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    Act! vs Revenue.io: CRM Platform vs Sales Engagement Platform Comparison

    Compare Act! (CRM platform) and Revenue.io (sales engagement platform) 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 Revenue.io (sales engagement platform) 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 Revenue.io: CRM Platform vs Sales Engagement Platform Comparison

    Act! (CRM platform) and Revenue.io (sales engagement platform) 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; Revenue.io is a sales engagement platform for multi-channel sales outreach and engagement tracking. By each vendor's own wording, Act! lists full-featured crm and mobile app and email marketing, and Revenue.io lists salesforce-native dialer with auto-logged calls and power, preview and auto dialing modes.

    Act! publishes an entry price of $30/mo; Revenue.io 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 coordinating outreach across email, phone, and social channels, that is Revenue.io. 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.

    Revenue.io is Salesforce-native revenue platform that combines dialing, real-time coaching, conversation intelligence and guided-selling cadences across call, email and SMS, with every interaction logged in Salesforce.

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

    Pricing Comparison

    $30/moAct! entry plan

    Act! Advantage Standard

    Contact SalesRevenue.io entry plan

    Activate

    Entry pricing for Act! and Revenue.io, 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

    Revenue.io Pricing (as of September 2026)

    PlanPriceContacts
    ActivateContact SalesBuilt for Salesforce teams of 15+ seats
    EngageContact SalesBuilt for Salesforce teams of 15+ seats
    OrchestrateContact SalesBuilt for Salesforce teams of 15+ seats

    Source: Revenue.io 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 Revenue.io'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
    Revenue.io lists
    • Salesforce-native dialer with auto-logged calls
    • Power, preview and auto dialing modes
    • Local presence dialing in 40+ countries
    • Moments real-time call guidance with battlecards and objection cues
    • Live listen, whisper and call monitoring
    • Guided Selling cadences
    • and 4 more listed below
    What Act! and Revenue.io 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

    Revenue.io Key Features

    • Salesforce-native dialer with auto-logged calls
    • Power, preview and auto dialing modes
    • Local presence dialing in 40+ countries
    • Moments real-time call guidance with battlecards and objection cues
    • Live listen, whisper and call monitoring
    • Guided Selling cadences
    • Email and SMS sequencing
    • AI-assisted email drafting
    • Conversation intelligence with talk metrics and sentiment analysis
    • Deal Health Scores and Revenue Intelligence dashboards

    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 Revenue.io

    • Salesforce-native dialer with auto-logged calls
    • Power, preview and auto dialing modes
    • Local presence dialing in 40+ countries
    • Moments real-time call guidance with battlecards and objection cues
    • Live listen, whisper and call monitoring
    • Guided Selling cadences
    • Email and SMS sequencing
    • AI-assisted email drafting
    • Conversation intelligence with talk metrics and sentiment analysis
    • Deal Health Scores and Revenue Intelligence dashboards

    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.

    Revenue.io Integrations

    Revenue.io connects with: Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, Zoom, Gmail, Google Meet, Google Calendar, LinkedIn.

    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 Revenue.io: Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, Zoom, Gmail, Google Meet, Google Calendar, LinkedIn.

    Use Case Recommendations

    Best Fit for Act!

    • Budget-conscious teams looking for an affordable CRM platform
    • Organizations with complex tech stacks needing broad integration support (16 integrations)
    • Enterprise buyers who prefer custom pricing and dedicated support

    Best Fit for Revenue.io

    • Enterprise buyers who prefer custom pricing and dedicated support
    • SDR teams running multi-channel outreach sequences
    • Sales managers tracking team engagement metrics
    • Revenue teams coordinating email, phone, and social touches

    Feature Comparison Summary

    FeatureAct!Revenue.io
    Starting Price$30/moContact Sales
    Top Tier PriceContact SalesContact Sales
    Total Features Listed1010
    Integrations169
    FoundedN/A2012

    Getting Started Checklist

    1. Define your customer relationship management and sales pipeline tracking and multi-channel sales outreach and engagement tracking requirements and monthly budget
    2. Estimate your expected contacts and deals and sequences and engagement actions 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 Revenue.io the multi-channel sales outreach and engagement tracking side. Act! publishes an entry price of $30/mo, while Revenue.io 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 Revenue.io 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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