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Indie alternatives to ActiveCampaign

6 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what ActiveCampaign does, 3 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

ProductPriceOpen sourceSelf-hostPlatforms
MauticFreeYesYesSelf-hosted, Web
FluentCRMFree plan–YesWeb, Self-hosted
GetResponseFree plan––Web
EnchargePaid––Web
MoosendPaid––Web
OrttoPaid––Web

The alternatives

1. Mautic

Open-source marketing automation

A self-hosted, open-source marketing automation platform for email campaigns, landing pages, forms, lead scoring and segmentation.

Free · Self-hosted, Web · Website ↗

2. FluentCRM

Self-hosted email marketing automation and CRM for WordPress

A WordPress plugin for email campaigns, marketing automation funnels and contact management, with all data stored in your WordPress site.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted · Website ↗

3. GetResponse

Email marketing, automation and webinars

An online marketing platform with email marketing, automation, landing pages, webinars and conversion funnels.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

4. Encharge

Marketing automation for B2B SaaS

A marketing automation platform for SaaS companies with behavior-based email flows, segmentation and integrations with billing and product data.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

5. Moosend

Email marketing and automation for businesses and e-commerce

An email marketing platform with campaign editor, automation workflows, landing pages and e-commerce integrations.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

6. Ortto

Marketing automation and customer data platform

A marketing automation platform with a customer data platform, journey builder, email, SMS and analytics for growth teams.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to ActiveCampaign?

Yes. 3 of the 6 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Mautic, FluentCRM and GetResponse.

Is there an open-source alternative to ActiveCampaign?

Mautic is open source.

Can I self-host an alternative to ActiveCampaign?

Yes: Mautic and FluentCRM can run on your own server.

What makes these alternatives to ActiveCampaign “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as ActiveCampaign.

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