Verified comparison

Omnisend is an alternative
to ActiveCampaign

$44/mo (Standard · 2.5k) vs ActiveCampaign Starter · 2.5k at $39/mo — covering 63% of the 6 compared capabilities.

Not cheaper than ActiveCampaign in this scenarioVisit Omnisend ↗

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Comparison scenario

Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.

Scenario

2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.

ActiveCampaign basis

Starter · 2.5k plan at $39/mo, the cheapest paid plan.

Omnisend basis

Standard · 2.5k: 44 USD/monthly.

The short version

ActiveCampaign costs $39/mo on the Starter · 2.5k plan at 2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month, monthly billing. Omnisend costs $44/mo (Standard · 2.5k plan), which is not cheaper than ActiveCampaign Starter · 2.5k at $39/mo in this scenario.

Capability comparison

Omnisend covers 63% of the 6 capabilities compared against ActiveCampaign. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.

CapabilityOmnisendActiveCampaign
Marketing automation✓✓
Audience segmentation✓✓
AI writing assistant✓✓
SMS marketing✓✓
WhatsApp marketing✗✓
Transactional email API✗✓

What you give up

Capabilities ActiveCampaign has that Omnisend lacks.

  • WhatsApp marketing — Send marketing messages over WhatsApp.
    Missing from Omnisend.
  • Transactional email API — Send transactional emails programmatically via an API.
    Missing from Omnisend.

Price at your volume

The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.

UsageActiveCampaignOmnisend
1,000 contacts, 4,000 emails/month$15/moStarter$20/mocosts moreStandard
2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month$39/moStarter · 2.5k$44/mocosts moreStandard · 2.5k
10,000 contacts, 40,000 emails/month$149/moStarter · 10k$132/mocheaperStandard · 10k

Plans & pricing, side by side

Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.

Omnisend
FreeFree
Standard$20/mo
Standard · 2.5k$44/mo
Standard · 10k$132/mo
Pro$59/mo
Pro · 10k$150/mo
CustomContact sales
ActiveCampaign
Starter$15/mo (billed yearly)
Starter · 2.5k$39/mo (billed yearly)
Starter · 10k$149/mo (billed yearly)
Plus$49/mo (billed yearly)
Plus · 2.5k$95/mo (billed yearly)
Plus · 10k$189/mo (billed yearly)
Pro$79/mo (billed yearly)
Pro · 2.5k$149/mo (billed yearly)
Pro · 10k$375/mo (billed yearly)
Enterprise$145/mo (billed yearly)
Enterprise · 2.5k$255/mo (billed yearly)
Enterprise · 10k$589/mo (billed yearly)

Frequently asked

What does Omnisend lack compared with ActiveCampaign?

WhatsApp marketing, Transactional email API, SSO (SAML) — 3 of the 6 compared capabilities.

When were these prices checked?

ActiveCampaign: 2026-10-28; Omnisend: 2026-10-28 — on the official pricing pages.

Who switched

Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.

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