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    Act! vs Salesforge: CRM Platform vs Sales Engagement Platform Comparison

    Compare Act! (CRM platform) and Salesforge (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 Salesforge (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 Salesforge: CRM Platform vs Sales Engagement Platform Comparison

    Act! (CRM platform) and Salesforge (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; Salesforge 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 Salesforge lists cold email automation at scale and linkedin automation.

    Act! offers a lower entry point at $30/mo compared to Salesforge at $48/mo.

    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 Salesforge. 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.

    Salesforge is Multichannel outreach platform that runs cold email and LinkedIn sequences from unlimited mailboxes and LinkedIn senders, with AI personalization, built-in warm-up, and an optional AI SDR agent.

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

    Pricing Comparison

    $30/moAct! entry plan

    Act! Advantage Standard

    $48/moSalesforge entry plan

    Pro Plan

    Entry pricing for Act! and Salesforge, 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

    Salesforge Pricing (as of September 2026)

    PlanPriceContactsEmails
    Pro Plan$48/mo1,000 Active Contacts in Sequence5,000 Emails/Month
    Growth Plan$96/mo10,000 Active Contacts in Sequence50,000 Emails/Month
    Agent Frank (AI SDR)$499/moUp to 1,000 Active Contacts-

    Source: Salesforge Pricing

    Pricing Analysis

    Act! is more affordable at the entry level ($30/mo vs $48/mo). For teams with tight budgets or those just getting started with customer relationship management and sales pipeline tracking and multi-channel sales outreach and engagement tracking, this price difference matters.

    Act! offers 5 pricing tiers compared to Salesforge'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
    Salesforge lists
    • Cold email automation at scale
    • LinkedIn automation
    • Multichannel outreach across email and LinkedIn
    • Automated follow-ups for email and LinkedIn
    • Primebox unified inbox for LinkedIn messages and emails
    • Agent Frank AI SDR with auto-pilot and co-pilot modes
    • and 4 more listed below
    What Act! and Salesforge 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

    Salesforge Key Features

    • Cold email automation at scale
    • LinkedIn automation
    • Multichannel outreach across email and LinkedIn
    • Automated follow-ups for email and LinkedIn
    • Primebox unified inbox for LinkedIn messages and emails
    • Agent Frank AI SDR with auto-pilot and co-pilot modes
    • Unlimited mailboxes and unlimited premium warm-up
    • AI personalization for every lead
    • Email Finder API for verified B2B emails at scale
    • Lead Finder over 500M+ verified B2B leads

    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 Salesforge

    • Cold email automation at scale
    • LinkedIn automation
    • Multichannel outreach across email and LinkedIn
    • Automated follow-ups for email and LinkedIn
    • Primebox unified inbox for LinkedIn messages and emails
    • Agent Frank AI SDR with auto-pilot and co-pilot modes
    • Unlimited mailboxes and unlimited premium warm-up
    • AI personalization for every lead
    • Email Finder API for verified B2B emails at scale
    • Lead Finder over 500M+ verified B2B leads

    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.

    Salesforge Integrations

    Salesforge connects with: Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel, Clay, Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, SMTP.

    Shared Integrations

    Both tools integrate with: Slack.

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

    Integrations listed only by Salesforge: Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel, Clay, Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, SMTP.

    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 Salesforge

    • Budget-conscious teams looking for an affordable sales engagement platform
    • 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!Salesforge
    Starting Price$30/mo$48/mo
    Top Tier PriceContact Sales$499/mo
    Total Features Listed1010
    Integrations1612

    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 Salesforge the multi-channel sales outreach and engagement tracking side. Act! offers a more accessible entry point at $30/mo, while Salesforge starts at $48/mo. 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 Salesforge 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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