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Act-On Software vs HubSpot Marketing Hub comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 6, 2025

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Act-On Software
Ranking in Marketing Automation
14th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HubSpot Marketing Hub
Ranking in Marketing Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Marketing Automation category, the mindshare of Act-On Software is 1.8%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HubSpot Marketing Hub is 10.0%, up from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Marketing Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HubSpot Marketing Hub10.0%
Act-On Software1.8%
Other88.2%
Marketing Automation
 

Featured Reviews

it_user82449 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Systems Manager at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
The adaptive nurturing, segmentation, multiple lead scoring rules, and simple CRM integration stood out the most.
The CRM integration with Act-On is better with Salesforce and had more value for sales representatives than it did with Microsoft Dynamics CRM; that was MS CRM's downfall. Act-On Anywhere is a nice feature for general users, but the tracking in CRM is lost, and Marketing team subject lines do not carry over on the email templates.
Xx Ee - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Content Marketing Strategist at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has supported marketing and sales alignment while leaving room for better customization options
I have recommendations for making it easier to customize. I used to work in a tech company, so it's very easy to do that in-house, and our team did that. It's not easy to customize for a regular user though. In the world of generative AI where it's easy for you to connect different tools, APIs, etc., HubSpot Marketing Hub still requires some customization. For example, if you want to make sure it's connected with a custom CRM or some other CRM, there is some fair bit of modification that's required. Some main differences in my experience between HubSpot Marketing Hub and Salesforce are that Salesforce is a bit un-user-friendly. I have to be fair, I haven't used Salesforce too much, but I think HubSpot Marketing Hub is much more user-friendly.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Before I joined, my company used a larger, more expensive but more popular software, and after switching to this, my team can still do everything it needs to for cheaper."
"Our organization was operating blindfolded before implementing Act-On."
"It is now much easier for us to send and segment emails, analyze our results and make smarter decisions."
"Act-On has an outstanding customer support team and they escalate issues to their technical teams before the frustration level."
"Act-On is simple to use and it makes campaign development a breeze."
"Technical support is helpful and responsive."
"Their blog platform and form capabilities are very easy to use and integrate within our web site."
"I use HubSpot Marketing Hub for various tasks. It's easy to use and adaptable. After a little training, anyone can handle it efficiently. We use it for drip campaigns, social media, and marketing automation. We're not fully using marketing automation yet for smart content. I like the drag-and-drop feature for editing images and content in email templates. I don't need a developer to create designs. I can quickly test how emails look on different devices.4"
"It has eased managing the sales team and the sales journey right from setting up appointments."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub has kept me updated with alerts."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub has kept me updated with alerts."
"The best feature of HubSpot Marketing Hub is that it's pretty easy to understand and easy to onboard."
"Customer Service: Pretty good and very responsive support. Technical Support: Very good"
 

Cons

"The CRM integration with Act-On is better with Salesforce and had more value for sales representatives than it did with Microsoft Dynamics CRM; that was MS CRM's downfall."
"One area of improvement would be ability to use dynamic content fields. It is available, but not to the fullest extent where it would help me."
"In terms of drawbacks, I've found that it lacks in-depth analytics and reporting features."
"The upcoming tasks feature could be better."
"HubSpot is mainly for enterprise clients and there is a lot of competition. There are better solutions, such as Eloqua and Marketo. This solution needs to improve the analytics for social media monitoring to a level that it can compete with other solutions available in the market. There are some limitations with the features compared to other solutions."
"It would be ideal if there was a way to forward a notification or create notifications for non-HubSpot users."
"There are some issues with HubSpot Marketing Hub with receiving notifications. It was too difficult to understand, and it requires a lot of effort. Configuration could be simplified."
"They're not the cheapest."
"Increase the CRM size for sole proprietors before increasing the fee."
"Increase the CRM size for sole proprietors before increasing the fee."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing costs are around $4,800 per month. Initially, there's an onboarding fee of around $10,000 or $5,000, but after that, it's just the licensing fee."
"Have sufficient content before signing up for the 30-day trial."
"At present, the pricing seems reasonable, but with our plans to scale, I anticipate that it could become a bit steep."
"The solution is cheaper than its competitors."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub's pricing is reasonable. It is about 800-900 dollars a month. It may be pricey for smaller clients, but for the bigger ones, it's only a small part of their monthly revenue."
"The platform itself will typically cost anywhere from $50,000 to $80,000 per year."
"I believe an individual license costs $50 per month."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise11
 

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What needs improvement with HubSpot Marketing Hub?
The biggest thing HubSpot Marketing Hub needs to improve is to keep up with trends and continue innovating around AI to make their platform smarter and more effective. I would like to see HubSpot M...
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My main use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub is primarily for our website and all of our demand generation. A specific example of how I use it for demand generation and our website is that we have us...
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HubSpot Marketing Hub has positively impacted our organization by allowing us to execute more targeted campaigns, as the effort to launch these campaigns is minimal. With our resources, we create c...
 

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