Marketing Automation Software

ActiveCampaign vs Customer.io

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ActiveCampaign

by ActiveCampaign

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Pricing: From $15/mo billed annually at 1,000 contacts (Plus $49, Pro $79, Enterprise $145); 14-day trial, no free plan; SMS, WhatsApp and CRM are add-ons

ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation platform for small and mid-sized businesses: email, multi-step journeys, SMS and WhatsApp, with a sales CRM add-on.

17 /21 features Full profile

Customer.io

by Customer.io

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Pricing: Essentials from $100/mo for 5,000 profiles billed monthly, from $505 at 50,000; Premium from $1,000/mo billed yearly; Enterprise on request; 14-day trial, no free plan

Customer.io is event-driven messaging with the customer data pipeline that feeds it in one product: email, push, in-app, SMS and WhatsApp for product-led teams.

13 /21 features Full profile

Feature Comparison

Marketing Automation Software features side-by-side

Feature	ActiveCampaign 17/21 features	Customer.io 13/21 features
Free plan A permanent free tier for a small list, not only a time-limited trial.	No	No
Sales pipeline and deal tracking Deals, stages and a pipeline view inside the platform, included or as a paid add-on.	Yes	No
Lead scoring Contacts or deals scored automatically from behavior so sales can prioritise.	Yes	No
Landing page builder Hosted landing pages built and published inside the platform without a separate tool.	Yes	No
Mobile app push notifications Push messages to the brand's own iOS and Android app through vendor SDKs.	No	Yes
Product reviews Collects and displays product reviews as part of the platform, included or as a paid add-on.	No	No
SMS marketing Text message campaigns and automation steps, included or as a paid add-on.	Yes	Yes
WhatsApp messaging WhatsApp campaigns and automated messages, included or as a paid add-on.	Yes	Yes
Send-time optimization The platform picks each contact's send time from when they usually open.	Yes	Yes
A/B testing Split tests on campaigns or automation emails with a winner chosen automatically.	Yes	No
Transactional email Order confirmations, receipts and password resets sent from the same platform.	Yes	Yes
Website visitor tracking Page views and site events tied to a contact's profile for triggers and segments.	Yes	Yes
Visual workflow builder A drag-and-drop canvas for multi-step journeys with waits, branches and actions.	Yes	Yes
Revenue attribution Revenue and conversions tied back to the campaign or automation that drove them.	Yes	Yes
Predictive analytics Model-driven predictions such as churn risk, lifetime value or win probability.	Yes	No
Ad audience sync Push segments to Meta or Google Ads audiences for retargeting and exclusion.	Yes	Yes
Webhooks Send contact and event data to another system from inside an automation.	Yes	Yes
User roles and permissions Granular roles that limit what each team member can see and change.	Yes	Yes
Single sign-on SAML or IdP login for the whole team, included or on a higher plan.	Yes	Yes
Social media posting Schedule and publish posts to social networks from inside the platform.	No	No
AI marketing assistant An AI layer that drafts campaigns, suggests segments or proposes next actions.	Yes	Yes
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ActiveCampaign 17/21 features

Free plan: No
Sales pipeline and deal tracking: Yes
Lead scoring: Yes
Landing page builder: Yes
Mobile app push notifications: No
Product reviews: No
SMS marketing: Yes
WhatsApp messaging: Yes
Send-time optimization: Yes
A/B testing: Yes
Transactional email: Yes
Website visitor tracking: Yes
Visual workflow builder: Yes
Revenue attribution: Yes
Predictive analytics: Yes
Ad audience sync: Yes
Webhooks: Yes
User roles and permissions: Yes
Single sign-on: Yes
Social media posting: No
AI marketing assistant: Yes

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Customer.io 13/21 features

Free plan: No
Sales pipeline and deal tracking: No
Lead scoring: No
Landing page builder: No
Mobile app push notifications: Yes
Product reviews: No
SMS marketing: Yes
WhatsApp messaging: Yes
Send-time optimization: Yes
A/B testing: No
Transactional email: Yes
Website visitor tracking: Yes
Visual workflow builder: Yes
Revenue attribution: Yes
Predictive analytics: No
Ad audience sync: Yes
Webhooks: Yes
User roles and permissions: Yes
Single sign-on: Yes
Social media posting: No
AI marketing assistant: Yes

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Pricing

ActiveCampaign

From $15/mo billed annually at 1,000 contacts (Plus $49, Pro $79, Enterprise $145); 14-day trial, no free plan; SMS, WhatsApp and CRM are add-ons

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Customer.io

Essentials from $100/mo for 5,000 profiles billed monthly, from $505 at 50,000; Premium from $1,000/mo billed yearly; Enterprise on request; 14-day trial, no free plan

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