ACT! vs Apptivo
Compare ACT! and Apptivo on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

ACT!
ACT! by Swiftpage SMB CRM; contact sales for current packaging (no invented list prices).
Best for
- • ACT! by Swiftpage — long-standing SMB CRM for contacts, calendars, and sales follow-up; pricing primarily contact-sales
- • Classic SMB CRM for managing contacts, activities, and sales follow-ups — especially familiar to established small businesses.
No free plan
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Our verdict
There is no universal winner between ACT! and Apptivo. Choose based on pipeline depth, automation, email and calling, reporting, and pricing trade-offs.
Apptivo is better for
- ✓ Ease of use
- ✓ Pipeline management
- ✓ Sales automation
- ✓ Reporting
Tie
- • Email capabilities
Choose ACT! if: ACT! by Swiftpage — long-standing SMB CRM for contacts, calendars, and sales follow-up; pricing primarily contact-sales
Choose Apptivo if: All-in-one business suite CRM with Lite, Premium, and Ultimate per-user plans plus Enterprise custom

Apptivo
All-in-one suite CRM; Lite from $15/user/mo annual through Ultimate $40, Enterprise custom.
Best for
- • All-in-one business suite CRM with Lite, Premium, and Ultimate per-user plans plus Enterprise custom
- • Affordable all-in-one CRM and business apps suite for SMBs that want more than sales pipeline alone.
Starting from $15.00/user/mo
No free plan
Pros & cons
A balanced look at where each product shines — and where it falls short.
ACT!
Strengths in greenCons
- Trails on ease of use
- Trails on pipeline management
- Trails on sales automation
Best for
ACT! by Swiftpage — long-standing SMB CRM for contacts, calendars, and sales follow-up; pricing primarily contact-sales
Apptivo
Trade-offs in redPros
- Stronger on ease of use
- Stronger on pipeline management
- Stronger on sales automation
- Stronger on reporting
Best for
All-in-one business suite CRM with Lite, Premium, and Ultimate per-user plans plus Enterprise custom
Choose if…
Choose ACT! if
- ACT! by Swiftpage — long-standing SMB CRM for contacts, calendars, and sales follow-up; pricing primarily contact-sales
- Classic SMB CRM for managing contacts, activities, and sales follow-ups — especially familiar to established small businesses.
Choose Apptivo if
- All-in-one business suite CRM with Lite, Premium, and Ultimate per-user plans plus Enterprise custom
- Affordable all-in-one CRM and business apps suite for SMBs that want more than sales pipeline alone.
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