ActiveCampaign is 21% cheaper
than GetResponse
$15/mo (Starter) vs GetResponse Starter at $19/mo — covering 10% of the 21 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Starter plan at $19/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Starter: 15 USD/monthly.
GetResponse costs $19/mo on the Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 21 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
ActiveCampaign covers 10% of the 21 capabilities compared against GetResponse. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | ActiveCampaign | GetResponse |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| A/B testing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Audience segmentation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Landing pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| SMS marketing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Transactional email API | ✗ | ✓ |
| Remove branding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP | ✗ | ✓ |
| Paid subscriptions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Unlimited forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Payment collection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution | ✗ | ✓ |
| Data export | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI generation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webinars | ✗ | ✓ |
| Website builder | ✗ | ✓ |
| Push notifications | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Abandoned-cart automation | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities GetResponse has that ActiveCampaign lacks.
- A/B testing — Test variations of an email to see which performs better.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Email templates — Start a campaign from a pre-built email template.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Landing pages — Build landing pages to pair with email campaigns.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- SMS marketing — Send marketing messages by text message.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Transactional email API — Send transactional emails programmatically via an API.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Remove branding — Remove the provider's branding from sent emails.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Dedicated IP — Send email from an IP address dedicated to your account.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Paid subscriptions — Sell paid subscriptions to your email list.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Payment collection — Collect payments directly through a form.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- AI generation — Generate design drafts or assets from a text prompt.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Webinars — Host webinars from within the platform.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Website builder — Build a website using the same platform as your email campaigns.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Push notifications — Send push notifications alongside email campaigns.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- SSO (SAML) — Sign in through your company's SAML SSO.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
- Abandoned-cart automation — Automatically email shoppers who leave items in their cart.Missing from ActiveCampaign.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Starter | $15/mo |
| Plus | $49/mo |
| Pro | $79/mo |
| Enterprise | $145/mo |
| Free | Free |
| Starter | $19/mo |
| Marketer | $59/mo |
| Creator | $69/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is ActiveCampaign than GetResponse?
21% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $15/mo on Starter vs $19/mo on Starter. That is $48 a year.
What does ActiveCampaign lack compared with GetResponse?
A/B testing, Email templates, Landing pages, SMS marketing, Transactional email API, Remove branding, Dedicated IP, Paid subscriptions, Unlimited forms, Custom domain, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation — 19 of the 21 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
GetResponse: 2026-09-07; ActiveCampaign: 2026-08-31 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing/trial (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- ActiveCampaign data last verified 2026-08-31