Comparison

ActiveCampaign vs HubSpot Marketing Hub

No clear leader: HubSpot Marketing Hub (63.4) and ActiveCampaign (62.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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ActiveCampaign62
HubSpot Marketing Hub63
Score
vioscaleAI score
ActiveCampaign62 / 100medium · 60%
HubSpot Marketing Hub63 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
ActiveCampaign✗
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Model
ActiveCampaigncommercial
HubSpot Marketing Hubfreemium
Price level
ActiveCampaignunknown
HubSpot Marketing Hublow
Transparent
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Integrations
Count
ActiveCampaign1,000
HubSpot Marketing Hub5
Security
Disclosure policy
ActiveCampaign–
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Gdpr
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Hipaa
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub–
Soc2
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Reliability
Status page
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
ActiveCampaign8 items
HubSpot Marketing Hub6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for marketing automation software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Pricing
Transparent published pricing
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Free tier
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Pricing unit
ActiveCampaignDatabase records
HubSpot Marketing Hub-
Orchestration
Visual journey / workflow builder
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub-
Lead management
Lead scoring
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub-
Channels
Multichannel beyond email
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Web / on-site personalisation
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Ads audience sync
ActiveCampaign-
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Integrations
Native CRM sync
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Data
Built-in CDP / event data
ActiveCampaign-
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Optimisation
A/B / multivariate testing
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub-
Segment
Lifecycle focus
ActiveCampaignBoth
HubSpot Marketing HubBoth
Deployment
Self-hostable
ActiveCampaign✗
HubSpot Marketing Hub✗
AI
AI (send-time / content / predictive)
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

ActiveCampaign

An all-in-one platform combining email, SMS, WhatsApp messaging, and built-in CRM with AI-powered features for lead scoring, campaign personalization, and customer lifecycle management.

Independently observed

HubSpot Marketing Hub

A marketing automation system that streamlines email workflows, tailors website experiences to individual visitor profiles using CRM data, and provides integrated reporting on campaign effectiveness. It enables teams to deliver personalized content at scale and synchronize customer data across marketing and sales systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

ActiveCampaign

SubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Subscription based on contact list size. 14-day free trial available.

  • Pro-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

HubSpot Marketing Hub

Subscription14-day trial

Subscription-based with 14-day free trial

  • Pro-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ActiveCampaign✓
HubSpot Marketing Hub✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Salesforce

ActiveCampaign

18 total - 17 not shared
  • WooCommerce
  • HubSpot
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Inventory
  • Zendesk
  • Freshdesk
  • LiveChat
  • TradeGecko
  • Cin7
  • UPS
  • FedEx
  • ShipStation
  • Stripe
  • Zapier
  • Yoast
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
Independently observed

HubSpot Marketing Hub

6 total - 5 not shared
  • Meta
  • Google
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • Reddit
Independently observed
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ActiveCampaign or HubSpot Marketing Hub: which one depends on you

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