ActiveCampaign vs GetResponse

Two email marketing tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	ActiveCampaignActiveCampaign	GetResponseGetResponse
In one line	Email automation for businesses that follow up over weeks	Email marketing with landing pages and a 500-contact free plan
Starting price	From $15/mo	From $15.58/mo
At 2,500 contacts	$39/mo	$23.78/mo
Plans	At 1,000 contacts, billed yearly: Starter $15/mo (1 user, 5 actions per automation); Plus $49 (landing pages, unlimited actions); Pro $79 (3 users). Starter billed yearly rises to $39 at 2,500 contacts, $79 at 5,000, $149 at 10,000. Monthly $19/$59/$99	Free plan (500 contacts, 2,500 emails/mo, GetResponse badge; scheduling, autoresponders, integrations and support stop after the 14-day trial); Starter billed yearly $15.58/mo at 1,000 contacts, $23.78 at 2,500, $44.28 at 5,000, $64.78 at 10,000, $142.68 at 25,000, $245.18 at 50,000, $441.98 at 100,000 (monthly $19, $29, $54, $79, $174, $299, $539), 3 users, 1 automation workflow; Marketer $48.38/mo yearly or $59 monthly at 1,000 contacts (5 users, unlimited automations, abandoned cart); Creator $56.58/mo yearly or $69 monthly (5 users, webinars, courses); Enterprise custom; 14-day trial of premium features, no card
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Users	1 on Starter and Plus; 3 on Pro	3 on Starter; 5 on Marketer and Creator
Both connect to	Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Teachable
Also connects to	HubSpot CRM, Pipedrive, Squarespace Commerce1,059+ listed by the vendor	No others on record191+ listed by the vendor
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Plans not stated	None listed
Live chat	Every paid plan	Every paid plan
Support hours	Not published	Live chat: Monday to Friday, 8am to 10pm (GMT+1) in English; a chatbot answers at other times · Email: Monday to Friday
Incidents posted	11 incidents posted on ActiveCampaign's status page, which covers all ActiveCampaign products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by ActiveCampaign. Status page	2 incidents posted on GetResponse's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by GetResponse. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 2,571 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	2.7 / 5 from 1,450 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	65	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	55	50
Fit: Service business	82	75
Fit: Agency or studio	85	72
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	50
Fit: Online store	82	70
Why people pick it	Unlimited automation steps from Plus up Over 1,000 integrations	Unlimited sends on every paid plan Landing pages, forms, and popups on Starter
Where it falls short	Starter caps automations at 5 actions and has no landing pages CRM pipelines and SMS cost extra	Starter has 1 automation workflow and no abandoned cart emails Free plan loses support, integrations, and autoresponders after 14 days
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