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Here’s why ActiveCampaign users are switching to Groundhogg!

Businesses and agencies using WordPress are saving up to $1,342 per month and getting better results after switching from ActiveCampaign to Groundhogg.

Axe the “Success Tax”

All Groundhogg’s plans are flat-rate and price-locked for life. We’ll never increase your base-price, unlike ActiveCampaign. No limits on contacts, emails, funnels, tags, or anything else.

GroundHogg logo
$50/m
500 Contacts
$50/m
1,000 Contacts
$50/m
5,000 Contacts
$50/m
10,000 Contacts
$50/m
25,000 Contacts
$50/m
50,000 Contacts
$50/m
50,000+ Contacts
ActiveCampaign
$392/m
500 Contacts
$392/m
1,000 Contacts
$538/m
5,000 Contacts
$722/m
10,000 Contacts
$1012/m
25,000 Contacts
$1392/m
50,000 Contacts
Sales
50,000+ Contacts
Monthly Savings
$342/mo
$342/mo
$488/mo
$672/mo
$962/mo
$1,342/mo
$$$$
Yearly Savings
$4,104/yr
$4,104/yr
$5,856/yr
$8,064/yr
$11,544/yr
$16,104/yr
$$$$

You want it? We got it!

It’s almost not fair pitting Groundhogg against ActiveCampaign!

CRM

Yes, but worse
Yes, but worse

Sales

Requires a third-party add-on
Requires WPFusion
Yes, but worse
Requires WPFusion

Marketing Automation

Requires WPFusion
Requires WPFusion

Integrations

Requires WPFusion
Requires WPFusion
Requires a third-party add-on
Requires WPFusion
Requires WPFusion
Requires Zapier
Requires Zapier

Email Marketing

Limited support
Requires a third-party add-on

Developer Tools

Requires Zapier

We’ve done our best to provide an honest representation of the features ActiveCampaign has in comparison to Groundhogg by looking at their marketing site, documentation, community posts, and on occasion confirming with their support team. If ActiveCampaign has a feature that we say they don’t have, they should take the opportunity to document it clearly and send it to us so that we can update our table accordingly.

LabelDescription
ActiveCampaign has an equivalent feature.
ActiveCampaign does not have an equivalent feature that we could find.
Yes, but worseActiveCampaign has a similar feature, but its capabilities are less than what Groundhogg can offer.
Limited supportActiveCampaign has a similar feature but is very limited in usage.
Requires ZapierYou need to also use Zapier to connect or use the feature with ActiveCampaign.
Requires WPFusionYou need WPFusion or similar product to integrate the product with ActiveCampaign.
Requires a third-party add-onYou need a product made by a third-party developer not officially associated with ActiveCampaign.
Requires add-onYou need a paid addon (in addition to their core pricing) provided by ActiveCampaign or their official marketplace.

Get all the features you get with ActiveCampaign and more!

Groundhogg is similar, but also better in every way (We might be biased). You don’t have to sacrifice features!

Plus, access new features in Groundhogg!

ActiveCampaign doesn’t have these, or requires a 3rd party addon.

Add your own UI components, or run scripts when something happens.

Search by any kind of data in your database, and the data of other plugins.

Have leads book with you automatically and sync with your Google calendar.

Send large broadcasts in smaller batches to improve deliverability and performance.

See data from all your other plugins related to the contact on one screen.

Restrict content on your site to people that match specific criteria.

Create your own extensions with actions, benchmarks, search filters and more.

Integrate directly into the funnel builder with little code!

See important data from addons, plugins, and integrations all from the contact record.

Search your contacts with the data from plugin integrations.

Speed up your workflow by personalizing the editor to your brand.

Improve click through rates with FOMO inducing, eye catching countdown timers in your emails!

Don’t Get Screwed! Take Control of your data!

When you use ActiveCampaign, you don’t actually own your data.

In fact, all your marketing assets, integrations, emails, automations, contacts, and reports belong to ActiveCampaign.
If you stop paying, or your account is forcibly closed, you lose it all. And there’s no way to export it and take it with you elsewhere.

With Groundhogg, your data is Self-Hosted meaning you truly own it! All our products are open-source so you have complete control over the software and database itself.

Learn why self-hosting is more important than ever!

Stop GETTING TIED UP with integrations! Connect your plugins in seconds.

With ActiveCampaign, you have to use expensive third party products like WPFusion or Zapier to connect your WordPress plugins.

But with Groundhogg, your WordPress site and all your plugins connect seamlessly.

This is because Groundhogg is a plugin itself, and has direct access to all the data in WooCommerce, LearnDash, BuddyBoss, MemberPress, and more!

You can view all related information in the contact record, filter it, and use it in conditional logic! Yeah, it’s cool, we know.

You’re not the only one fed up with ActiveCampaign!

These real Groundhogg customers have already made the switch and are now saving thousands!

Colin Longworth

Founder of WooNinja
Integrating Groundhogg with Easy Digital Downloads was a breeze! Groundhogg was incredibly easy to integrate with my EDD storefront. In minutes I had powerful funnels to thank customers for their purchases, seamless broadcasts to update them on new features and rock-solid automations to keep my work day moving.
Switched from ActiveCampaign

Clifton Griffin

Founder of CheckoutWC
Groundhogg is a complete CRM solution and it’s the best possible CRM for integrating with WordPress! After spending years with MailChimp and ActiveCampaign, I finally realized that it is nearly impossible to perfectly sync your customer data to from Easy Digital Downloads to an external CRM. Trying to email a segment of people who have a specific price plan? You can never have confidence that the right people are getting the email with traditional systems. Groundhogg makes it completely effortless. If you’re worried about running your own CRM – don’t be. Groundhogg is a painless and has great support.
Switched from ActiveCampaign

Eric Noden

Musician
Groundhogg is an incredible piece of software. The support and development are both top notch. This software makes it possible to create a customized CRM tool within WordPress .This can replace expensive SAS tools like Active Campaign, Infusionsoft and Kajabi.
Switched from ActiveCampaign

Christopher Hussey

Digital Marketer
The team behind Groundhogg is truly incredible. They set the standard for support and service to their customers. Honestly, I dont know how they do all they do. I have been using their product for over a year and have received above and beyond support every single time I’ve needed it.
Switched from ActiveCampaign

Gerrit Jessen

Founder @ InKontaktbringer
The Support is brilliant and the tool is magnifique. Was using Klick-Tipp, ActiveCampaign and FluentCRM. Groundhogg haas all i need and is very progessive with new features and quality releases.
Switched from ActiveCampaign

Derek Ashauer

CEO @ WP Sunshine
High quality in every way! I’m no longer worried about rising costs every few months as I grow my list and the integrations within the WordPress world make me feel more confident I am maximizing my efforts.
Switched from ActiveCampaign

Is Groundhogg actually better than ActiveCampaign?

Groundhogg is different from ActiveCampaign. And sometimes different is better! Groundhogg is fundementally different in that Groundhogg is self-hosted and open-source, while ActiveCampaign is a SaaS! There are pros and cons to both.

Self-hosting your data means you own it! Nobody, not even us, can disable your account or turn off your emails. It’s happened before, and when it does it can be detrimental to your business.

Will you migrate me from ActiveCampaign to Groundhogg?

We offer a simple migration service. Will will migrate your contacts and import as much other data as we can, like tags and notes.

We do not migrate automations, emails, or other marketing assets.

Does Groundhogg charge a success tax? (More money for more contacts)

No! We charge a flat-rate annual fee for our software, support, and updates, regardless of the number of contacts you have. Unlike ActiveCampaign.

Are there any other costs associated with Groundhogg?

There are only 3 potential additional costs outside of Groundhogg.

SMTP

Groundhogg is “bring your own SMTP.” We offer API integrations with the most popular choices. The combined cost of Groundhogg + SMTP is still much cheaper than ActiveCampaign in the long run.

Plus, you also have the advantage of switching SMTP services at any time if you find you don’t like working with them.

SMS

If you want to send text messages you will need to integrate Twilio or another SMS service.

Hosting

You likely already have a hosting account, and Groundhogg will work on even the most basic of hosting providers.

However, as you send more traffic to your site you will eventually need to get yourself a solid hosting plan, which you’d need anyway if you’re   serious.

Do you offer monthly payments?

No. Why? For many reasons. Mainly, because monthly payments attract more tire kickers and eat up a lot of our time and support resources.

Do I need to use WordPress to use Groundhogg?

You must have a WordPress installation to install Groundhogg, but your primary site does not necessarily need to be WordPress. While it is easier if you just use WordPress for everything, we have many customers that only use WordPress on a sub domain to install Groundhogg.

Do I still need WP Fusion?

In most cases if you are already using WP Fusion you will no longer need it.

WP Fusion does offer some plugin integrations that we don’t provide natively, so for that reason if you already have WP Fusion it may be worth keeping.

Can I get a refund?

Yes! If you don’t like the demo we’ll give you your $1 back. If you decide to purchase a plan after the demo, you can get a full refund no questions asked with the first 14 days of signing up.

Don’t stay in a bad deal. It’s time move away from ActiveCampaign!

When you use ActiveCampaign you’re being taken advantage of. The “success tax,” not owning your data, expensive third-parties, and being at the mercy of tech gods are a recipe for frustration, anger, and eventual heartbreak. 

Join thousands of businesses that have made the switch to Groundhogg and save $1,000s a year, take control of their data, ditch third-party integrations, and relax!

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