronto had the better email building section as well as workflow tools. We found it easy to navigate as well as a fast on-boarding process into fully utilizing the tool. Bronto also offers full support as well as professional services to help you with strategy, workflows, …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Act-OnBronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Act-On Software and Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    8.6
    113 Ratings
    Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    7.4
    58 Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor9.1112 Ratings7.050 Ratings
    Dynamic content9.192 Ratings6.450 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.292 Ratings6.449 Ratings
    Landing pages8.2108 Ratings4.525 Ratings
    A/B testing9.195 Ratings9.055 Ratings
    Mobile optimization7.1102 Ratings7.850 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.1112 Ratings9.458 Ratings
    List management9.1111 Ratings7.456 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.287 Ratings8.448 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Act-On Software and Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    8.6
    113 Ratings
    Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation9.1104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading9.1104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management9.1102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks7.395 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Act-On Software and Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    7.1
    77 Ratings
    Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing7.376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Act-On Software and Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    9.1
    71 Ratings
    Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns9.169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration9.163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Act-On Software and Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    8.5
    114 Ratings
    Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    7.6
    57 Ratings
    Dashboards8.2109 Ratings7.857 Ratings
    Standard reports9.1112 Ratings7.856 Ratings
    Custom reports8.284 Ratings7.143 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Act-On Software and Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Feature
    Act-On Software
    8.3
    107 Ratings
    Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    API9.167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals9.171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability7.389 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com9.165 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM8.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM7.128 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Act-OnBronto Marketing Platform (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (219 ratings)
    8.1
    (60 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (112 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (33 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (13 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (39 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.3
    (16 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (22 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)