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    Act! vs Dropcontact: CRM Platform vs Data Enrichment Tool Comparison

    Compare Act! (CRM platform) and Dropcontact (data enrichment tool) side by side. See pricing, features, and integrations to decide which one, or both, your stack needs.

    September 4, 20266 min read
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    The short answer

    Compare Act! (CRM platform) and Dropcontact (data enrichment tool) side by side. See pricing, features, and integrations to decide which one, or both, your stack needs.

    Reviewed and updated September 4, 2026

    Act! vs Dropcontact: CRM Platform vs Data Enrichment Tool Comparison

    Act! (CRM platform) and Dropcontact (data enrichment tool) sit next to each other in many outbound stacks. They are not substitutes for each other on every job, so this comparison covers pricing, features, and integrations for each and points out where the two meet.

    The Quick Answer

    Act! is a CRM platform for customer relationship management and sales pipeline tracking; Dropcontact is a data enrichment tool for B2B lead data and contact enrichment. By each vendor's own wording, Act! lists full-featured crm and mobile app and email marketing, and Dropcontact lists pay on success and b2b email enrichment.

    Act! publishes an entry price of $30/mo; Dropcontact uses custom pricing, so the two cannot be compared on list price.

    If your priority is organizing contacts, tracking deals, and forecasting revenue, Act! is the one built for it; for finding accurate contact data for target accounts, that is Dropcontact. Many teams run one of each.

    Understanding the Core Difference

    Act! is Act! is a CRM and marketing automation platform for small and midsize businesses that unites sales, marketing and customer management in one platform. It is sold as Act! Advantage cloud plans and an Act! Premium Desktop on-premises edition.

    Dropcontact is Algorithmic B2B email finder and enrichment service that finds emails, enriches, deduplicates and updates contacts in a CRM or a file, processed on EU servers.

    The two platforms take different approaches to solving the same core challenge.

    Pricing Comparison

    $30/moAct! entry plan

    Act! Advantage Standard

    Contact SalesDropcontact entry plan

    Starter

    Entry pricing for Act! and Dropcontact, as published on each vendor's own pricing page.

    Act! Pricing (as of September 2026)

    PlanPriceEmails
    Act! Advantage Standard$30/moBasic Email Marketing (includes 2,500 sends/mo)
    Act! Advantage Professional$45/moEmail Marketing Plus (includes 25,000 sends/mo)
    Act! Advantage Ultimate$60/moMarketing Automation (includes 50,000 sends/mo)
    Act! Premium Desktop$40/mo-
    Enterprise EngagementContact Sales-

    Source: Act! Pricing

    Dropcontact Pricing (as of September 2026)

    PlanPriceContacts
    StarterContact SalesVolume selector from 500 credits per month to 150,000 credits per month
    GrowthContact SalesVolume selector from 500 credits per month to 150,000 credits per month
    EntrepriseContact SalesFrom 200,000 credits / month

    Source: Dropcontact Pricing

    Pricing Analysis

    One or both platforms use custom or contact-based pricing for some tiers. Reach out to their sales teams for exact quotes based on your usage needs.

    Act! offers 5 pricing tiers compared to Dropcontact's 3, giving you more granularity as you scale.

    Features Breakdown

    Act! lists
    • Full-featured CRM and mobile app
    • Email marketing
    • Interactive quotes and payments
    • Online appointment scheduling
    • Forms, surveys, website chat and event management
    • Reports and interactive dashboards
    • and 4 more listed below
    Dropcontact lists
    • Pay on success
    • B2B email enrichment
    • Native and exclusive email validation
    • Advanced catch-all verification
    • API & MCP access
    • Google Sheets add-on
    • and 2 more listed below
    What Act! and Dropcontact each list on their own pages. The split is by exact wording, so a capability both offer can appear on both sides under different names.

    Act! Key Features

    • Full-featured CRM and mobile app
    • Email marketing
    • Interactive quotes and payments
    • Online appointment scheduling
    • Forms, surveys, website chat and event management
    • Reports and interactive dashboards
    • Marketing automation
    • Lead scoring
    • Project management
    • Accounting integration

    Dropcontact Key Features

    • Pay on success
    • B2B email enrichment
    • Native and exclusive email validation
    • Advanced catch-all verification
    • API & MCP access
    • Google Sheets add-on
    • Credits carry over
    • Company change detection

    The two lists below are a diff of each vendor's own feature list by exact wording, so a capability both tools offer can appear on either side under a different name.

    Listed only by Act!

    • Full-featured CRM and mobile app
    • Email marketing
    • Interactive quotes and payments
    • Online appointment scheduling
    • Forms, surveys, website chat and event management
    • Reports and interactive dashboards
    • Marketing automation
    • Lead scoring
    • Project management
    • Accounting integration

    Listed only by Dropcontact

    • Pay on success
    • B2B email enrichment
    • Native and exclusive email validation
    • Advanced catch-all verification
    • API & MCP access
    • Google Sheets add-on
    • Credits carry over
    • Company change detection

    Integration Ecosystem

    Act! Integrations

    Act! connects with: Outlook, Google Contacts, Slack, Eventbrite, SurveyMonkey, Wufoo, BigCommerce, Ecwid, Shopify, Volusion, Facebook, Freshdesk, Zendesk, FreshBooks, QuickBooks Online, Xero.

    Dropcontact Integrations

    Dropcontact connects with: Pipedrive, HubSpot, monday, folk, Google Sheets, Zapier, n8n, Make, Phantombuster, Captain Data.

    Integrations listed only by Act!: Outlook, Google Contacts, Slack, Eventbrite, SurveyMonkey, Wufoo, BigCommerce, Ecwid, Shopify, Volusion, Facebook, Freshdesk, Zendesk, FreshBooks, QuickBooks Online, Xero.

    Integrations listed only by Dropcontact: Pipedrive, HubSpot, monday, folk, Google Sheets, Zapier, n8n, Make, Phantombuster, Captain Data.

    Use Case Recommendations

    Best Fit for Act!

    • Budget-conscious teams looking for an affordable CRM platform
    • Teams that need a wide feature set (10 capabilities listed)
    • Organizations with complex tech stacks needing broad integration support (16 integrations)
    • Enterprise buyers who prefer custom pricing and dedicated support

    Best Fit for Dropcontact

    • Enterprise buyers who prefer custom pricing and dedicated support
    • Revenue operations teams building targeted prospect lists
    • Marketing teams enriching CRM data for segmentation
    • Sales teams researching target accounts

    Feature Comparison Summary

    FeatureAct!Dropcontact
    Starting Price$30/moContact Sales
    Top Tier PriceContact SalesContact Sales
    Total Features Listed108
    Integrations1610

    Getting Started Checklist

    1. Define your customer relationship management and sales pipeline tracking and B2B lead data and contact enrichment requirements and monthly budget
    2. Estimate your expected contacts and deals and data credits or contact lookups to find the right tier
    3. List the integrations your team currently relies on
    4. Sign up for free trials or demos of both platforms
    5. Run a small test with each tool before making a commitment
    6. Evaluate the onboarding experience and support quality

    Final Thoughts

    Act! serves the customer relationship management and sales pipeline tracking side of an outbound stack and Dropcontact the B2B lead data and contact enrichment side. Act! publishes an entry price of $30/mo, while Dropcontact uses custom pricing for its plans, so compare on features and on the quote you receive. Your decision should weigh pricing against the specific features that matter most for your workflow.

    Start with a trial of each to see which platform fits your team's daily process. The best tool is the one your team actually uses consistently.

    Pricing and features verified as of September 2026. Visit Act! and Dropcontact for current information.

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    Tim Carden

    Tim Carden is CMO / CTO at RevenueFlow, which builds and operates outbound revenue engines for B2B companies. Studied at McGill University.

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