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Compare Act-On and MailerLite 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (92.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $900.00 Per Month
Free Per Month
Act-On
Star Rating
(1,055)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 plansMailerLite
Star Rating
(1,083)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that MailerLite excels in ease of use, with many users appreciating its straightforward interface for creating email campaigns and forms. One user highlighted that it is "easy to use and straightforward to implement, even for small teams," making it a great choice for those who prioritize simplicity.
- Users say that Act-On offers robust automated engagement programs that help target specific audiences effectively. A recent reviewer mentioned enjoying the platform for advertising products and reaching target customers, indicating that it can be a powerful tool for marketing efforts.
- According to verified reviews, MailerLite's customer support is highly rated, with users noting "great support" as a key benefit. This level of assistance can be crucial for small businesses that may not have extensive resources for troubleshooting.
- Reviewers mention that Act-On has a well-designed email builder that has been updated to be more mobile-friendly, which is a significant advantage for users looking to create visually appealing emails. Features like auto-tagging for analytics and preview links enhance the user experience.
- G2 reviewers highlight that MailerLite provides excellent integration capabilities, particularly with hosting solutions like Hostinger. This ease of integration is a game changer for users who want to streamline their workflow without complex setups.
- Users report that while Act-On has strong features, it faces challenges in overall user satisfaction compared to MailerLite, as reflected in their G2 Scores. With a score of 44.19 versus MailerLite's 59.44, it suggests that users may find MailerLite to be a more reliable choice for their email marketing needs.
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
MailerLite
Free business plan
Free
Per Month
- Email support
- 12,000 emails / month
- Drag & drop editor
Free Trial
Act-On
No trial information availableMailerLite
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
891
9.0
854
Ease of Use
8.0
898
9.1
871
Ease of Setup
7.7
508
8.9
468
Ease of Admin
8.2
516
9.2
382
Quality of Support
8.7
857
9.3
799
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
496
9.1
359
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
882
8.7
820
Features by Category
Email Marketing
Not enough data
9.1
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
623
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
461
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
627
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
593
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
561
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
489
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
301
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
292
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
351
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
571
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
105
Not enough data
7.5
99
Agentic AI - Email Marketing
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
7.1
18
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
340
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
304
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
245
Not enough data
7.9
206
Not enough data
8.0
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
217
|
Verified
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
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
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
Diagnosis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Tracking
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
202
Not enough data
8.8
173
Not enough data
8.6
140
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
203
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
132
Agentic AI - Email Deliverability
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Templates
Not enough data
8.8
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
91
Not enough data
8.4
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
135
Edit
Not enough data
9.0
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
168
|
Verified
Logistics
Not enough data
8.9
231
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
122
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
7.6
30
Agentic AI - Email Template Builder
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
71
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
8.8
73
Agentic AI - Email Testing
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
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.3
17
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
6.8
17
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
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
9.1
139
7.4
39
8.7
137
7.2
36
8.2
114
7.6
39
8.5
123
Page Optimization
7.2
31
8.4
82
7.2
43
8.9
118
7.3
34
8.5
99
6.6
27
8.3
92
Integrations
5.4
17
8.3
82
7.9
34
8.9
109
7.8
31
9.0
113
Generative AI
6.7
10
8.0
34
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
8.3
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
5.8
6
Agentic AI - Email Verification
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Act-On and MailerLite are categorized as Landing Page Builders
Unique Categories
Act-On is categorized as Customer Journey Mapping, Customer Journey Analytics, Marketing Account Intelligence, Marketing Analytics, Lead Scoring, Visitor Identification, Transactional Email, and Marketing Automation
MailerLite is categorized as Email Template Builder, Email Deliverability, Email Verification, Email Marketing, and Email Testing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Act-On
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
MailerLite
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%
Marketing and Advertising
12.7%
Writing and Editing
7.7%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
7.0%
Publishing
6.0%
E-Learning
4.6%
Other
62.0%
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
¿Can I integrate Mailer Lite with Pipedrive?
3 Comments
AV
You can do it through https://apiway.ai/
It's free
here is a video tutorial on how you can integrate MailerLite and...Read more
What is MailerLite?
3 Comments
G2
MailerLite is low cost email marketing tool that allows you to send email campaigns, set up marketing automations, create landing pages and more. Read more
What is the best way to save my work quickly when creating a campaign?
2 Comments
CP
There's a button which says "save" if you work in HTML directly. Else, you have to save each time you edit a box. It does auto save though. Then just click...Read more
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