Act-On Features
Integration (3)
Data Import & Export Tools
Based on 394 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Ability to input, modify and extract data from the application in bulk through a structured file.
Integration APIs
Based on 307 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.
Breadth of Partner Applications
Based on 282 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. To what extent are there partner applications readily available for integrating into this product? Partner applications typically provide complementary, best of breed functionality not offered natively in this product.
Platform (17)
Customization
Based on 377 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. System provides sufficient customization to meet business requirements
Workflow Capability
Based on 337 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automates a process that requires a series of steps that typically require intervention by a several different users. Administrators can write rules to determine who and when a user needs to complete a step. Also includes notification of users when they need to take action.
User, Role, and Access Management
Based on 398 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Internationalization
Based on 206 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.
Sandbox / Test Environments
Based on 204 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrators to easily develop and test changes to the CRM deployment. After changes are made admins can easily migrate the changes into the "live" or "production" environment.
Performance and Reliability
Based on 392 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.
Output Document Generation
Based on 259 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows administrators to create templates that enable users to quickly generate dynamic documents in various formats based on the data stored in the application.
Custom Tracking Domain
Based on 26 Act-On reviews. Ability to define a custom domain from which emails are sent.
Multiple Domains
As reported in 25 Act-On reviews. Able to send emails from multiple domains.
Dedicated IP
As reported in 28 Act-On reviews. Ability to use a dedicated IP for deliverability.
Documentation
Availability and quality of documentation for API, code library, implementation, and set up. 28 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Sender Reputation Management
Ability for the platform to manage individual domain reputations. That way, senders with good sending practices are not penalized based on the sending practices of others. This feature was mentioned in 27 Act-On reviews.
Tracking & Reporting
As reported in 35 Act-On reviews. Tracks emails sent and delivery rates and compiles them into standard reports.
Enterprise Scalability
Provides features and infrastructure to allow scaling for large organizations. This feature was mentioned in 29 Act-On reviews.
Performance and Reliability
Emails are consistently received and software performs reliably. This feature was mentioned in 36 Act-On reviews.
Data Synchronization
Syncs lead data within the sales database for consistency and accuracy This feature was mentioned in 28 Act-On reviews.
Analysis
As reported in 29 Act-On reviews. Provides analysis on lead scores, funnel insights, and both open and closed opportunities
Email Marketing (4)
Building and Personalizing Emails
Based on 707 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Create and design emails with an editor; manage templates; personalize dynamically
Sending Outbound Emails
Based on 697 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Create targeted lists, schedule and manage bulk email sending.
Manage Email Deliverability
Based on 692 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Ensure inbox delivery. Includes opt-in management, bounce handling, unsubscribe processing, suppression lists, email preview, spam checking, link validation, and delivery monitoring.
Automated Email Responses
Based on 615 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Set up automated nurturing emails based on events, online activities, and lead scores
Online Marketing (5)
Landing Pages and Forms
Based on 640 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Build customized landing pages and lead capture forms for specific marketing campaigns to maximize conversion and to capture the right qualifying information.
Dynamic Content
Based on 539 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Dynamically customize emails, forms, and landing pages for specific segments of customers and prospects.
A/B Testing
Based on 518 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Test alternate versions of emails, landing pages, and forms. Learn what works, maximize response rates, and increase conversion.
Mobile Optimized
Based on 603 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Support mobile-optimized emails, online forms, and landing pages.
Search Tracking and Optimization
Based on 519 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Track performance of keywords and links in major search engines. Measure search rankings and performance. Improve page-level SEO with tools to diagnose and improve page performance. Integrate with Google AdWords.
Lead Management (11)
Marketing Lead Database
Based on 579 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. A marketing lead database is the system of record for your most important marketing asset: your leads and contacts. Includes a view of all marketing interactions between each prospect and your company, including website visits, email clicks, scoring changes, and data updates/history.
Data Quality Management
Based on 560 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Data quality consists of deduplication, cleansing, and appending your marketing database.
Segmentation
Based on 625 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Segment your database and build list of target leads and contacts. Filter on demographic and company attributes (title, company size, location) as well as behavioral filters and CRM information.
Lead Scoring and Grading
Based on 590 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automatically qualify and score leads based on demographics as well as prospect online behaviors, including recency and frequency. Assign your own weights to determine lead scores for prioritization.
Lead Nurturing
Based on 575 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Automate drip marketing campaigns that send relevant messages over time, based on prospect behaviors and pre-defined campaign steps.
Online Behavior Tracking
Based on 572 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Track which emails a prospect opens and clicks, what web-pages they visit, what keywords they use, even what they say on social networks.
Automated Alerts and Tasks
Based on 514 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Create tasks automatically and provide real-time sales alerts over email, RSS or mobile device.
CRM Lead Integration
Based on 533 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Sync lead, contact, account, and opportunity information with your CRM system.
Segmentation
Provides customer and prospect segmentation capabilities, which in turn assists marketing prioritization and effectiveness. 140 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Predictive Scoring
Automatically scores prospects based on behavior and engagement levels. 123 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Account Identification
Helps identify and distribute accounts internally, giving prioritization to those that are more likely to convert to sales. 125 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Campaign Management (4)
Program Management
Based on 507 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Manage marketing campaigns and programs across multiple channels, including online ads, video campaigns, mobile, virtual events, and social media. Create and optimize program assets such as landing pages, emails, campaigns, and lists. Track program objectives, results, and costs to assess the program ROI.
Event / Webinar Marketing
Based on 428 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Streamline the entire event process, including personalized invitations, registration, reminders, and post-event follow-up. Integrate with online meeting tools like WebEx, Adobe Connect, GoToWebinar.
Calendaring
Based on 336 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Maintain a marketing calendar across multiple groups. Manage the calendar for the entire marketing department, from promotions to content to PR.
Budgeting
As reported in 79 Act-On reviews. Manage all aspects of marketing investments, including assigning top-down budgets to various groups and divisions, planning marketing spending across programs, tracking open-to-spend, ensuring budget compliance, coordinating work-flows and permissions, and reconciling plans with actual invoices.
Social (5)
Social Listening
Based on 306 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Monitor what leads and contacts say on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, blogs, and online communities. Incorporate into your lead and customer DB and use social insights to segment prospects. Trigger campaigns, and update lead scores.
Social Sharing
Based on 373 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Add intelligent social share buttons to your campaigns and content. Track who is sharing your content and driving conversions.
Social Campaigns
Based on 317 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Schedule automated posts to one or more social accounts; use or integrate with URL shortening services; and measure likes, comments, replies, and retweets.
Social Media Engagement
Based on 97 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Social apps including polls, sweepstakes, and referral programs can enhance audience engagement. Include these on your website, landing pages, Facebook pages, and emails.
Social Media Advertising
Based on 233 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Amplify brand and community stories; Reach customers by social profile and activity; Optimize social ad campaigns in real-time
Reporting & Analytics (5)
Basic Reporting
Based on 648 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards to measure leads by source/campaign/month, email performance, landing page performance, and web and social activity. Create report subscriptions that can automatically send updates to your team and executives.
Web Analytics
Based on 576 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Track which pages prospects and customers visit and how often they come back. Capture the history in database for lead scoring and sales intelligence. Use anonymous company look-up to identify anonymous visitors. Send alerts to sales reps of which of their prospects and customers web activity.
ROI Analytics
Based on 411 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Measure leads, prospects generated, pipeline, revenue, investment, and ROI by marketing channel or program. The result is that you can see which marketing investments are generating the greatest return and get visibility into how marketing budget should be allocated going forward.
Revenue Analytics
Based on 355 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Analyze how leads flow through the funnel by measuring stage to stage conversion rates and velocity. Allocate pipeline and revenue credit among all the marketing activities that have successfully touched an opportunity as it moves through the pipeline.
SEO / Keyword Analytics
Based on 389 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Monitor and track how you rank for relevant keywords on major search engines and compare your overall performance to competitors.
Administration (6)
Template Creation
Process for administrator to create personalized email templates from scratch or incorporate and leverage existing templates. This feature was mentioned in 36 Act-On reviews.
Preset Template Availability
Quantity and quality of preset email templates for administrators to construct their own emails. This feature was mentioned in 36 Act-On reviews.
Custom Unsubscribe
As reported in 35 Act-On reviews. Able to customize the unsubscribe templates, handler, and tracking.
Email Segmentation
Able to segment transactional emails based on their purpose. 35 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Detailed Server Logs
Detailed logs for tracking and debugging mail server activity. This feature was mentioned in 26 Act-On reviews.
Notifications
Alerts administrator whenever a pre-set event occurs. This feature was mentioned in 30 Act-On reviews.
Integrations (7)
Webhooks
Integrates webhooks into emails to signal email status (i.e. sent, bounced, opened, etc.) 26 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Event Tracking API
API used to track the status of emails. 24 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Mail Send API
API used to send emails (e.g. Web API, SMTP API) 25 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Spam Filter Testing
Testing to ensure emails do not go to recipient's spam folder. 30 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
E-Commerce Integration
Based on 17 Act-On reviews. Integrates with e-commerce platforms.
Email Marketing Integration
Based on 34 Act-On reviews. Integrates with email marketing providers to share captured lead data.
Domain Integration
Allows companies to connect landing pages to their existing domain. 31 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Lead Intelligence (3)
Market Insights
Based on 127 Act-On reviews. Provides tools that help identify key topics that are trending, as well as the content that customers are more likely to engage with.
Account-level Insights
As reported in 134 Act-On reviews. Helps determine the correlation between ad exposure and site visits, assets downloaded, content, leads generated, etc.
Lead Analysis
Based on 134 Act-On reviews. Prioritizes leads through lead scoring, market insights, account-level insights, etc.
Marketing Campaigns (5)
Omni-Channel Tracking
Provides tracking across multiple digital advertising channels, such as video, mobile, and social media. 94 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Revenue Planning
As reported in 79 Act-On reviews. Helps allocate marketing budget based predicted amount of incoming revenue.
Media Attribution
Assists in the attribution of marketing budget by identifying successful campaigns and initiatives. This feature was mentioned in 94 Act-On reviews.
Opportunity Timeline
As reported in 94 Act-On reviews. Provides a timeline to visualize the effects of individual campaigns, leads, and other opportunities.
Customization
As reported in 116 Act-On reviews. Allows for custom report types to match the goals of a company.
Attribution (3)
Lead Opportunity
Aligns lead scores with predefined lead distribution criteria 25 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Lead Assignment
As reported in 24 Act-On reviews. Matches and assigns leads to the correct sales representative
Pipeline Acceleration
As reported in 23 Act-On reviews. Determines which leads should be prioritized and then accelerates them up the pipeline
Discovery (3)
Lead Management
As reported in 26 Act-On reviews. Integrates with lead capture and lead intelligence tools to discover leads
Scoring/Ranking
As reported in 32 Act-On reviews. Creates and assigns scoring system to rank the viability of leads
Lead Context
Integrates with CRM or marketing automation tools to contextualize lead data This feature was mentioned in 24 Act-On reviews.
Management (2)
Conversion Viability
Based on 20 Act-On reviews. Reports on and analyzes lead scores to determine the conversion rate of lead opportunities
Workflow
Based on 22 Act-On reviews. Aligns lead scores and strategy with existing sales operations
Marketing Operations (6)
ROI Tracking
Based on 74 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Helps marketers measure return on investment (ROI) by analyzing campaign effectiveness against costs
Data Collection
Based on 85 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Gathers data about the effectiveness, impact, and reach of marketing campaigns
Customer Insights
Based on 84 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Collects and reports on data relating to customer journeys, preferences, and history
Multi-User Access
Based on 86 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows multiple users access to a unified, transparent overview of analytics, dashboards, and campaign results
Spend Management
Based on 35 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Includes features for budgeting, forecasting, and managing marketing investments
White Label
Based on 39 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Offers a white labeling service for agencies or resellers to customize platform branding
Campaign Activity (5)
Campaign Insights
Based on 91 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Analyzes historical and current marketing campaigns to inform future strategy
Reports and Dashboards
Based on 106 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Creates reports and dashboards to analyze results of campaigns
Campaign Stickiness
Based on 73 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Identifies which marketing campaigns resolved in open or closed opportunities
Multichannel Tracking
Based on 78 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Collects marketing campaign performance data across multiple channels
Brand Optimization
Based on 74 Act-On reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides opportunities for brands and businesses to fix or modify existing or future campaigns via feedback
Platform Basics (7)
Templates
As reported in 18 Act-On reviews. Provide templates for customer journey mapping to jumpstart the process.
Exporting
As reported in 19 Act-On reviews. Ability to export customer journey maps in a variety of formats to present and analyze.
Multi-user Access and Collaboration
Allow team members to invite others to collaborate on journey maps and make direct changes. This feature was mentioned in 17 Act-On reviews.
Multiple Personas
Provide the ability to compare the experiences of multiple personas in one journey map. 14 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Data Analytics
Ability to integrate with cross-channel, real-time data analytics to power customer journey map creation.
Dynamic Segmentation
As reported in 18 Act-On reviews. Provides users the ability to dynamically segment their users based on varying criteria (i.e. email opens, product features, etc.).
Journey Optimization
Automates the testing and optimization of customer-facing messaging and campaigns. This feature was mentioned in 17 Act-On reviews.
Platform Data (4)
Journey Reporting
Ability to uncover and visualize how users move through your website, marketing campaigns, and product(s). This feature was mentioned in 17 Act-On reviews.
Trends Reporting
Based on 13 Act-On reviews. Ability to measure product usage by feature, campaign performance by source, and other trending metrics.
Dashboards
Provides dashboards to combine and visualize quantitative and qualitive customer journey data. This feature was mentioned in 19 Act-On reviews.
Advanced Data Filtering
Provides advanced data filtering capabilities to help users drill down, sort, filter, aggregate, and group customer journey data. This feature was mentioned in 17 Act-On reviews.
Platform Additional Functionality (3)
Journey Mapping
As reported in 15 Act-On reviews. Ability to create visualizations or maps of past, current, or future customer journeys based on behavioral data.
Integrations
As reported in 17 Act-On reviews. Integrates with additional marketing analytics and other marketing, sales, and e-commerce-related software to provide one source of truth for customer journey analytics.
Automated Alerts
Based on 15 Act-On reviews. Provides the ability to setup automated alerts to drive targeted actions and customer experience improvements.
Page Customization (4)
Drag and Drop
Based on 40 Act-On reviews. Allows users to drag and drop items and content to customize their site's look.
Templates
Provides ready-made templates for simplified landing page creation. This feature was mentioned in 39 Act-On reviews.
Advanced Customization
Based on 36 Act-On reviews. Allows users to edit a page's HTML or CSS code, or add custom code.
Content Library
Allows users to upload and manage content such as photos, videos, and audio. 39 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Page Optimization (4)
A/B Testing
Enables users to test changes to a page by administering the change to a portion of visitors and measuring conversion. 31 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Mobile Responsive
As reported in 43 Act-On reviews. Creates mobile responsive pages for optimized viewing on mobile devices.
Web Analytics
As reported in 34 Act-On reviews. Gives users insight into unique pageviews, conversions, visitor location and device type, etc.
SEO
Optimizes content to increase search engine result rankings. 27 reviewers of Act-On have provided feedback on this feature.
Generative AI (1)
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt. This feature was mentioned in 10 Act-On reviews.
Data Availability - Marketing Account Intelligence (1)
Technographic Data Availability
Does this product offer the technographic data that you require? Technographic data includes identifying a company's technology, hardware, and software used
Data Accuracy - Marketing Account Intelligence (1)
Technographic Data Accuracy
Is this technographic data accurate and up to date?
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders (1)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Analytics (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Visitor Identification (1)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Agentic AI - Lead Scoring (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Mapping (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Agentic AI - Marketing Account Intelligence (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation (6)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
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