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 Keap | Score5.9 out of 10 | N/A | Keap is a small business-focused, comprehensive sales and marketing platform which combines basic contact management, CRM, marketing automation, and e-commerce capabilities into a single, subscription-based SaaS product. | $199 per month |
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| Considered Both Products | Chose ActiveCampaign Incentivized Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign is SO much easier to use and much more user-friendly than Keap. It also has a much better price point. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign has a huge advantage over the other platforms in that there is enough power under the hood to offer the same automation as the other platforms but without creating a headache in the process of organizing it all. Mailchimp at its heart is still a freemium tool … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign Incentivized Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign We used to use Infusionsoft and had lots of trouble using it frequently. ActiveCampaign is not only easier for our internal team to use, but has more features that we utilize at a cheaper price point that allows us to be more effective. Making the switch was a great move for us … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign specializes in email and that's what they do best. I've tried "all in one" platforms like Keap and Ontraport, which couldn't keep up with the details of email. Other competitors like ConvertKit and Mailchimp just didn't have the firepower necessary to do all the … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign is the middle ground between the simpler platforms like Mailchimp and the significant complexity of platforms like Infusionsoft (now Keap). It provides custom fields, segmented automations and other options without the need to hire a consultant or company to … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign In comparison to all the other systems (except Keap), ActiveCampaign goes above and beyond for email marketing, marketing automation, and CRM functionality. It's the closest you can get to an all-in-one system. And while Infusionsoft is also robust, it's not very intuitive. … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign We are certainly not the first ones that started calling Infusionsoft... Confusionsoft! They had some great features but the learning curve was steep. ActiveCampaign has been a huge breath of fresh air. Easy to use, easy to understand, and their support has been really strong … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign came in at a great price for our starting business and had a lot of similar features to larger CRM's that provide marketing automation. The simplicity of the Marketing automation for the price was one of the key reasons we went with ActiveCampaign and it meets … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign I actually hated Keap and will never use them again. Sounds negative but not only did they corner me on a contract (they made everything sounds like flowers and sunshine during their very aggressive and supportive onboarding) but you 100% have to have a person who fully gets … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign Keap is my preferred platform. I've used Infusionsoft for over 15 years. It's #1 issue has been user interface. With the transition to Keap, that has been great. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign It's the easiest and most useful to use. The other products make it more complicated. ActiveCampaign also has a high deliverability rate compared to others, so it's one of the most important reasons why I love ActiveCampaign. I also love how easy it is to set up campaigns, edit … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign For the price, ActiveCampaign is streets ahead. I probably use about 60% of the platform's functionality with a further 20% that I could benefit from using and intend to explore in the next 12 months. This compares to only about 25% usage with some other platforms or having to … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign is the most intuitive out of all of the ones I've used. Their visual automation builder is great. I felt like every other option that I had previously played with just felt more confusing. I tested out many other tools while also using ActiveCampaign and I just … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign Being a small business, the automations combined with the ability to integrate into our API / website was the real gamechanger. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign is a great option for the middle range company - it has TONS of functionality, akin to your Infusionsofts, but at a more affordable price range. I selected Active Campaign as I use Kajabi, Thrivecart, and EverWebinar, and AC integrates really nicely with all of … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign is easier to use, has a higher level of customer service, and enables us to be more creative with our emails/landing pages, etc. You can do more with integration to other sites that we use such as Shopify. We can see exactly what our customers are receiving, how … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign The key reasons I've chosen ActiveCampaign over others are:
Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign The price is better because I didn't need all the features IS had. Simplicity of AC vs. IS. IS is a beast of a system. It takes a lot of time to get up and running. Campaign builder in IS was great but sometimes you couldn't find the emails to attach, they would either show an … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign is easier to use, customize, and set up specifically for your business than most other platforms. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose ActiveCampaign It is much better value for money than the competitors, has higher deliverability, better support and a more clear and concise user interface in my opinion. It is by far one of the most valuable software i use in a consistent basis, I really don’t see that changing anytime soon. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | Chose Keap When choosing which CRM was right for our business, we looked at ActiveCampaign and Keap, as they are both greeat with automation campaigns. We decided that Keap was a better fit for our business, because Keap has a business phone line and native texting. Being able to accept … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap Keap is definitely the strong leader in this space. As a Keap Certified Partner, our company has implemented Keap for over 500 customers. On occasion, customers come to use other tools such as Ontraport or ActiveCampaign. In all cases, they've been ecstatic with the benefits … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap I have used HubSpot. HubSpot is great but is very marketing-focused. I found it hard to put the operational items into their system. It is great at marketing but needs work on the operations side. I've used ActiveCampaign but find it to be basic. You need an add-on for … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap Keap and ActiveCampaign share a lot of similar functionality. However, ActiveCampaign still has an older database-looking interface, where Keap is a modern and easy-to-use layout. Their automation builder is powerful but a little more restricted than Keap. It is quite linear … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap Infusionsoft is much better than Ontraport, even though they play in the same space. The search and segmenting tools are far superior. For clients that don't need shopping cart functionality, I recommend Drip since it can do the same marketing automation as Infusionsoft, for … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap We have used Pipedrive for our franchise sales side, but going forward we will be using ActiveCampaign for both our franchise sales and lead management for our owners. ActiveCampaign isn't as feature heavy as Infusionsoft, but it's a whole lot easier to use and setup. It allows … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap Nimble has no automation. ActiveCampaign has no pipeline management. Marketo and HubSpot are good but too expensive. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap First off the campaign builder has no equal, the price is competitive, and the Keap community is a phenomenal resource to learn new things. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap Easy to get started right away. Flexible campaign builder. Affordable. Built-in features without needing additional tools or plug-ins. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap The simplicity that comes with Keap is unbeatable. The amount of times that a campaign has to be done in Keap specifically because of the features that are available - such as easy HTTP Posts, and Merge Fields options - is too many to count. The other platforms are great, but … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap Most any sales and marketing automation platform you use will create a positive ROI for you IF you'll use it. So you have to look at the user experience, support, ecosystem, certified partner community, user community, development, third-party integrations, API, and licensing … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap I actually prefer to use some of these other platforms over Keap/Infusionsoft, however for this particular client we had implemented Keap more than 5 years ago when it was the only platform available to choose from. The problem now is that there are over 200,000 people on the … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info Chose Keap Infusionsoft provides more features than either of these other solutions. Because it provides it's own CRM and E-Commerce features, it is more comprehensive in what it provides. These other solutions are solid in different areas where they provide similar features. For example, … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Keap To be honest, if we had the option we would work exclusively with HubSpot. However, HubSpot doesn't have the e-commerce feature. That alone outweighs the headaches from working with Infusionsoft. The drip campaign sequences are a great plus too though, and the tagging feature … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. 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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.2 | 7.2 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Usability | 7.8 | 9.0 |
| Availability | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | 7.3 | 9.1 |
| Support Rating | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| In-Person Training | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Online Training | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| Implementation Rating | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Configurability | 6.4 | 2.0 |
| Ease of integration | 9.1 | 1.0 |
| Product Scalability | 1.0 | 9.1 |
| Vendor post-sale | 6.4 | 6.0 |
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