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Compare ActiveCampaign and Sprout Social 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (44.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $15.00 Per Month
Starting at $199.00 1 user/per month (billed annually)
ActiveCampaign
Star Rating
(14,582)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $15.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSprout Social
Star Rating
(6,163)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $199.00 1 user/per month (billed annually)
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansActiveCampaign vs Sprout Social
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sprout Social easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with ActiveCampaign overall.
- Reviewers felt that ActiveCampaign meets the needs of their business better than Sprout Social.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sprout Social is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sprout Social over ActiveCampaign.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ActiveCampaign
Starter
Starting at $15.00
Per Month
Get started with personalized marketing campaigns.
- 5 actions per automation
- Basic & Inline Forms
- Site Tracking
Sprout Social
Standard
Starting at $199.00
1 user/per month (billed annually)
- 5 social profiles
- All-in-one social inbox
- Social content calendar
Free Trial
ActiveCampaign
Free Trial is available
Sprout Social
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
11,109
8.5
5,255
Ease of Use
8.2
11,225
8.8
5,313
Ease of Setup
8.0
7,158
8.7
3,679
Ease of Admin
8.4
6,328
8.8
2,220
Quality of Support
8.5
10,284
8.6
4,696
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
6,185
8.7
2,187
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
10,516
8.9
5,170
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.2
2100
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
1016
Not enough data
7.9
1763
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
1677
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
1220
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
1429
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
1205
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
1138
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
1277
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
9.0
2311
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2148
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1481
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customer Support
7.6
1467
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
1626
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1759
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
1322
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
1447
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.7
1948
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2140
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
1287
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
7.3
1223
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
1327
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
1370
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1979
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1932
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
2025
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
1450
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
1348
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
2096
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
1475
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.1
1928
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1934
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1634
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
643
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
6.5
89
Not enough data
6.4
88
Not enough data
6.7
90
Not enough data
6.3
86
Not enough data
6.5
88
Not enough data
6.5
87
Not enough data
6.6
88
Not enough data
Email Marketing
8.7
6471
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
6303
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
6138
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
5760
|
Verified
Not enough data
Online Marketing
7.4
4385
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
4077
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
3534
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
4865
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
3468
|
Verified
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.3
4358
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
3959
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
5103
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
3488
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
4348
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
3995
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
3793
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
3571
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.0
3488
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
3105
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
2635
Not enough data
6.8
2334
|
Verified
Not enough data
Social
6.9
2322
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
2675
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
2547
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
2440
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
2398
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.1
5186
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
3588
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
2916
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
2722
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
2441
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
3719
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
3518
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
3704
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
2401
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
2134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
3714
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
2425
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
6.3
218
Not enough data
6.4
222
Not enough data
6.5
221
Not enough data
6.5
219
Not enough data
6.3
221
Not enough data
6.4
221
Not enough data
Integration
8.1
3755
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
3650
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
3127
|
Verified
Not enough data
Social Analytics
Not enough data
7.7(won by default)
2971
Not enough data
7.8(won by default)
3151
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
3355
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
2600
Not enough data
7.0(won by default)
2607
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
2363
Not enough data
7.1(won by default)
2305
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
3207
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
3260
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
3121
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
6.2(won by default)
893
Not enough data
6.2(won by default)
889
Not enough data
6.2(won by default)
879
Not enough data
6.2(won by default)
885
Not enough data
6.3(won by default)
889
Messenger
7.4
1123
Not enough data
5.9
976
Not enough data
6.5
1001
Not enough data
6.9
1043
Not enough data
Channels
6.4
987
Not enough data
7.3
1172
Not enough data
6.0
913
Not enough data
5.5
831
Not enough data
6.0
838
Not enough data
Customers
7.6
1233
Not enough data
7.4
1155
Not enough data
7.6
1293
Not enough data
7.6
1233
Not enough data
7.2
1181
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.1
30
Not enough data
6.4
29
Not enough data
6.2
30
Not enough data
5.9
29
Not enough data
6.0
29
Not enough data
6.2
29
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
Integrated Workflows
7.1
603
Not enough data
8.6
781
Not enough data
6.3
498
Not enough data
6.8
524
Not enough data
7.6
631
Not enough data
6.9
543
Not enough data
6.9
515
Not enough data
Repeatability and Reportability
7.5
622
Not enough data
7.5
620
Not enough data
7.4
583
Not enough data
6.7
515
Not enough data
6.0
471
Not enough data
AI and Automation
7.1
556
Not enough data
7.1
558
Not enough data
7.2
564
Not enough data
6.6
497
Not enough data
6.4
475
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
414
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
6.9
36
Not enough data
6.7
36
Not enough data
7.1
36
Not enough data
6.6
36
Not enough data
6.7
36
Not enough data
6.6
36
Not enough data
6.9
36
Not enough data
Visitor Behavior
7.6
410
Not enough data
7.9
399
Not enough data
7.1
355
Not enough data
Templates
7.3
412
Not enough data
8.0
439
Not enough data
7.8
411
Not enough data
Personalization
7.6
401
Not enough data
7.6
405
Not enough data
7.2
361
Not enough data
7.1
347
Not enough data
7.3
337
Not enough data
7.1
325
Not enough data
7.4
346
Not enough data
8.0
396
Not enough data
Multichannel
7.4
380
Not enough data
8.5
463
Not enough data
7.7
420
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
482
Not enough data
7.9
469
Not enough data
7.9
440
Not enough data
8.0
462
Not enough data
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Personalization
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
Templates
7.7
2019
Not enough data
6.3
1515
Not enough data
7.0
1615
Not enough data
7.6
1679
Not enough data
Edit
7.4
1754
Not enough data
8.0
1967
Not enough data
7.4
1661
Not enough data
Logistics
7.8
1816
Not enough data
7.0
1579
Not enough data
7.8
1773
Not enough data
7.8
1543
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.0
839
Not enough data
6.1
675
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Template Builder
6.2
110
Not enough data
6.2
109
Not enough data
Text Messaging
7.5
159
Not enough data
6.8
139
Not enough data
7.6
153
Not enough data
7.6
142
Not enough data
7.3
130
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
169
Not enough data
7.1
142
Not enough data
SMS Platform
7.7
154
Not enough data
8.8
172
Not enough data
7.6
128
Not enough data
6.8
121
Not enough data
7.0
123
Not enough data
8.0
144
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
Design and Customization
7.7
202
Not enough data
7.6
197
Not enough data
8.1
179
Not enough data
8.0
189
Not enough data
Campaigns
7.9
168
Not enough data
8.3
179
Not enough data
7.9
146
Not enough data
7.8
180
Not enough data
Integrations
8.1
172
Not enough data
6.7
115
Not enough data
7.9
130
Not enough data
7.3
143
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
65
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
6.6
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
Attribution Modeling
7.1
207
Not enough data
7.1
199
Not enough data
6.8
190
Not enough data
6.8
189
Not enough data
6.3
176
Not enough data
7.0
190
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Attribution
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Marketing
7.2
199
Not enough data
7.1
194
Not enough data
7.3
211
Not enough data
7.9
250
Not enough data
Reporting
7.5
283
Not enough data
7.3
264
Not enough data
7.0
250
Not enough data
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.9
3178
Not enough data
7.9
2921
Not enough data
8.2
3000
Not enough data
8.0
2884
Not enough data
8.3
2996
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Social Management
Not enough data
8.6
4278
Not enough data
8.9
4299
Not enough data
8.1
3806
Not enough data
8.5
4167
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
2893
Not enough data
7.5
2484
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
6.2
1062
Not enough data
6.4
1052
Not enough data
6.5
1057
Not enough data
6.5
1045
Not enough data
6.4
1035
Not enough data
6.4
1036
Not enough data
6.5
1035
Platform Interoperability
7.8
202
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
7.0
17
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
6.9
17
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
Social Functionality
7.9
301
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.3
348
Not enough data
8.3
321
Not enough data
8.1
306
Not enough data
7.8
285
Not enough data
7.9
274
Not enough data
8.3
265
Not enough data
8.2
258
Not enough data
7.9
239
Not enough data
7.7
231
Not enough data
7.9
265
Not enough data
7.8
239
Not enough data
7.5
221
Not enough data
7.7
223
Not enough data
Targeting
8.3
295
Not enough data
8.3
283
Not enough data
7.8
256
Not enough data
8.0
250
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
309
Not enough data
8.0
288
Not enough data
8.5
301
Not enough data
8.5
337
Not enough data
8.4
271
Not enough data
8.3
303
Not enough data
8.6
298
Not enough data
8.1
243
Not enough data
8.1
287
Not enough data
Page Customization
8.2
585
Not enough data
7.9
611
Not enough data
7.8
529
Not enough data
7.6
551
Not enough data
Page Optimization
7.6
424
Not enough data
7.8
528
Not enough data
7.5
471
Not enough data
7.2
412
Not enough data
Integrations
7.5
404
Not enough data
8.5
541
Not enough data
8.2
514
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
166
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
6.7
22
Not enough data
Monitoring & Listening
Not enough data
8.5
1898
Not enough data
7.0
1431
Not enough data
8.0
1212
Not enough data
7.9
1188
Not enough data
7.7
1156
Not enough data
7.8
1185
Agentic AI - Social Media Listening Tools
Not enough data
6.4
387
Not enough data
6.4
386
Not enough data
6.4
388
Not enough data
6.4
386
Not enough data
6.4
388
Data Management & Analysis
Not enough data
7.5
1203
Not enough data
8.6
1962
Not enough data
8.0
1221
Not enough data
7.8
1123
Customization
8.0
659
Not enough data
7.5
551
Not enough data
6.8
463
Not enough data
7.4
652
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
7.9
670
Not enough data
5.7
422
Not enough data
7.4
530
Not enough data
6.2
432
Not enough data
7.0
506
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
28
Not enough data
6.8
28
Not enough data
6.3
28
Not enough data
Communication
8.3
126
Not enough data
8.1
113
Not enough data
8.4
118
Not enough data
7.7
94
Not enough data
7.8
78
Not enough data
Internal Use
7.9
166
Not enough data
7.8
98
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
8.1
99
Not enough data
7.7
87
Not enough data
8.1
100
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
862
Not enough data
6.9
848
Process
Not enough data
8.4
1457
Not enough data
7.9
1241
Not enough data
7.7
1004
Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
1513
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Insight
Not enough data
7.4
1125
Not enough data
8.4
1426
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
WhatsApp Messaging - WhatsApp Marketing
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
WhatsApp Business Platform - WhatsApp Marketing
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Scoring
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.2
26
Not enough data
Attribution
8.1
432
Not enough data
8.1
409
Not enough data
8.0
391
Not enough data
Discovery
8.1
443
Not enough data
8.2
450
Not enough data
8.0
399
Not enough data
Management
8.0
384
Not enough data
8.3
426
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
405
Not enough data
8.0
434
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Salesforce AppExchange Apps
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
7.8
286
Not enough data
7.9
314
Not enough data
7.8
270
Not enough data
7.9
309
Not enough data
8.2
331
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
8.0
293
Not enough data
7.8
277
Not enough data
7.4
240
Not enough data
7.4
266
Not enough data
Sales Management
8.2
318
Not enough data
7.6
181
Not enough data
8.0
305
Not enough data
8.3
349
Not enough data
Marketing Distribution
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
Campaign Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveCampaign and Sprout Social share no categories
Unique Categories
ActiveCampaign is categorized as Pop-Up Builder, Marketing Automation, CRM, WhatsApp Marketing, Email Template Builder, SMS Marketing, Online Form Builder, E-Commerce Personalization, Sales Engagement, Conversational Marketing, Landing Page Builders, Sales Analytics, Lead Scoring, Attribution, Social Media Advertising, Live Chat, and Salesforce AppExchange Apps
Sprout Social is categorized as Social Media Suites, Social Media Listening Tools, Social Media Management, Social Media Analytics, and Social Customer Service
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveCampaign
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sprout Social
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
14.4%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
11.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
9.2%
E-Learning
4.5%
Computer Software
3.3%
Other
57.3%
Marketing and Advertising
20.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.2%
Higher Education
5.6%
Information Technology and Services
3.6%
Computer Software
3.2%
Other
60.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is ActiveCampaign used for?
20 Comments
SL
I use it for communicating with my customers and prospects about new service offerings, tips, and support.Read more
Is anyone able to tell me how to increase my conversion rate?
6 Comments
BP
Heidi, which conversion rate are you trying to improve? There are multiple conversion points in any campaign. There's the open rate, click through rate, and...Read more
Is there a place of education for users?
6 Comments
EC
https://support.sproutsocial.com/hc/en-usRead more
Is Sprout Social legit?
4 Comments
JG
Definitely! Very useful and intuitive platform to manage and analyze social media.Read more
How can I access a more affordable reasonably priced membership with Sprout Social
3 Comments
RS
Feel free to chat us directly at Sprout and we can get you in touch with a team member who can walk through your specific use case for you and the best...Read more
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