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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (54.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $900.00 Per Month
Free 10000 Sessions Per Month
Act-On
Star Rating
(1,053)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $900.00 Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansHeap
Star Rating
(1,095)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (54.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10000 Sessions Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Act-On excels in email marketing capabilities, particularly in "Sending Outbound Emails" with a score of 8.8, while Heap | by Contentsquare shines in "User Behavior" tracking, especially in "Click Tracking" with an impressive score of 9.4.
- Reviewers mention that Act-On's "Automated Email Responses" feature is highly rated at 8.5, making it a strong choice for businesses focused on email automation, whereas Heap's "User Identification" features, including "User Segmentation" and "Demographics," are rated at 8.6 and 8.1 respectively, providing robust insights into user behavior.
- G2 users highlight that Act-On's "Quality of Support" is rated at 8.6, indicating a reliable support system, while Heap | by Contentsquare has a slightly higher rating of 8.7, suggesting that users may find more responsive assistance when needed.
- Users on G2 report that Act-On's "Landing Pages and Forms" feature scores 7.9, which may not meet the needs of users looking for advanced landing page capabilities, while Heap's "Journey Mapping" feature is rated at 9.3, showcasing its strength in visualizing user journeys.
- Reviewers mention that Act-On's "Email Segmentation" feature is rated at 8.2, which is beneficial for targeted marketing campaigns, but Heap's "Dynamic Segmentation" feature outperforms with a score of 9.2, allowing for more nuanced audience targeting.
- Users say that Act-On's "Performance and Reliability" is rated at 8.3, which is solid, but Heap | by Contentsquare has a higher score of 8.6, indicating better overall system performance and reliability for users who prioritize uptime and speed.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Act-On
Professional
Starting at $900.00
Per Month
Full featured marketing automation platform for growing businesses. Starts at 2,500 active contacts, 3 marketing users, 50 sales users and 30,000 API calls per day. Annual contract required.
- Automated engagement programs
- Track website and landing page visitors
- Score visitors, prospects and customers
Heap
Free
Free
10000 Sessions Per Month
Find product-market fit
- Up to 10K monthly sessions
- Core analytics charts
- Unlimited enrichment sources
Free Trial
Act-On
No trial information availableHeap
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
891
8.6
857
Ease of Use
8.0
898
8.1
866
Ease of Setup
7.7
508
8.5
314
Ease of Admin
8.2
516
8.6
317
Quality of Support
8.7
857
8.7
680
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
496
8.8
299
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
882
8.7
795
Features by Category
Email Marketing
8.4
707
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
697
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
615
|
Verified
Not enough data
Online Marketing
7.9
640
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
539
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
518
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
603
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.1
579
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
560
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
625
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
590
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
575
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
572
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
514
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
533
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.1
507
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
428
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
336
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
79
Not enough data
Social
6.9
306
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
373
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
317
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.9
648
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
576
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
411
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
389
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
377
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
337
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
398
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
307
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
282
|
Verified
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
8.6
397
Not enough data
8.4
365
Not enough data
8.3
327
Not enough data
9.0
398
Not enough data
8.8
391
Not enough data
8.0
305
Not enough data
8.1
279
Not enough data
8.7
347
Not enough data
8.7
368
Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
365
Not enough data
8.0
293
Not enough data
8.7
330
Not enough data
8.3
358
Not enough data
8.2
205
Not enough data
8.4
225
Not enough data
8.3
375
Other
Not enough data
8.4
339
Not enough data
8.0
185
Not enough data
7.6
192
Not enough data
8.2
214
Not enough data
8.1
149
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
7.9
47
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
274
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.6
412
Not enough data
8.7
388
Administration
8.0
36
Not enough data
7.3
36
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
6.7
26
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
Integrations
7.1
26
Not enough data
7.2
24
Not enough data
7.1
25
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
7.4
28
Not enough data
7.6
27
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
7.4
29
Not enough data
7.7
36
Not enough data
User Identification
Not enough data
8.1
41
Not enough data
8.6
94
Not enough data
8.5
68
Tracking & Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
102
Not enough data
8.4
93
Not enough data
8.1
80
Not enough data
8.1
97
Not enough data
8.2
96
Not enough data
8.4
90
Metrics
Not enough data
8.3
65
Not enough data
7.9
51
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.4
68
Lead Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Behavior
Not enough data
9.4
83
Not enough data
9.0
73
Not enough data
9.0
69
A/B Testing
Not enough data
9.1
52
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
9.3
61
Not enough data
9.3
44
Visitor Information
Not enough data
9.3
66
Not enough data
8.9
61
Agentic AI - Session Replay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
301
Not enough data
8.7
359
Not enough data
8.5
328
Not enough data
8.7
352
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
8.4
224
Not enough data
7.8
93
Not enough data
8.3
255
Agentic AI - Product Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
8.2
69
Not enough data
7.8
72
Not enough data
7.3
49
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
69
Not enough data
8.2
50
Not enough data
8.5
65
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.9
18
9.2
30
7.5
17
9.2
31
Platform Data
7.3
17
9.1
32
6.4
13
8.7
34
7.5
19
9.2
33
6.8
17
8.9
33
Platform Additional Functionality
7.1
15
9.2
33
7.1
17
8.9
31
7.8
15
7.9
15
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Page Customization
7.8
40
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
7.2
36
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
Page Optimization
7.2
31
Not enough data
7.2
43
Not enough data
7.3
34
Not enough data
6.6
27
Not enough data
Integrations
5.4
17
Not enough data
7.9
34
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Management
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
9.3
25
Process Management
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.4
26
Not enough data
9.3
25
System Management
Not enough data
9.4
20
Not enough data
9.3
14
Agentic AI - Visitor Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Scoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Attribution
7.5
25
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.0
23
Not enough data
Discovery
7.6
26
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
Management
6.5
20
Not enough data
6.9
22
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
28
Not enough data
7.4
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Account Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Intelligence
8.1
127
Not enough data
7.9
134
Not enough data
8.0
134
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.5
140
Not enough data
8.0
123
Not enough data
7.9
125
Not enough data
Marketing Campaigns
7.7
94
Not enough data
7.6
79
Not enough data
7.6
94
Not enough data
7.9
94
Not enough data
7.8
116
Not enough data
Data Availability - Marketing Account Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Accuracy - Marketing Account Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
7.7
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
8.2
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
8.3
65
Not enough data
7.9
51
Not enough data
8.0
56
Not enough data
8.2
57
Not enough data
8.4
68
Variation Testing
Not enough data
8.5
37
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.2
29
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.2
65
Personalization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
38
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
52
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
8.5
62
Not enough data
8.9
63
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Act-On and Heap are categorized as Customer Journey Analytics
Unique Categories
Act-On is categorized as Customer Journey Mapping, Marketing Account Intelligence, Landing Page Builders, Marketing Analytics, Lead Scoring, Visitor Identification, Transactional Email, and Marketing Automation
Heap is categorized as E-Commerce Analytics, Product Analytics, Session Replay, Mobile App Analytics, Mobile App Optimization, Digital Analytics, and Enterprise Feedback Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Act-On
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Heap
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
14.6%
Computer Software
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
11.5%
Financial Services
4.9%
Telecommunications
3.1%
Other
52.8%
Computer Software
16.5%
Information Technology and Services
12.0%
Financial Services
9.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.6%
Internet
5.4%
Other
49.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is it difficult to switch from Act-on to another MAP if need be?
2 Comments
PM
I am glad that you are considering Act-On for Marketing Automation!
Act-On embraces an open technology ecosystem; we have a plug & play strategy. We don't...Read more
How best can I use Act-on to support sales through insights and trends?
1 Comment
JP
Act-On offers several features that can support your sales process:
- Define and track your behavioral score or lead for each known customer.
- Define...Read more
Do you think you will ever integrate with Deltek tools? Engineering firms use them a lot and it would be nice to integrate with this CRM.
1 Comment
RW
Find another solution and save yourself the pain and heartache.Read more
Does Heap work with multiple domains or websites?
1 Comment
MM
yes it supports, for instance we have 5 different websites, and you can create each project for each websites and do you analysis, all you need is to just...Read more
Does Heap support multiple projects on the same account?
1 Comment
MM
yes it supports multiple projects, Under the menu accounts, settings u can add multi projects. Read more
Does Heap work well with single-page web apps built on Backbone, Angular, and other frameworks?
1 Comment
MM
It should work for sure, heap will look for user visit on the page, and event actions triggered on the components on the object the present in your page. Read more
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